Utech

Re: Simple Killing I've been following all the Killing Attack threads with some interest. It seems that many people are frustrated with the "STUN Lotto." I can understand that. Introducing a fixed STUN Multiplier seems a good solution, but I prefer to keep that sort of thing random. How's about just rolling three dice, dividing by three and subtracting 1 for calculating the STUN Multiplier? Example: 3d6 Killing Attack hits. Damage dice show 2, 3, and 6 for a total of 11 BODY. 3 dice are rolled for the STUN Multiplier and come up 10. 10 / 3 - 1 = 2.33 (rounds down to 2) for a total of 22 STUN damage. This would put a bell-curve into the mix to tame the STUN Lotto and generally ensure that Killing Attacks are high BODY, low STUN attacks. Heck (if you don't mind the extra math) you could decide not to round the STUN Multiplier and produce more variety in the amount of STUN you do... Example: 3d6 Killing Attack hits. Damage dice show 2, 3, and 6 for a total of 11 BODY. 3 dice are rolled for the STUN Multiplier and come up 10. 10 / 3 - 1 = 2.33 for a total of 26 STUN damage. Just a thought.

Thanks Steve! Now I don't mean to flog a dead horse (or sheep), but I've got a follow up question. Would TOM's Vulnerability: 2 x Effect from Mental Powers cause him to take 2 x the STUN from a successful Ego Attack?

The Open Mind is a happy-go-lucky Brick with the Disadvange: Vulnerability 2 x Effect from Mental Powers. TOM is attacked by the evil Swiss supervillain known as Mean Id-Flaying Farmyard Yodeler. MIFFY decides to use a Mental Illusion on TOM. MIFFY wants her illusion (a sheep with a bomb strapped to its back) to be able to do both STUN and BODY. This is a very tricky Mental Illusion to pull off, but because of TOM's Vulnerability the total on MIFFY's Mental Illusion dice is doubled. TOM heroically tries to defuse the bomb, but (at MIFFY's nasty whim) finds himself with an ewe-side seat for the sheep's demise (EEEEEW!) Now the question: Does TOM take 2 x STUN and 2 x BODY from the explosion?