Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is coming! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Consequence and Reward in RPGs
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 7716697" data-attributes="member: 23751"><p>1d12+4. The orc is using a greataxe, not a falchion. You are still ignoring the combat section. Crits 5% of the time.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I gave the orc a longsword. I gave the fighter a two handed sword to match the 3e fighter's greatsword. Also, banded mail and shield is AC 3, but since gold is rolled randomly, an average roll would leave him unable to afford it. Most likely he had chain mail and no shield for an AC of 5. I played tons of fighters and while I occasionally rolled well enough to afford better than chain, chain was what the vast majority of them started with.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The 1e orc is hiting that AC of 5 35% of the time and it's far easier for that orc to knock out the fighter who has an average of 5 hit points, than the one with the for sure 12 hit points.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Blatantly false. The 1e orc only has to roll a hair better than average on damage to one shot the 1e fighter. The 3e orc with the falchion has to roll max damage, and the one with the greataxe has to roll an 8 or better on the d12.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You played a very different 3e than the rest of us. Combats were over in 1-3 rounds typically, ending in 4-5 if the combat was a slow one. Meanwhile, that 3e orc was dead by round 2 if it was lucky. The 3e fighter hits it on an 8 or better and auto kills on a hit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 7716697, member: 23751"] 1d12+4. The orc is using a greataxe, not a falchion. You are still ignoring the combat section. Crits 5% of the time. I gave the orc a longsword. I gave the fighter a two handed sword to match the 3e fighter's greatsword. Also, banded mail and shield is AC 3, but since gold is rolled randomly, an average roll would leave him unable to afford it. Most likely he had chain mail and no shield for an AC of 5. I played tons of fighters and while I occasionally rolled well enough to afford better than chain, chain was what the vast majority of them started with. The 1e orc is hiting that AC of 5 35% of the time and it's far easier for that orc to knock out the fighter who has an average of 5 hit points, than the one with the for sure 12 hit points. Blatantly false. The 1e orc only has to roll a hair better than average on damage to one shot the 1e fighter. The 3e orc with the falchion has to roll max damage, and the one with the greataxe has to roll an 8 or better on the d12. You played a very different 3e than the rest of us. Combats were over in 1-3 rounds typically, ending in 4-5 if the combat was a slow one. Meanwhile, that 3e orc was dead by round 2 if it was lucky. The 3e fighter hits it on an 8 or better and auto kills on a hit. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Consequence and Reward in RPGs
Top