DND_Reborn
The High Aldwin
I don't think you could do W/VP as an optional variant for D&D. There is way too much it impacts IMO and would need to be baked into the system like in d20 SW.
If you went with the simplest version of it, the only thing it would change is that PCs and Monsters would all have a W and a VP number..... that's it. Heck for monsters you could just leave them at wounds only if you wanted, since it would rarely have an impact on them.I don't think you could do W/VP as an optional variant for D&D. There is way too much it impacts IMO and would need to be baked into the system like in d20 SW.
Maybe. There are a lot of rules/impact of the system in d20 SW that would make things "weird" in D&D if you didn't adjust other things.If you went with the simplest version of it, the only thing it would change is that PCs and Monsters would all have a W and a VP number..... that's it. Heck for monsters you could just leave them at wounds only if you wanted, since it would rarely have an impact on them.
If you went with the simplest version of it, the only thing it would change is that PCs and Monsters would all have a W and a VP number..... that's it. Heck for monsters you could just leave them at wounds only if you wanted, since it would rarely have an impact on them.
A little more clarity in how you describe things. That's all you get, but I'd bet a majority of people who don't like hp as-is would actually be a lot happier with that as the only change.If you do that, what are you buying other than overhead and complexity, especially when you include things like magical healing?
But if you get rid of the idea that crits go straight to WP/BP it then works much more as intended, right?Yeah, that's what makes it suck for front liners. You're subject to a bunch more hits, and therefore a lot more nat 20's. It also cuts down on the HP advantage from your class, as it was just based on your Con.
I for one am not even considering the SW system as a starting point, other than perhaps using its names for the two types of hit points.Maybe. There are a lot of rules/impact of the system in d20 SW that would make things "weird" in D&D if you didn't adjust other things.
What is the intention?But if you get rid of the idea that crits go straight to WP/BP it then works much more as intended, right?