swapping the -2DP from Grappler to Grappled character

kevperrine · Post by **kevperrine** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 2:15 am

My character was being Grappled.

Our Narrator asked that I do a -2DP to my Defense rolls when my Grappler attacked me, rather than taking the -2DP on HIS attack.

Does that change anything that I'm not thinking of?

I was wondering if since: "they succeed by 10, they can take the rest of their actions for the panel. If they succeed by 20, they can reverse the hold."

If that changed anything by swapping the -2DP from the villain's attack to my Hero's Defense... if that changed the dynamic of the percentiles or otherwise mess with the rules?
Because...
I stink at understanding probability or the reason why such as change would matter - other than me doing the math as opposed to the Narrator. (...which I'm happy to help out with if that makes it easier for the Narrator, if it doesn't matter to the probability or rules otherwise...)

thanks
-kev-

Post by **BASHMAN** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 4:32 am

Actually if you are grappled, opponents get a +2 Dice Bonus to hit and damage you. You don't have a penalty, I think.

kevperrine · Post by **kevperrine** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 5:48 am

BASHMAN wrote:Actually if you are grappled, opponents get a +2 Dice Bonus to hit and damage you. You don't have a penalty, I think.

My mistake.

The rule I'm referring to WHILE Grappling is:

Hit Them: You get a +2 Dice bonus to a hand-to-hand attack against someone you’ve grabbed. The bonus applies to damage as well.

The question is: Does it make a difference if the grappled character takes a -2 Dice PENALTY to be hit by the grappler's attack (the "Hit Them" option above, while grappling). RATHER than the grappler getting the +2 Dice BONUS?

Thanks
-kev-

Dustland · Post by **Dustland** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:12 am

Yes, it can make a difference and here's why:

Defender has Agility x4
Attacker has Agility x2

If the +2 DM is applied to the attacker's roll, it effectively becomes a +4 to their attack roll.

If a -2 DM is applied to the defender's roll, it becomes a -8 to their defense roll.

It depends on who has more to lose/gain from the DM. As long as the narrator applies this rule consistantly, I'd take it as he/she just doesn't feel like doing the extra math and move on. Otherwise, they're trying to get around a villain's lower stats by creatively applying DMs, very un-Smurfy.