tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post1277242556401791171..comments2024-03-26T02:31:48.024-05:00Comments on Trollsmyth: "When Danger Reared its Ugly Head, he Bravely Turned his Tail and Fled..."trollsmythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-88983030548040124502008-05-08T13:36:00.000-05:002008-05-08T13:36:00.000-05:00Actually, I think that you are correct, even for 2...Actually, I think that you are correct, even for 2nd Edition. You lose all DEX bonus and attacker gains a +2 to hit your back. The confusion comes from me normally playing a thief, and I never wore any armor better then leather (AC 9), instead always relying on my Dex bonus. Running away got me killed a couple of times.RipperXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506064393275174920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-40471758449414377332008-05-08T09:48:00.000-05:002008-05-08T09:48:00.000-05:00Yep, those are the rules I was using, which means ...Yep, those are the rules I was using, which means this is another case of "rules bleed", what Jeff Rients was talking about, where you use the rules of an earlier edition with a later edition. I assume Ripper X is speaking of the rules from 2nd edition.<BR/><BR/>- Briantrollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-33533469608986775442008-05-08T06:42:00.000-05:002008-05-08T06:42:00.000-05:00According to AD&D as written, characters who retre...According to <I>AD&D</I> as written, characters who retreat lose their Dexterity bonus to AC (if any), the benefits of their shield (if any), and their attackers gain a free attack or attack routine against them at +4.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.com