Even if it wasn't heavier, bones are still harder than flesh. If a skeleton punched you, it would hurt way more than a fleshy padded fist.
merc 18 points 2 years ago
Punches mostly hurt because of the mass of the fist and arm. If you've ever been punched by a kid you probably weren't hurt. A skeleton weighs less than a 6-year-old, so there wouldn't be much mass behind the punch.
But, then again, magic.
Upperhand 28 points 2 years ago
Yes, but if the skeleton is capable of fighting me, who's to say what kind of magic or superpowers it has? I mean, a fighting skeleton still seems like it could be anyone's guess as to who's going to win...
ToastedPlanet 14 points 2 years ago
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In D&D rules they're only 1/4 cr monsters so one level 1 adventurer could in theory take them on 1v1 and come out on top more often then not.
https://5thsrd.org/gamemaster_rules/monsters/lich/
Unless this is your skeleton, in which case hopefully the skeleton's alignment is closer to neutral good than neutral evil.
festnt 6 points 2 years ago
on the other hand, you have pathfinder
https://2e.aonprd.com/MonsterFamilies.aspx?ID=472
skeletons are scary there. can you imagine going around a dark corner in a museum, killing a skeleton and after collapsing and you commemorate your victory, ITS BONES FUCKING EXPLODE?!?!
edit: i accidentally wrote "it is bones fucking explode" instead of "its bones fucking explode"
ToastedPlanet 5 points 2 years ago
Make your reflex save.
RisingSwell 1 point 2 years ago
Definitely still got that weight advantage though
uriel238 22 points 2 years ago
As a necromancer fighting unit, the skeleton is easy to tear apart, so their tactic is to ambush or overwhelm with numbers and hit you with weapons before you can disable them. So they're best against unarmored opponents.
Archers might be more dangerous if they are strong enough to pull a war bow like a longbow.
Clever necromancers will make bone molds and craft critical bones out of ceramic or bronze or steel in order to make more resiliant units, but these often require different animation spells. Some expeimentation has been done with bone powder and ceramic.
Wizard_Pope 9 points 2 years ago
You do know that steel reinforced necromantic constructs have been outlawed since the great wizard convention of 1848??
ObviouslyNotBanana 2 points 2 years ago
I, for one, think that skeletal improvement might be a desirable pursuit.
Wizard_Pope 2 points 2 years ago
You are correct. It does however seem highly unlikely that such a construct would be placed inside a museum though. Anyone having to do anything with it would immediately be investigated by the wizard police.
Wizard_Pope 3 points 2 years ago
That is common knowledge among educated necromancer.
Hobbes_Dent 15 points 2 years ago
Yeah but when they have red eyes it means they’re recording and it’s much harder to perform for an audience therefore levelling the playing field.
Track_Shovel 12 points 2 years ago
What if I come around the corner, muttering about how things in my life suck, and a skeleton gets me, and agrees with my complaints?
TotallynotJessica 6 points 2 years ago
Most people aren't 300 pounds. That's hard to reach even if you're trying.
merc 10 points 2 years ago
On one hand, bio power armor gives you an edge in mass and possibly strength. On the other hand, if the skeleton is moving, it's animated by magic, and who knows what the limits of its magic are.
Also, while skin is "armor" of a sort, it's pretty pathetic armor. What were some of the earliest knives used for? Cutting flesh, a.k.a. bio armor. What were some of those early knives made from? Bone.
And your bio armor: what is it protecting? Vulnerable blood vessels and organs inside the body. What vulnerabilities does a skeleton have? Probably none?
Then there's tendons. Your knee bone's connected to your thigh bone, as the song goes. How? Tendons. A skeleton lacks tendons, so theoretically it's a lot easier to disconnect a skeleton's bones from each-other. But, then again, magic.
RisingSwell 3 points 2 years ago
Are they? I feel like they miss a ton
RisingSwell 2 points 2 years ago
I have never had a real life skeleton shoot at me, but hey maybe one day
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 3 points 2 years ago
what if the skeleton has a banana?
captain_aggravated 4 points 2 years ago
Is that 30 pound figure green or kiln dried?
RunawayFixer 2 points 2 years ago
Scary movie 2 did a realistic depiction of how a fight against an unarmed skeleton would go: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s-J9nxpwehI
chuckleslord 2 points 2 years ago
I knew the weight thing from Brook of The Straw Hat Pirates
Gradually_Adjusting 1 point 2 years ago
Inordinately proud that my homebrew solution for playing as a skeleton takes all this into account.
See in dark (cool) but brek EZ (bad)
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yeah but skeletons aren't usually animate. the only way for a skeleton to be able to move without a meat suit attached to it is if it's powered by magic. and who knows what the magic can make it do
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