StarSlayer |
Have not played for a very long time.
During game, players questioned rule and I can't find the answer, search-fu is turning up hundreds of keywords but no answers.
Sample:
Warhammer
Check to acquire 6
Last sentence is if you are not proficient with weapons, the difficulty of the check is increased by 4.
So the question was,
Does this make it Acquire 10 or does it increase all combat checks by 4 or does it do both?
If you are not proficient with weapon, can you use it at all?
For some reason, I thought you could only USE weapons/armor you are proficient with, and the check was just to acquire.
Hawkmoon269 |
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The sentence is "If you aren't proficient with weapons the difficulty of this check is increased by 4." And it applies to the Combat check you are playing the weapon on. The reason is two-fold. First, each "paragraph" on the card is a separate and distinct power. The sentence about the increased difficulty is part of the same paragraph as the power that "creates" the combat check. So it goes with that power. Second, the word "this" is key. "This check" refers to the check mentioned immediately before in the same paragraph, aka the Combat check.
Anyone can play any card. But they can't all play it equally as well. If you aren't proficient with armor, you have to banish it instead of just bury. If you don't have the Arcane or Divine skill, you have to banish a spell instead of discard it. And if you aren't proficient with weapons, some weapons make your check more difficult.
So you everyone can acquire the Warhammer with a Strength or Melee 6 check. But anyone that plays it that isn't proficient with weapons adds 4 to the difficulty of the combat check they are attempting.