by sawtooth
Hiya Kiya!So I've been thinking on additional abilities for mice. I suppose they would be added as options for mice when they level up but I kind of want to offer them as "special abilities" off the bat to make certain mice more capable in combat (because i think Nez is overpowered[I may quite possibly be wrong but he gets to roll 4 dice, darn it]).
This idea was an ability for Tilda. I find Tilda to be a well developed character and obviously the most capable in healing abilities with massive potential in combat with her starting mace. Based on this perception I don't feel a need to give her an immediate advantage, but I think she could use a nudge, so here's my idea.
Upon an attack by an enemy minion targeting Tilda, if she has any shield equipped, has to roll defense against any potential melee damage and successfully blocks all of the potential damage, she then has the option to perform a shield bash. The shield bash automatically does one potential damage against the attacking enemy which they roll defense against.
In terms of math-ness, if an enemy gets one potential melee damage against Tilda (rolls one sword/sword & shield symbol, 50% chance per die) Tilda could then roll a sword & shield symbol to block it, which is 2 out of 6 (roughly 33.3%, per die) and then, if she has a shield equipped, has the potential to deal one point of damage, which the enemy gets to roll defense against (a 33.3% chance of blocking per die rolled). So as math shows (i think?) is a relatively small chance of defeating the attacking minion, based on strategic choices of the group(i.e. giving Tilda a shield and positioning her to defend against an enemy assault).
This gives Tilda the potential to defeat minions on her defense rolls, but also gives the minions the opportunity to roll more cheese, thereby adding to the cheese wheel. This obviously adds another variable into the game, which a number of people might not appreciate, considering how dynamic and fluid the combat procedures are in the base rules, and I'm no smart guy, but I intend to try this technique out in solo play and suggest it to my group for consideration.
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