Re: [ORE] Weapon damage question

[Shane Ivey]

Eg. A character with say 8d in Body has a base damage of Shock & Killing for unarmed combat, and adds +1 Shock and +1 Killing for hand weapons. So am I understanding correctly that if he uses say brass knuckles, which does W+1 in Shock, he would ultimately do W+1 in Shock PLUS 1 Shock and 1 Killing (due to Body stat)?

Start with the Body damage (Width in Shock for mere mortals) and then add from there for the weapon. So 8d with brass knuckles does Width+1 in Shock and Width in Killing.

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[Christopher Loree]

Are you keeping in mind/remembering that the damage isn't a separate roll? 

On Wednesday, September 5, 2012 7:05:49 PM UTC-4, brotherd wrote:

Hi all,

 

I know this is a rookie question, but it's been wrackin my brain lately.

 

If a character is using a hand weapon, are you supposed to use the weapon's damage alone?

 

Eg. A character with say 8d in Body has a base damage of Shock & Killing for unarmed combat, and adds +1 Shock and +1 Killing for hand weapons. So am I understanding correctly that if he uses say brass knuckles, which does W+1 in Shock, he would ultimately do W+1 in Shock PLUS 1 Shock and 1 Killing (due to Body stat)?

 

If that's the case, wouldn't it be better not to use brass knuckles at all and just do W in S&K damage alone?

 

Thanks fer reading.

 

BD