Re: parrying or Multi Skills

[Foo <fooboy@laf.cioe.com>]

I think I'm going to go Benedict Arnold and back Ster's play on this one.
Marines have a dodging skill that doesn't incur any penalties (unless the
skill check is failed) and it is used on the opponents round.  

"I am ready to meet my Maker.  Whether my Maker is ready for the ordeal of 
 meeting me is another matter entirely."

- Winston Churchill

On Fri, 17 Mar 100, Kevin Collins wrote:

> > 
> > As much as someone else thought that would be a bad idea (Kevin I
> > think)... Yeah. If you wanna get defensive then you have to be less
> > _offensive_.
> > 
> > -Steve
> > 
> 
> I don't think that PARRYING should be another sub-skill of combat
> weapon skills because it doesn't increase the cost of the skill.
> Back in the day, warriors used to have to buy Multi-Attack, Quickdraw,
> Split Target, etc. as separate skills.  This way, if a warrior wanted
> to learn everything there is about a weapon, he had to spend a 
> combined total of about 900 EPs per rank (all skills at rank 1).  I
> liked this much better than buying one cheap-ass skill (base 300).
> 
> Kevin
> 
> 
> > 
> > > What, as another option under melee weapon skill?
> > >
> > > "I am ready to meet my Maker.  Whether my Maker is ready for the
> > ordeal of
> > >  meeting me is another matter entirely."
> > >
> > > - Winston Churchill
> > >
> > > On Fri, 17 Mar 2000, Steven E. Ames wrote:
> > >
> > > > Then doesn't that set the stage for a parrying skill?
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Foo" <fooboy@laf.cioe.com>
> > > > To: <kris@laf.cioe.com>; <steve@virtual-voodoo.com>
> > > > Cc: <gmlist@cioe.com>
> > > > Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 12:59 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: parrying or Multi Skills
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > yeah, it went through.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > 
> > 
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