Re: tumbling

[Joel Gunderson <belgarat@expert.cc.purdue.edu>]

The only problem I have with that method is that it makes it unnecessary
for characters with a high agility to purchase the skill, as they will
probably be taking off as much damage if not more with a default, instead
of buying the skill.

Joel


On Sun, 27 Sep 1998, Steve Ames wrote:

> > We ran into a snag on this last night.  By definition, tumbling is
> > non-defaultable...anyone who has read the skill can see that this is
> > pretty evident.  However, in the book, it is still defaultable.  I had
> > thought we'd cleared this up months ago...however, i don't know if it ever
> > made it into errata.  The way I saw it defaulted last night was for every
> > extra d6 you make against the skill including the default requirement, it
> > knocks a d6 off the damage.  I felt this was a bit rediculous, but that's
> > just my opinion.  Anyway, somebody tell me if i missed an errata.  If i
> > didn't, lets fix this.
> 
> a) It is and should be defaultable
> b) since it is defaultable the wording on the skill should be changed
>    to reflect that. As its written you don't even have to make a skill
>    check. You just remove damage equal to your rank in the skill. That
>    makes this skill an exception to AQ mechanics.
> 
> So while your right it needs to be fixed it needs to be fixed in
> the other direction. I've done the 1d6 gets you 1d6 off ruling
> before. falling damage is 1d6 per 10' (dunno if thats documented
> anyuwhere but it is pretty much standard). So basically that says
> that a 1d6 check per 10' of fall/jump will maybe save you from 
> taking some damage.
> 
> 							-steve
>