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Whill
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I think the armor's bonus against physical damage should be counted, unless you rule no because it only effects torso or head and the whole body should be considered. This is Star Wars and most of the armor in the movies are made from a very strong plastic-like substance. Now if a character falls wearing a full metal suit of mideval "platemail" type of armor, maybe the armor would actually cause more damage. But who in Star Wars is gonna wear full plate armor?
As far as falling from 40 stories wearing stormtroopper armor, sure you can take the bonus, but is the bonus really gonna help much for the end result? Probably not. Character survival is gonna depend more on the use of character/Froce points, or some other good luck designed by the GM.
All that being said, my cousin somehow survived a skydiving parachute-failure accident, free falling from between 31-50 meters. He had a serious concussion and temporary amnesia, but eventually had a near-full recovery. I think he used a Force Point. 
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Delkarnu
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| Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Esoomian wrote: | My real issue, I guess is that I've always had a hard time seeing how many times of amour prevent blunt force trauma.
Sure they spread the damage over a larger area but it's not quite the same as turning a blade. |
Check out SCA heavy fighting, good armor can stop full swings with little to no pain to the person being hit.
As to falling damage, if it can move, it can break (knees, elbows, etc) Also, any armor would be damaged and probably unuseable, plus weapons, equipment, and thermal detonators 
I'd give them the armor bonus, but I doubt it would let them walk away without a scratch. |
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DarthMortis
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| Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 8:17 am Post subject: |
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| Esoomian wrote: | | and thermal detonators |
Just ouch. I picture it like this for a really strong character : "Okay, you barely survive the fall...but the thermal detonator strapped to your belt explodes, shooting your *rolls damage vs. strength check* now dead body, back up into the air, falling back down...but guess what, the OTHER thermal detonator explodes too..."
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garhkal
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| Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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I had a character who almost had that happen. Though it was not from falling. He jet packed into the enemy, and was looking to go through their inferno (incendiary grenades) screen,. All with 2kg of thermite plasticine in his belt pouch holder......
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Delkarnu
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| Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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| So... took out all the enemies and rolled up a new character? |
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garhkal
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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Not all... 2 of the lead squads, who were the regulars... the veteran squad were in the rear lobbing the incendiary grenades creating a break between them and the party, which was imo tactically smart as the party had cornered themselves in a cull de sac.
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