Great White Games/Pinnacle Entertainment Group

[Wilborg]

Hi there,

i have a question about the Blind ability of the Bird of Prey (Fantasy Companion page 103).

[ValhallaGH]

Until his wounds heal. If he has no wounds then I guess it was a momentary thing - he almost got hit in an eye and had a scary moment of near blindness. No mechanical effect, but the GM should describe how the character almost lost an eye.
This provides a RP opportunity for the player (playing up the shock and fear of that can earn a benny) and warns the party about that special ability.
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[The One]

I read this as a special attack, the bird can either attack to cause a wound, or it can attack to Blind. To succeed, he has to get at least a raise, but the damage caused is a lot more severe.

Effectively, it's a called shot to the face, and the One Eye / Blind hindrances need to be recovered in the normal fashion (replacements via magic items, maybe Greater Healing?)
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[kronovan]

I've never read this, or used it, as a special attack like a called shot - not that there's anything wrong with running it that way. IMO the Blind is the bonus a Bird of Prey achieves when they roll a raise, and compensation for the fact that their base claw damage (Str[d4]+d6) is quite weak. Not to mention that they get to attack from height and the nearest part of the anatomy is the head - at least for any humanoid type character. If the attacked player passes the Agility roll there's no hindrance - so as Valhalla said, no healing time.

One thing I did with this in a B&B campaign where the Bird was a familiar for a NPC, was to allow it to work like an intimidation or taunt. I had it grant it's owner the resulting bonus on their next attack, and I allowed that even when the target passed the Agility test.

[ogbendog]

Note that on a raise, it'll do +d6 damage as well.

I'd say if Shaken, they are blind until they unshake (from blood in the eyes.)

if they aren't Shaken, I"d treat it as a momentary thing