Diana Probst Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 16 hours ago, Rodney Dangerduck said: Are there RQ:G rules for doing non-lethal damage? Whacking the zealous peasant with a pitchfork with the side of your sword to do "stun" damage. I vaguely recall that from RQ2. Easy enough for a GM to allow anyway. Seems like an honorable alternative. I think that's in Rune Fixes 2. I'm pretty sure I saw it as an expansion to the rules, rather than within the core rules. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kloster Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 12 hours ago, Diana Probst said: I think that's in Rune Fixes 2. I'm pretty sure I saw it as an expansion to the rules, rather than within the core rules. Runefix 1 contains part of the RQ3 rules for non lethal combat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Darvall Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Part of honour, IMO, lies with the individual's concept of themselves. Is the combat "an embarrassing and demeaning waste of fist" (Prattchett, T. 2002)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaz Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Also depends if your character is at all interested in honour. My Storm Bull isnt. You will fight me tomorrow at the ....<smack crunch> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Dangerduck Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, Thaz said: Also depends if your character is at all interested in honour. My Storm Bull isnt. You will fight me tomorrow at the ....<smack crunch> Even if your character is interested in honour, note that it is a passion that, according to Jeff et. al., is supposed to fluctuate. Killing an hated "unarmed" opponent in the heat of battle happens, take the hit. We aren't Paladins. Argrath deals with a lot of nasty dishonorable types, yet is still noted for his high honour. In between his "lapses" (which he deems necessary to defeat the Lunars) he also does a lot of honorable deeds. That's why he is "approved" by the honorable Vasana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Thaz said: Also depends if your character is at all interested in honour. My Storm Bull isnt. You will fight me tomorrow at the ....<smack crunch> "If he wins, kill him", "Ok, let's discuss the rules", "Rules? There aren't rules in a knif...", kicks him between the legs, "say One, two three, go!", "One two three Go", knocks the stricken opponent down. Edited May 2, 2020 by soltakss Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaz Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, Rodney Dangerduck said: Even if your character is interested in honour, note that it is a passion that, according to Jeff et. al., is supposed to fluctuate. Killing an hated "unarmed" opponent in the heat of battle happens, take the hit. Oh totally. As a Pendragon veteran having stuff like that happen is great grist for the mill. The previously mentioned Storm Bull had a bit of lapse of faith really after suggesting that maybe the mission might take priority over that nest of chaos over there. He got over it and was neck deep (lit) in Scorpoid Chaos Death shortly thereafter. (Playtest of https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/304768/Stone-and-Bone?affiliate_id=205935) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana Probst Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 On 5/2/2020 at 10:55 PM, Thaz said: Oh totally. As a Pendragon veteran having stuff like that happen is great grist for the mill. The previously mentioned Storm Bull had a bit of lapse of faith really after suggesting that maybe the mission might take priority over that nest of chaos over there. He got over it and was neck deep (lit) in Scorpoid Chaos Death shortly thereafter. (Playtest of https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/304768/Stone-and-Bone?affiliate_id=205935) I must admit that I was SURPRISED AF to find that the mission was taking precedence, but was happy to run with it. For one, I could have held it over the Storm Bull for ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akhôrahil Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 On 4/30/2020 at 5:22 PM, soltakss said: ripped his arm off and beat him to death with the bloody end. It was the first time I had actually seen that done. #beowulf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akhôrahil Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 (edited) On 4/30/2020 at 10:30 PM, Ian Absentia said: I'd add that, along with unarmed foes, cultural mores might extend to engaging in combat with an inferior foe That part is really rare in real-world examples, though. As has been noted for Pendragon, there is absolutely no problem for honor to cut down a poorly trained and unarmored guy with a spear who stands no chance against your armored knight. Similarly, Achilles can kill all the no-name enemy soldiers he feels like. I doubt anyone will raise the question of honour when your Humakti PC cuts a bloody path through trollkin. Edited May 7, 2020 by Akhôrahil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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