Re: Shield Bash and Shield Use Training on 10/04/2020 07:09 AM CDT
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Working in the full realization that I could have Shield Use (if it didn't distract from all of those tasty magical skills)...
...but also of course the fact that a Bard cannot even learn Shield Charge (and has to use CMan points to get Shield Bash in the first place)...

What exactly is one supposed to do about something like this?




[Reim Settlement, Village]
You also see a large glowing chest.
Obvious paths: south
>
A cold, ethereal mist rolls in, heralding the arrival of the Bartender!
Glaring menacingly, an ethereal peasant rushes toward you!
>
The Bartender rushes forward at you with its wooden shield and attempts a shield charge!
[Roll result: 173 (open d100: 74)]
The Bartender lunges at you with a skilled shield charge and you flip through the air, landing on your head with a crash!
... 13 points of damage!
Solid blow gouges a chunk out of your right leg.
You are stunned!
Roundtime: 19 sec.
Roundtime changed to 16 seconds.




+99 on the skill check. That's about as close to "he's guaranteed to hit me" as you can get. :(

Worst thing is, I actually do have some ranks of SBash--as a CMan--simply for defense.
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Re: Shield Bash and Shield Use Training on 10/04/2020 07:42 AM CDT
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<What exactly is one supposed to do about something like this?>

<The Bartender rushes forward at you with its wooden shield and attempts a shield charge!>

Learn the Commandments of drinking:

1. Thou shalt tip well and often
2. Thou shalt not upset one's bartender
3. If thou breaks the previous commandments, thou shalt take thine punishment without complaint.


Starchitin, the OG

A severed gnomish hand crawls in on its fingertips and makes a rude gesture before quickly decaying and rotting into dust. A gust of wind quickly scatters the dust.
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Re: Shield Bash and Shield Use Training on 10/04/2020 08:46 AM CDT
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I think Starchitin nailed it but I think this is one of those best defense is a good offense scenarios for you. When you come across opponents that have an especially dangerous attack for you then disable them as the priority.

And learn to tip better, cheapskate! :p

-- Robert

>> A halfling magistrate picks up a small rock and throws it at a half-elven bandit in a valiant effort to subdue him.
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Re: Shield Bash and Shield Use Training on 10/04/2020 11:25 AM CDT
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What do mean, tip better? (I have never out a box into the LP pool.)

Sadly, best offense wasn't really an option, due them having just walked in; this was their, "Hi, we're here!" intro.
I suppose I could script, to have instant reactions, but... yeah, scripting.
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Re: Shield Bash and Shield Use Training on 10/04/2020 09:35 PM CDT
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>What exactly is one supposed to do about something like this?

Practise your RP insults and threats on it while waiting for the 50s of RT from stacked warcries on top of that to wear off. Scripting won't work, they attack on spawning not shortly afterwards.
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Re: Shield Bash and Shield Use Training on 10/05/2020 08:33 AM CDT
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I see that our analyses are marching in step... thanks for the confirmation. :)
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