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[Clint]

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[Piotr Korys]

OK, so I`ll start. It is from my today`s game. If the character has Detect Arcana, can he use this spell and learn what is his relio ( got it from relic adventure card) and what power/powers has his relic ? Nothing powerful, but I want to make it a little mysterious
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Piotr "Ramel" Korys
Savage Worlds Line Editor
Pinnacle Entertainment Group

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[Clint]

This question seems to come up often, so a quick explanation of how Heavy Weapons and Armor interact with normal.


Heavy Armor allows you to ignore normal weapon damage, but not Heavy Weapon damage. Heavy Weapon is just a designator of what can affect Heavy Armor.

So the breakdown is...

Normal damage vs. normal armor does damage normally
Heavy Weapon vs. normal armor does damage normally
Normal damage vs. Heavy Armor does NO damage
Heavy Weapon vs. Heavy Armor does damage normally
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[Tomahawk]

I have a couple of rules questions:

Savage Worlds, revised, p. 57 "Leveling Up" reads, "...Increase one attribute by a die type.*

*You may only choose this option once per rank..."

Does this mean that that only one attribute can be increased one die type per rank, or each attribute can be increased one die type per rank (every time you level up - so by the time you become "seasoned" you could have potentially raised 4 attributes by a die type)?

Second question:

Savage Worlds, revised, p. 68 "Damage Effects" reads, "A raise on the damage roll means the victim is wounded."

Would a raise on damage be rolling 4 over the Toughness (example - target has a Toughness of 5, a raise would be rolling 9 for damage)?

Thanks,
Tomahawk

[jblittlefield]

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[Chris Tavares]

Hi, long time lurker, first time poster.

This is probably a pretty silly question, and I'm pretty sure I've got it right, but I'd love to hear it explicitly stated somewhere.

The rules say an unskilled roll is done at d4-2. For wild cards, does this mean:

1) Roll a d4, roll a d6, take the better of the two, and subtract 2 from the final result

or

2) Roll a d4-2, roll a d6, and take the better of the two.

I've always assumed it was #1, but I've never been quite sure.

Thanks!

-Chris

[jblittlefield]

[TheLoremaster]

Ok, here's one that always confuses me ...

In the Powers section, under Disruption, the book states "A character who is actively maintaining a power may be disrupted if he suffers damage." Does this also apply to Powers that aren't being maintained, but are in their initial duration, or does it only apply to Powers that the caster is spending additional Power Points to keep up?

Ex. On Round 1, my mage casts Armor on himself (Duration: 3 (1/round), . On Round 2, he is hit for X amount of damage. Does he need to roll and see if Armor stays up, or would he only have to roll if the damage came on Round 4 or later?
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[Mr.Joel]

[Ian]

The healing skill takes 10 minutes and can not be used in combat.
Magical healing can be used in combat.
When a character is bleeding out, it says that a healing roll can be used to stabilise the character. One of my players asked if that healing roll can only be magical or can you use a normal heal skill (ie maintain pressure to reduce bleeding). If you can use normal healing does the healer have to stay with the wounded character for one round or ten minutes or until the combat ends.
The player is a doctor (speciality - haematology) but felt that it would be better to allow for the option that gives greater character survivability.
(go away nasty realism - aaarrrgh, must wash out mouth) Ian

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[Banjo]

You can use a bennie to remove a Shaken condition.

What happens in this situation
Boris has a toughness of 7 and is attacked by two Orcs. The first Orc attacks and does 8 damage, shaking Boris. The second Orc attacks and also does 8 damage, producing another shaken which should produce 1 wound and a shaken result.

Can Boris spend a bennie after the second shaken result, but before it is converted to a wound, and remove his shaken condition - in effect nullifying both attacks

Cheers, Chris

[Clint]

[Mechpilot]

I thought these two topics worthy of an official ruling.

What are the stats for a whip?

When does the unarmed defender rule apply? (e.g. If a character is wielding a hand gun does it apply?)

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[joker]

I've got all the rules pretty much down pat and love the SW system. The only question I have is about wounds. I think I have read the Knockout Blow section on page 68 of the SWR a hundred times, but it still doesn't seem to gel with me. Could someone give me a full step by step explanation on how this works?

I know this question has probably been asked a billion times, but I could not find any other posts about it so I figured I would ask here. Sorry for the noob question