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Hand-E-Food
post Jun 1 2010, 06:54 AM
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Hi!

What are the rules for personnel vs. vehicle combat? A scenario: I'm a troll standing in the middle of the road. A van is driving at a building I need to protect. I'm standing in the van's way. I shoot at it as it approaches. As it reaches me, I use a prepared action to side-step it and slice it with my sword.

a) Given the size of the target, does the van get a dodge roll against my ranged or melee attacks? If so, what does it roll?

b) Can you attack something with that much Body and Armour without breaking your sword? If not, what is the sword's limit?

What's your opinion on melee attacks vs. vehicles? Doing the math today, my troll can theoretically dissect a GMC Bulldog Step Van in 3 seconds.

Me: 7 agility + 8 blades (swords) + 3 reach = 18 attack dice, average 6 hits.
Van: 3 reaction + 3 pilot ground craft + 0 handling = 6 dodge dice, average 2 hits. <-- Is this right?
Me: 10 weapon damage + 6 attack hits - 2 dodge hits = 14 damage.
Damage exceeds armour, so damage is physical.
Van: 16 body + 8 armour = 24 resistance dice, average 8 hits.
Van: 16 damage - 8 resistance hits = 6 physical damage.
Van: 8 + 16 body / 2 = 16 damage boxes.
Van: 16 damage boxes / 6 physical damage = 3 attacks.

Is there any problem with this?
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- Hand-E-Food   Melee vs. Vehicles   Jun 1 2010, 06:54 AM
- - Dakka Dakka   QUOTE (Hand-E-Food @ Jun 1 2010, 08...   Jun 1 2010, 07:31 AM
- - HugeC   QUOTE (Hand-E-Food @ Jun 1 2010, 02...   Jun 1 2010, 01:05 PM
- - Dakka Dakka   Correct, but the typo was on the 16. It should be ...   Jun 1 2010, 01:07 PM
- - Stahlseele   How much Damage would the Vehicle take when rammin...   Jun 1 2010, 02:24 PM
|- - Dakka Dakka   QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jun 1 2010, 04:24 PM)...   Jun 1 2010, 02:27 PM
- - Stahlseele   Well, if the Van has been hit 2 times allready wit...   Jun 1 2010, 02:28 PM
- - Dakka Dakka   Agreed. There should be a bull bar mod against ...   Jun 1 2010, 02:36 PM
- - Stahlseele   Well, Troll with maxed out body, some cyber-limbs,...   Jun 1 2010, 03:38 PM
|- - Dakka Dakka   QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jun 1 2010, 05:38 PM)...   Jun 1 2010, 03:55 PM
|- - Stahlseele   QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Jun 1 2010, 05:55 PM...   Jun 2 2010, 07:25 AM
- - sabs   Although what if you have a modded GMC van with 20...   Jun 1 2010, 03:56 PM
- - Dakka Dakka   If the rigger is jumped in, he rolls response and ...   Jun 1 2010, 04:03 PM
- - Vertaxis   I would think that if the sword bites on the swing...   Jun 1 2010, 04:26 PM
- - Whipstitch   Sure you can. Skewing the rules towards the result...   Jun 2 2010, 02:02 AM
- - Shinobi Killfist   I just wish smashing blow worked on vehicles. Sma...   Jun 2 2010, 03:26 AM
- - CanadianWolverine   Just curious, but is the point of the thought exer...   Jun 2 2010, 04:47 AM
- - Mäx   QUOTE (Hand-E-Food @ Jun 1 2010, 08...   Jun 2 2010, 06:09 AM
|- - Faraday   To sum up this thread.   Jun 2 2010, 06:58 AM
- - Yerameyahu   The troll would keep his feet in the pavement, but...   Jun 2 2010, 06:51 PM
- - Stahlseele   Realism does not apply in this situation. Awesome ...   Jun 2 2010, 06:54 PM
- - Yerameyahu   I think a troll getting pancaked is awesome, thank...   Jun 2 2010, 07:37 PM
- - Railgun   I think in the situation of troll vs. van, the ank...   Jun 2 2010, 07:56 PM
- - Whipstitch   Clearly he'd just use his horns.   Jun 2 2010, 08:45 PM
- - Stahlseele   No no no no . . LIKE THIS!: http://img3.ak.cr...   Jun 2 2010, 08:52 PM
|- - Shinobi Killfist   QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jun 2 2010, 03:52 PM)...   Jun 2 2010, 10:59 PM
|- - Stahlseele   QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Jun 3 2010, 12...   Jun 3 2010, 07:16 AM
|- - Railgun   QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Jun 2 2010, 05...   Jun 3 2010, 09:38 AM
|- - Stahlseele   QUOTE (Railgun @ Jun 3 2010, 11:38 AM) Mi...   Jun 3 2010, 09:59 AM
- - Tiny Deev   How does the drivers head not explode like the car...   Jun 2 2010, 09:44 PM
- - tagz   I think I would allow most of this too on the same...   Jun 2 2010, 10:21 PM
- - AngelisStorm   Regarding foot anchors: I believe (don't have...   Jun 2 2010, 10:39 PM
- - Red-ROM   The funny thing is, anyone in the van in these sce...   Jun 2 2010, 11:10 PM
- - Whipstitch   Just imagine what the death toll from the '90s...   Jun 2 2010, 11:19 PM
- - Hand-E-Food   Thanks for all the feedback, guys! So basical...   Jun 3 2010, 01:05 AM
- - tagz   QUOTE (Hand-E-Food @ Jun 3 2010, 02...   Jun 3 2010, 01:21 AM


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