combat timing

I should know this, but... The acting vampire has to declare its strike first. Does that include any strike modifiers, or only the base strike? i.e. If I'm blocking some vamp with protean and he chooses a hand strike, do I have to worry about him playing wolf claws after I choose some strike other than dodge?

gaus...@uiuc.edu (David Gausebeck) writes: [ quoted text not captured ] Yes, and you should probably worry a lot :-[ -- L. Scott Johnson (sjoh...@math.sc.edu) | Backing into a fan, the firefly http://www.math.sc.edu/~sjohnson | was delighted to no end! Graphics Specialist and V:tES Rulemonger. |

Yes. If you are blocking a vampire with Protean and you don't dodge his hand strike, don't be surprised if he pops his claws just before strike resolution. In that situation it is usually best to dodge if you can't get out to range. Doug Dunaway

In article <4rs20h$o...@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>, gaus...@uiuc.edu (David Gausebeck) writes: >Subject: combat timing >From: gaus...@uiuc.edu (David Gausebeck) >Date: Tue, 09 Jul 1996 00:41:35 GMT > >I should know this, but... > >The acting vampire has to declare its strike first. >Does that include any strike modifiers, or only the base strike? >i.e. If I'm blocking some vamp with protean and he chooses a hand >strike, do I have to worry about him playing wolf claws after I choose >some strike other than dodge? > > > Yes, claws are played after strikes, but before damage resolution. Rich Take life with a grain of salt.