Re: multi-attack

["Greg Mowczko" <mooch@cioe.com>]

You Steve are absolutely correct. It is additional attacks. A
successful 3d6 check
is 4 attacks.

Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven E. Ames" <steve@virtual-voodoo.com>
To: <gmlist@cioe.com>; "Kevin Collins" <kcollins@bilbo.bio.purdue.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: multi-attack


> Actually... doesn't rolling 1d6 mean you get 2 attacks? It used to
be
> the total number of attacks (making it worthless at 1d6) but that
> changed when it merged into the weapon skill... so a 5d6 check does
give
> you six attacks doesn't it?
>
> This is sad. How can we discuss changing rules if we all don't know
the
> rules. Sheesh. I'll have to re-read that section just to make sure I
> haven't been smoking crack.
>
> -Steve
>
> > I have read numerous messages on the list talking about warriors
> > ripping off 4 to 6 attacks per round.  Some of you might have
forgot
> > that the number of dice that you roll for multi-attack is the
> > TOTAL number of attacks that the character gets, not the number of
> > ADDITIONAL attacks that the character gets.  This means that the
> > warrior must be very skilled in order to perform more than 4
attacks
> > per round.  It also means that if your warrior's skill is less
than
> > 7 or 8, he will probably not be making 2 attacks per round.  He
> > should be rolling dice to make precise, lethal, or effective
attacks.
> >
> > Just a reminder on how multi-attack works.
> >
> > Kevin
> >
>