Armed vs. Unarmed

[yoroba]

What bonusses do you get, if you attack an unarmed person with e.g. a sword?

I'm guessing the -10 to hit for the opponent because of range, but I'm guessing there's more. Just can't find it in the rulebook.

(I apologize for the question-assault. I'm starting up a high elf wizard solo campaign as GM and lot of new questions have popped up).

[Orin J.]

there's not more. that's all.

[yoroba]

Hmm... I'm think I might create a houserule then.
Maybe a +10 or +20 to hit for a person with an Average ranged weapon or longer, when attacking an unarmed opponent.

[yoroba]

Or a -20 to the defensive roll of the opponent.

[HappyDaze]

Or a -20 to the defensive roll of the opponent.

Unless using Dodge, right?

[SigmariteOrWrong]

Funnily enough, a skilled brawler with a few ranks of dirty fighting & in-fighting will do well against a swordsman. We had a brawler in our group who ripped someones head off with a 24 wound critical hit. The rest of the party looked on in awe and horror, and knew they needed pistols if they ever had to fight this guy.

[yoroba]

Indeed, HappyDaze. It would make sense for an unarmed man to be dodging, when someone went swinging at him with an axe. More incentive to act "realistically".
Although I like Sigmarite's brawler story. I would love for that to happen in one of my games