 Question On Bows, And The Firing Rates Thereof |
 Aug 18 2008, 02:04 AM
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Is firing a bow a simple action? (I'm assuming it is.)
If so, would taking Krav Magah for "Ready Weapon becomes a free action" let me fire it twice per round? |
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tsuyoshikentsu Question On Bows Aug 18 2008, 02:04 AM
jago668 I think it works out to 3 per 2.
First round you ... Aug 18 2008, 02:17 AM kzt It's already silly fast by the rules. Like 30... Aug 18 2008, 02:48 AM wind_in_the_stones You only get one free action per pass. Aug 18 2008, 02:55 AM
Jaid QUOTE (wind_in_the_stones @ Aug 17 2008, 09... Aug 18 2008, 03:06 AM DamienKnight A character does not have one free action per pass... Aug 18 2008, 08:05 PM Tarantula QUOTE (DamienKnight @ Aug 18 2008, 02:05 ... Aug 18 2008, 08:19 PM AngelisStorm Damien, could you quote some rules, because I have... Aug 18 2008, 08:17 PM tsuyoshikentsu Yeah, I'm pretty sure you're wrong on that... Aug 18 2008, 08:26 PM hobgoblin i guess no more "talking is a free action... Aug 19 2008, 12:14 AM tsuyoshikentsu "Talking takes no action." Easy enough. Aug 19 2008, 12:23 AM hobgoblin memo to self, re-read the BBB, and not just skim i... Aug 19 2008, 01:11 AM tsuyoshikentsu Oh, I just made that up as a potential solution. Aug 19 2008, 03:30 AM hobgoblin heh, that probably how it ends up being played any... Aug 19 2008, 04:02 AM jago668 Last game I played in, we had unlimited free actio... Aug 19 2008, 10:04 AM hobgoblin QUOTE (jago668 @ Aug 19 2008, 12:04 PM) L... Aug 19 2008, 10:33 AM tsuyoshikentsu QUOTE (jago668 @ Aug 19 2008, 02:04 AM) L... Aug 19 2008, 12:49 PM jago668 QUOTE (tsuyoshikentsu @ Aug 19 2008, 07:4... Aug 19 2008, 11:38 PM Aaron Er ... when did Ready Weapon become a Free Action? Aug 19 2008, 10:15 AM hobgoblin QUOTE (Aaron @ Aug 19 2008, 12:15 PM) Er ... Aug 19 2008, 10:32 AM Tarantula You get a whole phrase/short text for a free, not ... Aug 19 2008, 03:29 PM hobgoblin indeed, i checked up on it after making a ass of m... Aug 19 2008, 04:14 PM Icephisherman Funny how gameplay mechanics work. As far as I re... Aug 20 2008, 12:01 AM hobgoblin yep, as long as they come out and errata in someth... Aug 20 2008, 01:01 AM DamienKnight I guess the question here is, how many free action... Sep 2 2008, 03:47 PM hobgoblin indeed, iirc the one free action pr character pr i... Sep 2 2008, 03:56 PM DamienKnight Yeah, a clarification would be good. From the ver... Sep 3 2008, 02:03 PM FlashbackJon QUOTE (DamienKnight @ Sep 3 2008, 09:03 A... Sep 3 2008, 06:11 PM DTFarstar *shrug* I prefer the one free action per person pe... Sep 3 2008, 04:54 PM hobgoblin ah, page 132, first column, "declare actions... Sep 3 2008, 08:57 PM DamienKnight QUOTE we will use your example of an initiative of... Sep 5 2008, 05:25 PM Tarantula QUOTE (DamienKnight @ Sep 5 2008, 10:25 A... Sep 5 2008, 05:45 PM DamienKnight QUOTE Because then you get some jackass with krav ... Sep 5 2008, 09:09 PM Tarantula Ok, let me amend that. He'll say "but I ... Sep 5 2008, 09:28 PM jago668 That is when I say, "Get up and leave the tab... Sep 5 2008, 09:49 PM Tarantula QUOTE (jago668 @ Sep 5 2008, 03:49 PM) Th... Sep 5 2008, 09:58 PM jago668 Defending doesn't take up a free action. So w... Sep 5 2008, 10:04 PM Tarantula Defending was used in the examples as why it was u... Sep 5 2008, 10:12 PM jago668 Well, the thing is. There are certain decisions m... Sep 5 2008, 10:18 PM wind_in_the_stones In my opinion, all of these free actions require t... Sep 6 2008, 01:40 AM Tarantula Ready weapon IS a simple action, its through the b... Sep 6 2008, 01:50 AM DamienKnight It seems to me that not all free actions were crea... Sep 15 2008, 07:44 PM ShadeRavnos QUOTE (DamienKnight @ Sep 15 2008, 02:44 ... Sep 16 2008, 12:55 AM DamienKnight QUOTE One thing that you have to remember is that ... Sep 18 2008, 04:17 PM Tarantula Damien, i'd love to see you fire a 10 round fu... Sep 18 2008, 04:38 PM DamienKnight Think about the lobby scene in the first Matrix mo... Sep 18 2008, 06:12 PM Tarantula One pencil? No. One pencil, and drop prone, and ... Sep 18 2008, 06:17 PM DamienKnight I am not even talking about your actions. I am ta... Sep 18 2008, 07:00 PM Tarantula You take a penalty for defending against multiple ... Sep 18 2008, 07:07 PM DamienKnight And finally you see my point... you have to houser... Sep 18 2008, 08:17 PM Tarantula I think that being limited to one free action is r... Sep 18 2008, 08:35 PM BullZeye I fail to see the problem of the Krav Maga as even... Sep 18 2008, 09:12 PM Tarantula Minigrenades reach their targets in one combat tur... Sep 18 2008, 09:23 PM BullZeye Typical compound bow has the speed of about 300 fe... Sep 18 2008, 09:28 PM Tarantula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M79_grenade_launcher
... Sep 18 2008, 09:39 PM BullZeye So it's just a ruled thing even tho it would t... Sep 18 2008, 09:47 PM Tarantula Then you had better penalize grenades at least equ... Sep 18 2008, 09:48 PM BullZeye Of course Tho none of the group has ever used a g... Sep 18 2008, 09:53 PM Platinum Dragon The RAW is clear, so I'm not arguing that at a... Sep 19 2008, 03:18 AM DamienKnight Sounds good Platnium Dragon. You have my vote. Sep 22 2008, 10:15 PM Shalimar What happens if an adept with Quickdraw is using a... Oct 4 2008, 09:10 PM psychophipps QUOTE (Shalimar @ Oct 4 2008, 02:10 PM) W... Oct 4 2008, 10:28 PM wind_in_the_stones QUOTE (Shalimar @ Oct 4 2008, 04:10 PM) W... Oct 5 2008, 05:00 PM Tarantula Quickdraw a bow with adept power, yes, one action,... Oct 5 2008, 11:33 PM wind_in_the_stones Wait. Is firing a bow is a simple action, or compl... Oct 6 2008, 05:27 AM Tarantula QUOTE (wind_in_the_stones @ Oct 5 2008, 10... Oct 6 2008, 02:58 PM Cain QUOTE (hobgoblin @ Aug 19 2008, 05:01 PM)... Oct 6 2008, 05:48 AM Cardul A thought for those wanting to allow more free act... Oct 6 2008, 05:53 AM wind_in_the_stones Not true. Though there are several bow-related rul... Oct 7 2008, 02:45 AM Tarantula Why not? Quickdraw action says, SR4, 137, "A... Oct 7 2008, 02:55 PM MJBurrage There are three points of view here:What is allowe... Oct 7 2008, 05:01 PM Tarantula MJ. By RAW quickdraw only is applicable when draw... Oct 7 2008, 05:36 PM MJBurrage QUOTE (Tarantula @ Oct 7 2008, 01:36 PM) ... Oct 7 2008, 06:56 PM Tarantula You were giving an example of the "RAW" ... Oct 7 2008, 07:20 PM MJBurrage From the Quick Draw power, emphasis mine:An adept ... Oct 7 2008, 07:34 PM Tarantula I disagree. If you are using the power on the arr... Oct 7 2008, 07:48 PM MJBurrage That is clearly not the intention of the power... Oct 7 2008, 08:09 PM Tarantula It would be absurd, yes, and I have said as much. ... Oct 7 2008, 08:15 PM MJBurrage Please explain how you derive your interpretation ... Oct 7 2008, 08:30 PM Tarantula Ok, first, the quickdraw rules, sr4, 137. Allows ... Oct 7 2008, 09:14 PM Platinum Dragon I'm gonna have to side with MJ on this one: ar... Oct 8 2008, 02:14 AM MJBurrage If you use the Quick Draw power on a weapon you ma... Oct 8 2008, 02:18 AM Jaid at worst, it could be interpreted to mean that you... Oct 8 2008, 05:21 AM Tarantula QUOTE (Jaid @ Oct 7 2008, 11:21 PM) at wo... Oct 8 2008, 02:46 PM  |
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