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<blockquote data-quote="DeathPhoenyx" data-source="post: 6108205" data-attributes="member: 6699923"><p>I don't believe that there have ever been a rule that says so, I think it is just a thing that spreads from group to group and everybody just takes for granted that is how it is done because that is how everybody does it.</p><p></p><p>In my group we have always treated fumbles as what they are, particularly bad luck, things going haywire or just monumental <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ups in general. We don't really like that whole "oh yo stab yourself in the kidney while trying to swing your greatsword" because, most of the times, having a fumble hurt yourself won't always make sense. Fumbles in our games are represented with things going horribly wrong: your gun jams in the middle of a firefight, you swing your weapon but the sweat in your hands make it slip and flies a couple of meters and you are now defenceless, you try to shoot the guy holding a human shield but end up blowing the civilian's head up by accident, things like that. It is just a matter of being a little bit imaginative, and the fights have much more flavour that way, if you ask me. </p><p></p><p>Obviously a fumble can also mean you end up hurting yourself, but I consider that it can happen in particular situations, not as a general rule (you <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> it up setting up an explosive charge and it blows up in your face, or a grenade slips as you throw it and fall at your feet)</p><p></p><p></p><p>tl;dr: I don't think there has ever been a rule that says so and yes, fumbles can mean that you hurt yourself, but they only should do so when it makes sense, and it is better for a fumble to be an unfortunate turn of events that can change the landscape of a combat on a moment's notice, it makes it more interesting</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DeathPhoenyx, post: 6108205, member: 6699923"] I don't believe that there have ever been a rule that says so, I think it is just a thing that spreads from group to group and everybody just takes for granted that is how it is done because that is how everybody does it. In my group we have always treated fumbles as what they are, particularly bad luck, things going haywire or just monumental :):):):)ups in general. We don't really like that whole "oh yo stab yourself in the kidney while trying to swing your greatsword" because, most of the times, having a fumble hurt yourself won't always make sense. Fumbles in our games are represented with things going horribly wrong: your gun jams in the middle of a firefight, you swing your weapon but the sweat in your hands make it slip and flies a couple of meters and you are now defenceless, you try to shoot the guy holding a human shield but end up blowing the civilian's head up by accident, things like that. It is just a matter of being a little bit imaginative, and the fights have much more flavour that way, if you ask me. Obviously a fumble can also mean you end up hurting yourself, but I consider that it can happen in particular situations, not as a general rule (you :):):):) it up setting up an explosive charge and it blows up in your face, or a grenade slips as you throw it and fall at your feet) tl;dr: I don't think there has ever been a rule that says so and yes, fumbles can mean that you hurt yourself, but they only should do so when it makes sense, and it is better for a fumble to be an unfortunate turn of events that can change the landscape of a combat on a moment's notice, it makes it more interesting [/QUOTE]
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