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hacks => blood & guts => Topic started by: Paul T. on November 08, 2011, 12:09:27 PM

Title: Gunlugger's "NOT TO BE FUCKED WITH"
Post by: Paul T. on November 08, 2011, 12:09:27 PM

Just looking at this move:

Why is it that the Gunlugger gets "gang stats" (3-harm, etc), instead of just saying that he acts as a small gang in battle? It seems odd that it wouldn't make any difference what kind of weapon he brings into the battle--after all, he's the Gunlugger, he likes his guns, right?

Title: Re: Gunlugger's "NOT TO BE FUCKED WITH"
Post by: lumpley on November 08, 2011, 01:59:10 PM

Oh, just because gangs' weapons work differently than individuals'. When you stat up a gang, you don't look up stats for its weapons in particular, you decide broadly and overall how good they are. I decided broadly and overall that the gunlugger has good weapons.

If you want to MC it the other way, that's a perfectly good custom move for your home front.

Title: Re: Gunlugger's "NOT TO BE FUCKED WITH"
Post by: Paul T. on November 08, 2011, 03:51:12 PM

Thanks, Vincent!

Title: Re: Gunlugger's "NOT TO BE FUCKED WITH"
Post by: Pheylorn on November 29, 2011, 08:54:27 AM

So, does this mean that the gunlugger always fights as a gang regardless of how many opponents he faces? For example, if I'm a gunlugger and I attack a single raider, do I inflict 4 harm because I'm a small gang and they are an individual, and I take 1 less harm because of my size. Or does this only apply when fighting other gangs?

Sorry, I'm still kinda new at this and trying to learn. Thanks!

Title: Re: Gunlugger's "NOT TO BE FUCKED WITH"
Post by: Chroma on November 29, 2011, 09:42:17 AM

Quote from: Pheylorn on November 29, 2011, 08:54:27 AM

Or does this only apply when fighting other gangs?

It only applies when "in battle"... which is not mechanical, it's a situation determined by the fiction in play, so it can be very fuzzy.

That said, I'd say, in most cases, a one-on-one combat is not a "battle".

It's kinda like obscenity... you'll know it when you see it!  *laugh*

Here's another thread on it:  NTBFW (http://apocalypse-world.com/forums/index.php?topic=202.0)

Title: Re: Gunlugger's "NOT TO BE FUCKED WITH"
Post by: Pheylorn on November 29, 2011, 10:23:11 AM

Chroma, we gotta stop meeting like this. :)

Thanks, that and the link you added really helped me picture this properly. Woot Apoc World!