Hi LSJ!
I was following the recent discussion about melee weapons and aggro hand damage.
Although I think I know the answer I just wanted to ask you that:
Does a Vampire equipped with a Sengir Dagger inflict 3 aggravated hand damage with (e.g.) Undead Strenght? The card text reads that "Vampire with this equipment inflicts aggravated hand damage" (hope I remembered it right), whereas after your ruling melee weapons do melee damage and not hand damage.
Thanks a lot for clarification,
Xandl from C*A*R*D, Vienna, Austria
:-o
Alexander Racher wrote:
> Hi LSJ!
>
> I was following the recent discussion about melee weapons and aggro
> hand damage.
> Although I think I know the answer I just wanted to ask you that:
>
> Does a Vampire equipped with a Sengir Dagger inflict 3 aggravated hand
> damage with (e.g.) Undead Strenght? The card text reads that "Vampire
> with this equipment inflicts aggravated hand damage" (hope I
> remembered it right), whereas after your ruling melee weapons do melee
> damage and not hand damage.
Allow me to offer a parallel explanation for Bastard Sword for
clarity's sake.
Sengir Dagger inflicts hand damage (as a strike).
Bastard Sword inflicts hand damage +1 (as a strike).
Sengir's damage (melee weapon damage) is aggravated.
Bastard Sword's damage (melee weapon damage) is not.
When using Undead Strength to strike with a Sengir Dagger at +2 damage,
the dagger inflicts hand damage +2. This damage (melee weapon damage)
is aggravated.
When using Undead Strength to strike with a Bastard Sword at +2 damage,
the sword inflicts hand damage +3. This damage (melee weapon damage)
is not aggravated.
--
L. Scott Johnson (vte...@wizards.com)
Official VtES Net.Rep for Wizards of the Coast.
(*) - Subject to review by Rules Team