http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/-t1.htm SteveL's game system and campaign world Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:14:51 GMT 10 http://i55.servimg.com/u/f55/12/85/77/80/mediev11.jpg http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/-t1.htm http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/so-when-do-we-see-a-set-of-rules-we-carter-can-nit-pik-over-t110.htm Regnar

I am very curious to see it.]]> Mailed Fist Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:14:51 GMT http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/so-when-do-we-see-a-set-of-rules-we-carter-can-nit-pik-over-t110.htm#745 http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/so-when-do-we-see-a-set-of-rules-we-carter-can-nit-pik-over-t110.htm http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/short-sword-to-be-cut-out-t59.htm SteveL Other than the Roman gladius and early Medieval transitional swords like the spatha, which wasn't exactly a short sword if Wikipedia is right about its length being as short as 0.75 m (i.e., 2.5'), there didn't seem to be any short swords in pre-modern Europe. When longer swords are available such as the arming sword (i.e., the "standard" knightly sword), I don't see why anyone would opt for a short sword. Perhaps the short sword was included in AD&D by Gygax for the ... Mailed Fist Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:49:57 GMT http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/short-sword-to-be-cut-out-t59.htm#338 http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/short-sword-to-be-cut-out-t59.htm http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/bulletproof-vests-t55.htm SteveL not penetrate a bulletproof vest (made of Kevlar or other pliable material) cause serious or significant injury?]]> Mailed Fist Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:29:46 GMT http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/bulletproof-vests-t55.htm#313 http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/bulletproof-vests-t55.htm http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/skill-granularity-t10.htm SteveL One of the chief problems when defining a skill system is making them "equal" (e.g., who would choose "tie a bow" over "conquer the world"?). Actually, to me, equality would largely consist of the amount of time and effort to learn and develop a skill. But playability is perhaps the overriding concern. So, should there be a "wilderness survival" skill (keyed to climate and terrain), or should it be broken up into constituent skills instead? I ... Mailed Fist Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:14:15 GMT http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/skill-granularity-t10.htm#19 http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/skill-granularity-t10.htm http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/melee-while-running-need-your-views-t52.htm SteveL
2. Same as No. 1, but you are faster than your quarry.

It seems to me that you strike him, but that your blow would be somewhat weak.]]> Mailed Fist Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:38:41 GMT http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/melee-while-running-need-your-views-t52.htm#285 http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/melee-while-running-need-your-views-t52.htm http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/teaser-attributes-t69.htm SteveL
Each is a value from 4 to -4, obtained via (D10 - D10)/2 and dropping any remainder. These scores are actually modifiers.

Zero is average for a human male young adult.]]> Mailed Fist Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:32:31 GMT http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/teaser-attributes-t69.htm#401 http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/teaser-attributes-t69.htm http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/the-flail-real-or-fantasy-weapon-t57.htm SteveL According to Paul B. Newman, author of Daily Life in the Middle Ages (p. 227), the ball-and-chain flail probably wasn't widely used during the Middle Ages, likely for these reasons: the extra reach afforded by the chain can be matched by extending the length of the handle itself instead; the flexibility of the chain reduces the force of the blow relative to the rigid handle of a a spiked club; it was difficult to control in combat. Some counterpoints of my own: perhaps the chain ... Mailed Fist Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:43:42 GMT http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/the-flail-real-or-fantasy-weapon-t57.htm#332 http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/the-flail-real-or-fantasy-weapon-t57.htm http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/armor-notes-t58.htm SteveL I am eliminating certain armor types that would be anachronistic according to the time period my world resembles (i.e., approx. AD 1000-1300), such as full plate and the plate cuirass. (The coat of plates, apparently a forerunner of brigandine, is available in some areas.) "Plate mail" (i.e., transitional plate armour) can be assembled from mail, a coat of plates, greaves, vambraces, a coif, and a closed helm. Lamellar, scale, and brigandine are similar enough that they can be ... Mailed Fist Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:35:44 GMT http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/armor-notes-t58.htm#336 http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/armor-notes-t58.htm http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/puncture-weapons-and-instant-kill-t29.htm SteveL Puncture weapons will have an "impale" value. An arrow's Damage Modifier might be +2 (to compare, a battle axe, which is not a puncture weapon, is around +8 ), but it would have an impale value of, say, +15. Compute damage using the impale value as the damage modifier. If this is sufficient to incapacitate or kill the target at full health*, this is in fact the damage delivered. Otherwise, use the normal weapon damage. Reasoning: an arrow or a spear is extremely dangerous ... Mailed Fist Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:13:01 GMT http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/puncture-weapons-and-instant-kill-t29.htm#181 http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/puncture-weapons-and-instant-kill-t29.htm http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/mailed-fist-iaq-t5.htm SteveL Mailed Fist IAQ 1. You have a campaign? Yes, but I haven't GMed for some years. 2. What is Mailed Fist? It's a work in progress that started in about 1988, when I decided to write my own RPG rules. AD&D didn't satisfy on an intellectual level, and I felt I had good or better ideas. After a few iterations (called Cells & Serpents, which I dropped when I learned that the name was already in use), one of which was actually played by the regular group, I started to revamp ... Mailed Fist Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:51:27 GMT http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/mailed-fist-iaq-t5.htm#5 http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/mailed-fist-iaq-t5.htm http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/iran-attack-t9.htm SteveL Not sure if there'll be an attack on Iran, but this is a test event to see how the calendar works. Mailed Fist Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:54:39 GMT http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/iran-attack-t9.htm#18 http://checkerseekerdoors.forumotion.net/mailed-fist-f3/iran-attack-t9.htm