This is a woodcut showing an unhorsing during a joust!
I like the shattered lance that the unhorsed guy got on the opposing knight. If he hadn’t gotten unhorsed while doing so, he would have won the round for the fact that his lance splintered striking his opponent.
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Draft of Custom Attack Style(s) and Effects Using Polearms for RuneQuest 6 (and similar percentile rulesets) by Jeffrey Osthoff
Factors that affect the game mechanics of using polearms against an opponent in combat:
1. The polearm has what is called a Very Long reach.
2. When parrying against a hitting attack by a polearm, a successful parry with a Medium-sized weapon deflect half damage; Short weapons deflect none. Weapons of Large size or greater deflect all damage that a polearm would have inflicted.
3. A successful “attack” with a set polearm causes doubled damage to a charging opponent.
4. An attack with a polearm against a mounted opponent that is a critical success is eligible to have the Effect of “unhorsing” or dislodging the mounted opponent from their mount if the attacker so desires. This is done by hooking the opponent with the polearm, concussing the rider, etc. as the attacking character chooses.
5. However, the mounted character with a remaining action point can attempt to parry with a Large-sized weapon or great er OR uses a Dodge or similar manoeuvre can avoid the forced dismount if they are also critically successful. Damage done during the attack is treated as per #2 above.
6. A fallen rider also takes any applicable falling damage caused by the forced dismount.
7. Any remaining actions that a fallen opponent has are lost for the rest of the combat round.
3. A successful “attack” with a set polearm causes doubled damage to a charging opponent.
4. An attack with a polearm against a mounted opponent that is a critical success is eligible to have the Effect of “unhorsing” or dislodging the mounted opponent from their mount if the attacker so desires. This is done by hooking the opponent with the polearm, concussing the rider, etc. as the attacking character chooses.
5. However, the mounted character with a remaining action point can attempt to parry with a Large-sized weapon or great er OR uses a Dodge or similar manoeuvre can avoid the forced dismount if they are also critically successful. Damage done during the attack is treated as per #2 above.
6. A fallen rider also takes any applicable falling damage caused by the forced dismount.
7. Any remaining actions that a fallen opponent has are lost for the rest of the combat round.
8. If charging with a polearm or using it set, any damage caused to the weapon by a shield, parry, etc. counts against the weapon's own hit points and may cause it to break. Damage caused to an opponent by impalement may also cause further Incapacitation as per the Impalement Effects Chart on p.147 of the RuneQuest 6 rules book.
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This is just a draft and there are a few things I want to add, remove and refine about it. Any comments, criticism or help is appreciated!
-Jeffrey
-Jeffrey
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