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charge-bonus [2021/10/03 07:29] naaira No charge bonus vs flyers |
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- | Some weapons, usually lances, have the Damage Bonus on 1st Attack tag, commonly referred to as the charge bonus. | + | Some weapons, usually lances, have the [[Damage]] Bonus on 1st Attack tag, commonly referred to as the charge bonus. |
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- | * Flying units do not use combat speed based calculation even if that would have been better. | + | * Note that single use lances like the ??Heavy Lance?? are retained until the weapon //hits//. This includes [[Shield]] parries, making shields especially suitable for blocking lance charges. |
+ | * [[Flying]] units do not use combat speed based calculation even if that would have been better. | ||
* Weapons with the //Higher charge bonus cap// also have the one-use-per-battle tag meaning that they can only be used once. If the unit misses, the weapon is still lost. | * Weapons with the //Higher charge bonus cap// also have the one-use-per-battle tag meaning that they can only be used once. If the unit misses, the weapon is still lost. | ||
* Most weapons with the //Higher charge bonus cap// are also two-handed weapons which means that they get 125% of Strength added to the damage roll instead of the usual 100%. This also raises the potential charge cap. | * Most weapons with the //Higher charge bonus cap// are also two-handed weapons which means that they get 125% of Strength added to the damage roll instead of the usual 100%. This also raises the potential charge cap. | ||
* Testing has shown that units with charge bonus //do not// gain a charge bonus vs flyers. | * Testing has shown that units with charge bonus //do not// gain a charge bonus vs flyers. | ||
+ | * This needs further testing. First, it appears that this may be limited to innate flying, not in-battle effects like Gift of Flight. Second, flyers may be able to get a charge bonus against other flyers. | ||
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