You can take a dedicated attack though, which is a +4.

Berry waits for other people to do the hard physical labor of smashing stuff.

Seeing as how no one else has stepped up, Haveron takes the crowbar in his hand, somewhat awkwardly.  At first he turns it to put the hooked end on the swing side, then he turns it to hold the hook end, so it can be used more like a sword.  Then he tries swinging.

OOC Base 2-H Axe/Mace for Haveron would be average, he doesn't have any of the related skills so it's a pure DX default.  When I was a kid I used to sword fight with my brother by holding the hooked end.  This default for Haveron will be much better, because he has a couple sword skills already.  He's wielding it like a club, but the roll should still use Broadsword.

I figure they end up being about the same.  Using the untrained skill he makes an all out attack at +4 to hit, and the weighted end does more damage as an impact weapon.  Using it like a club gives him enough skill to hit reliably, so he can all out attack for +2 damage.

EDIT - True, Ryojin.  :)

[Private to GM: And, after all that, I expect you'll be rolling the critical miss...?
10:57, Today: Secret Roll: Haveron Stormwal rolled 17 using 3d6.  Broadsword 15.
15:27, Today: Secret Roll: Haveron Stormwal rolled 8 using 2d6+2.  2d damage, all out attack +2.

a "light club" is SW+1, so total damage should be 9]
This message was last edited by the player at 21:30, Tue 30 June 2020.

ooc:kinda hard to step up when you already declared first crack at it. As I posted earlier,  Ryojin could also do it, with his fists. If he is unable to break it, I will take a swing at it.

In reply to Ryojin (msg # 826):

Haveron needs tomake a dodge roll to avoid being struck br a rebound.

Ryojin can try, next

Haveron swings the crowbar, and then pulls his face out of the way as it comes back right at his head.  With a sheepish grin, he steps out of the way to let Ryojin take a crack at it.

[Private to GM: 16:08, Today: Secret Roll: Haveron Stormwal rolled 8 using 3d6.  Haveron dodge 11.]

Ryojin steps up to the plate, waving away the crowbar, if he can't do it with his own fists then their is no point. He stares at his target, breathing slowly.

Inhale.

He widens his stance and measures his distance with his eyes.

Exhale.

He starts to gather his chi inward, swirling it around his body and then back out around his skin.

Inhale. Exhale. He continues this for a little while, with each passing second more of his chi gathering and swirling. You can see his energy flowing over his body and concentrating on his fist.

Finally He unleashes his strike. Eyes sharp, he thrusts his fist into the target, his chi forming what looks like a lance head over his fist. The strike lands true, burying a whole and shatter the plate.

He steps back and exhales.

"I am still lacking, that strike was not good." He says to himself.

He steps back somemore.


ooc:

concentrate for 32 turns to roll against Power Blow at full skill. failed.
penetrating strike at full skill +3 for chi charge, AD 2. success.
Piercing strike at skill-2 plus +3 for chi charge, large piercing wound mod. success.
Karate punch -4 SM +4 for telegraphed. AoA Strong for +1 per die. success.

1d-1 -1(punch) +1("Eagle Claw") +1("Unarmed Master") +2("Karate DX+2") +1(Gauntlets) +2(AoAS) = 1d+5 (AD 2) pi+

damage rolled = 11 (AD 2) pi+

11-2(DR) = 9 * 1.5(pi+) = 13 injury to the tablet.

FP 9/12

edit:: That should have been 2d+10 T,T

This message was last edited by the player at 23:31, Thu 02 July 2020.

In reply to Ryojin (msg # 829):

Startlingly, the presence of the tower is suddenly sharp and clear. You wonder how you ever mussed it being there!

In reply to Narrator (msg # 830):

"That should free our dead friends spirit, I expect! Lets keep going..."

In reply to Gareth (msg # 831):

Your friend died because he could not leave the area, not just because he didn't return to the tower.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 832):

Yes, but his spirit could not depart because of the magic, right? And now that has been resolved...

Haveron bows his head to Ryojin as a gesture of respect, seeing as how he has observed the behavior before.  Handing the crowbar off, he starts looking the tower over carefully.  Haveron of course wants to identify all the entrances and exits.  He also wants to know about armaments, defenses, and anything else of interest.

[Private to GM: Nope.
17:29, Today: Secret Roll: Haveron Stormwal rolled 16 using 3d6.  Haveron PER 12.]

In reply to Gareth (msg # 833):

Nope. He couldn't leave the area because of the other banes.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 835):

I see. Gareth will also look over the tower, noting any defences, entrances, etc.

[Private to GM: Rolled 7 under perception]

In reply to Gareth (msg # 836):

There is one door in the almost featureless tower... the designs for traps you saw take up more space than is visible here, so if they exist, and nothing is invisible,  they must be below you.

The door has no visible lock.

Haveron motions for Omar to cover Amelia, and then he opens the door, sword in hand and ready to go.

In reply to Haveron Stormwal (msg # 838):

Gareth creates a fireball for cover...

[Private to GM: Rolled 15 under skill, natural 6. Is that a crit to cast the spell fireball?]

In reply to Haveron Stormwal (msg # 838):

The door resists as if solid.

OOC  Haveron is just trying to open it normally.  When you say it resists, are you saying he can't turn the handle, or the door doesn't want to open?  How is it resisting?  I wasn't clear on how to react.

In reply to Haveron Stormwal (msg # 841):

Gareth tries to see what the problem is...

[Private to GM: Rolled 4 under perception]

In reply to Haveron Stormwal (msg # 841):

The door does not seem to want to open.


Gareth's ball of fire is white hot and energy free.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 843):

He tries to grow his fireball, using as much power as he can short of draining him...

"Is it stuck, or just an illusion of a door, to hide the real door someplace else?"

Haveron looks back at Gareth, noticing the glowing sphere in his hand.  "It seems like a solid door to me.  I can't get it open like a usual door, although I have not tried forcing it yet.

Um, what exactly are you doing there?"

Shroud looks over the door, the frame, the floor. He does not notice anything, but maybe he an feel something. He moves up close and starts to feel around for any hidden devices.

"Before we try to blow it up, let me see if I can find something first."


ooc: DX based Traps roll to work by touch, success by 9.

In reply to Haveron Stormwal (msg # 845):

"Usually behind such locked doors are trouble, and often on the side to deter would be trespassers from opening such a door. I am on guard against such a trouble, since I have little to open the door with..."

He keeps an observant guard...looking around.

In reply to Gareth (msg # 847):

The door has no obvious traps, nor any visible to Shroud, although he can feel the subtle imprint of runes.


Berry looks at it thoughtfully