Teamwork rule question

[chiborg]

Imagine the following conflict: Four gang members with baseball bats against a werewolf with superhuman speed and toughness and +4 athletics skill. Each gang member attacking on its own will hardly scratch the werewolf. But if the teamwork rule comes into play, the main attacker will get a +6 on his attack roll if his team is successful. But how is the success of the other members determined? If it's an opposed roll, it's back to square 1 because the werewolf will shrug off each maneuver. I'd rather do an unopposed roll for each gang member against a difficulty of +4 (+3 for the maneuver, +1 for the speed bonus of the werewolf). What do you think?

[zenten]

I'd do it (without requiring any special rules) to have on team member put a block on the werewolves actions, two team members manoeuvre and give the aspects to the forth team member who does the actual attacking.

[devonapple]

Usually a Maneuver granting the "Assisted by [insert name]" Aspect is 1-2 shifts lower than the roll the main character will be making. Mind you, this is mostly for helping with challenges that have a static difficulty, and not an opposed roll.

You could also borrow the Minion rules from Spirit of the Century and have each additional team member add a +1 and an extra stress box or something like that.

[UmbraLux]

If it's an opposed roll, it's back to square 1 because the werewolf will shrug off each maneuver. I'd rather do an unopposed roll for each gang member against a difficulty of +4 (+3 for the maneuver, +1 for the speed bonus of the werewolf). What do you think?

Not all maneuvers need be opposed rolls.  A simple one might set up a "Coordinated Attack" or "Working in Concert" aspect.  Another could be setting a scenery aspect.  Better yet, some of those work as Declarations so the may well attack as well. 

Just need to look at the bigger picture - sometimes asking "How can I make this group more effective" is better than "How can I make this opponent less effective".  Both accomplish the same ends but the second is opposed while the first isn't.

[Taran]

Yeah, I'd focus on "buffing" the main attacker as opposed to trying to maneuver the werewolf.  It's way easier to set up aspects on a willing target.

[AlexFallad]

Usually a Maneuver granting the "Assisted by [insert name]" Aspect is 1-2 shifts lower than the roll the main character will be making. Mind you, this is mostly for helping with challenges that have a static difficulty, and not an opposed roll.

To save die rolling, maybe set the difficulty at three for the manuever (Werewolf's Athletics of 4 minus 1) so just the attacker is rolling.  Maybe even allow the werewolf to invoke appropriately to increase the difficulty?

[Michael Sandy]

Keep in mind the rule of excess successes.  If the werewolf has a maneuver against it of Good (+3) strength, and the werewolf gets a +7 to remove it, it should be able to apply the remaining 4 shifts to remove a different maneuver against it.