Death Touch

chaserone · Unread post by **chaserone** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 12:37 pm

I have a player that is a tattood warrior (different one from the one stated in the radiation thread), who has death touch. He has it activated and is trying to attack one of the other pcs. He punches, hoping to get a hit so that death touch triggers, the defending pc parries. Would death touch trigger?

chaserone · Unread post by **chaserone** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 1:02 pm

The reason I ask is that it says that a punch or simple soft touch is required to do death touch. It doesnt mention that it has to be a successful strike. If the contact was unintentional, would it be considered enough to trigger the death touch ability?

Nekira Sudacne · Tue Oct 19, 2004 2:16 pm

depends, what is he parrying WITH?

if it's a sword, no

if his hand/arm, yes.

and it never says the HAND has to touch, any phisical contact at all counts.

chaserone · Unread post by **chaserone** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 12:54 am

so what if someone, who the tattoo master didnt want to hurt, were to accidentally touch the person with death touch engaged? would he lose 1d6 straight to hitpoints after having to make a saving throw and failing?

Nekira Sudacne · Wed Oct 27, 2004 1:26 pm

evilgeek wrote:
Nekira Sudacne wrote:and it never says the HAND has to touch, any phisical contact at all counts.

kinda sounds like you're reading into it a bit much there.

reading what's there is too much?

touch is touch is touch

Vrykolas2k · Unread post by **Vrykolas2k** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 1:30 pm

Nekira Sudacne wrote:
evilgeek wrote:
Nekira Sudacne wrote:and it never says the HAND has to touch, any phisical contact at all counts.

kinda sounds like you're reading into it a bit much there.

reading what's there is too much?

touch is touch is touch

Ya, what she said...

Svartalf · Unread post by **Svartalf** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 4:17 pm

I'd say no... because the parrying caracter is likely to bat at the arm, not the hand, so the hand would not connect to touch. The question would not even arise if you're parrying with a weapon or shield.... then again, if you're having to do a barehanded parry, maybe you'd better expend the attack to do a proper dodge.

chaserone · Unread post by **chaserone** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:59 am

evilgeek wrote:
So on what page does it say that? I mean, if that's how you want to interpret it, that's fine, no one to argue that, but i think you should back it up before making such a broad interpretation stated as fact.

Well on page 242 of the Rifts BoM states "Each punch that strikes, or even a gentle touch, inflicts an additional...

I wont quote the rest in fear that I might be quoting material which could get me in trouble. Although, the power works even through body armor. For 40 PPE it better...

The question at hand is if someone parries, would the contact through the parry be enough to trigger the death touch power? So far its leaning towards a yes, but not by much. With that being said, would someone accidentally bumping into the person be death touched?

Nekira Sudacne · Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:51 pm

evilgeek wrote:
Nekira Sudacne wrote:and it never says the HAND has to touch, any phisical contact at all counts.

So on what page does it say that? I mean, if that's how you want to interpret it, that's fine, no one to argue that, but i think you should back it up before making such a broad interpretation stated as fact.

on what page does it say it HAS to be the hand that touches?

I think that you should back your interpretion up before questioning mine