ATTACK! MCDM's new rpg and removing the to-hit roll

[overgeeked]

I'm very much looking forward to this.

 

[Blue]

No misses for melee is one of the rules I'm playing with on (the less crunchy) of my RPGs. But there's still an attack roll vs. a dodge/size. Just that at melee range the worst you can get is a graze which is still some effect. At range you can miss completely though.

 

[TarionzCousin]

Well, it's not boring. I'm definitely interested.

 

[Malmuria]

Maybe Into the Odd.

which came out in 201814

 

[Ruin Explorer]

I do think they are wrong in one point. Maybe two.

There is a To-Hit roll, it’s just now it’s also the damage roll. The AC being the damage threshold of the armor.

In a single swipe while simplifying mechanics they’ve made armor do BOTH make you harder to hit and soak damage.

That’s incredibly cool.

I honestly didn’t think I was going to like this video but now? Well I think y’all can tell.

Yes exactly. This is actually designing TTRPGs. Actually having ideas. Actually having some kind of vision and intention.

 

[Umbran]

Though there is that nagging in the back of my mind about another game that only rolled damage, just can't think of it.

The Sentinel Comics RPG doesn't have a separate attack roll.

 

[Nikosandros]

Tunnels & Trolls (at least the edition that I had in the 80s) didn't have attack rolls. IIRC; the two sides rolled and added damage and the greatest total damaged the other side by the difference in total damage rolls.

 

[Umbran]

Oh, silly me - Fate doesn't have separate to-hit and damage rolls either. You roll an attack, the target rolls a defense, if you get more successes, that's your damage.

 

[darjr]

Attacks this way with Into the Odd

An attacker rolls a die dictated by their weapon, and subtracts the opponent’s Armour score. Their attack causes this much Damage. Ranged weapons cannot be used in melee.
Attacks that are Impaired, such as firing through cover, or fighting while grappled, roll d4 Damage regardless
of weapon. Similarly, attacks that are Enhanced by a risky stunt or a helpless or vulnerable target roll d12 Damage.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

Attacks this way with Into the Odd

An attacker rolls a die dictated by their weapon, and subtracts the opponent’s Armour score. Their attack causes this much Damage. Ranged weapons cannot be used in melee.
Attacks that are Impaired, such as firing through cover, or fighting while grappled, roll d4 Damage regardless
of weapon. Similarly, attacks that are Enhanced by a risky stunt or a helpless or vulnerable target roll d12 Damage.

Yup, reducing the damage die on what would be attack rolls with ''advantage/disadvantage'' or rolling twice and keeping the highest/lowest is a fun mechanic that would mesh well with the base idea.

Might even add it to a 5e game, Crits being explosive die.