I have a question:
Say a sam with a STR of 6 swings and hits with a katana.
Assuming the hit doesn't kill the traged outright, the target will have to make a BOD roll to see if he can remain upright.
Will the roll have a target number of six (the STR of the sam) or of nine (the STR of the hit, since katanas hit with STR+3)?
Full Version: Knockdown and Melee Weapons
It's going to be based on the adjusted power of the attack, not the character's base strength. It makes a difference whether you hit someone with a knife or with a sledgehammer.
neither. the target rolls against TN 4: one-half of 9, rounded down.
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Do melee weapons follow the same rules for knockdown as ranged ones - TN equal to 1/2 power? That's sort of weird, given how gel rounds behave...
Not that it really matters, the knockdown rules make Newton spin in his grave anyway.
I don't have my books with me, but I am almost positive that the TN for knockdown in melee is the power of the attack. Only ranged combat halves the power for knockdown.
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Only if you take the name literally. "Rules-what-make-people-fall-down-or-stagger-a-bit" just isn't as catchy.
~J
It's the opponents strength. Not power, not half power, and certainly not half of opponents strength.
Yep, opponent's strength. Half power is for ranged attacks. p124 SR3 - the section on knockdown, oddly enough. 
oops. missed that second sentence.
Anybody know why it is imposable to knock down somebody in full milspeck armour with a beanbag round from a shotgun (no damage dealt no knockdown test required) or should I just not ask.
Edward
Edward
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| Anybody know why it is imposable to knock down somebody in full milspeck armour with a beanbag round from a shotgun (no damage dealt no knockdown test required) or should I just not ask. Edward |
Dunno where you got that, Edward. The rules for Knockdown don't say anything about the person having to take damage; the defender makes a knockdown test 'when struck', i.e., anytime the attacker gets successes and the defender does not completely dodge.
Admittedly, there's no spot on the chart for 'unwounded' - I've always used a '1' for that.
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