Laserlight
2013-03-19, 07:34 PM
The text for Wall of Blades includes "You can decide to use this ability after you learn the result of your opponent’s attack."
Let's say a foe--one of several--takes a swing at me. I need to decide whether to use my Wall of Blades against this attack or not.
A. Does "learn the result" cover the opponent's attack roll, either generally ("he just barely managed to connect", or "he totally faked you out") or specifically ("he needed a 15, he rolled a 16", or "he rolled a 20") ?
B. Does "learn the result" cover the damage, either generally ("he nicked your forearm", "he stuck you right in the chest") or specifically ("he did 2 points" or "he did 20 points")?
I'm inclined to say "yes" and "yes", because if you get to know whether you're going to be hit at all, you should know more or less where and how hard you're going to get hit. And I'd go for "generally", because I don't want to be doing arithmetic during combat and also because it's more colorful.
Let's say a foe--one of several--takes a swing at me. I need to decide whether to use my Wall of Blades against this attack or not.
A. Does "learn the result" cover the opponent's attack roll, either generally ("he just barely managed to connect", or "he totally faked you out") or specifically ("he needed a 15, he rolled a 16", or "he rolled a 20") ?
B. Does "learn the result" cover the damage, either generally ("he nicked your forearm", "he stuck you right in the chest") or specifically ("he did 2 points" or "he did 20 points")?
I'm inclined to say "yes" and "yes", because if you get to know whether you're going to be hit at all, you should know more or less where and how hard you're going to get hit. And I'd go for "generally", because I don't want to be doing arithmetic during combat and also because it's more colorful.