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<blockquote data-quote="Murkmoldiev" data-source="post: 6388066" data-attributes="member: 6777915"><p>Rolemaster was an inspiration for this and my Elemental critical hit chart which I will post in the next reply.</p><p></p><p>As for how it works - It works great ( Much better now that someone with a keen rapier still only crits on a 20 ) .</p><p></p><p>It can get a little deadly , as the monsters use it as well but criticals are not confirmed all the time so it does make it rare. We are talking about one crit per 5 combats pretty much. Sometimes a whole game will go by without a roll on the chart and of course sometimes there will 3 in one fight... The escalating chances make the real bad ones rare. </p><p></p><p>I do have a BALANCING FACTOR which prevents a PC getting critted by a goblin and dieing...</p><p></p><p>Its called the NOOOO ! Just like in a movie where a character may scream NOOOOO ! And try to save himeself or someone --- The NOOOOOOOOOOO ! </p><p></p><p>Once per game session , a player is allowed to use a NO. </p><p>This allows a reroll of a save or attack or a check with 3 d 20 advantage. Or can be used to avoid something horrible like a crit or oven push a friend out of the way of a death blow by rolling a 7 or higher on a D20 .</p><p>This no may be saved up from session to session.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Murkmoldiev, post: 6388066, member: 6777915"] Rolemaster was an inspiration for this and my Elemental critical hit chart which I will post in the next reply. As for how it works - It works great ( Much better now that someone with a keen rapier still only crits on a 20 ) . It can get a little deadly , as the monsters use it as well but criticals are not confirmed all the time so it does make it rare. We are talking about one crit per 5 combats pretty much. Sometimes a whole game will go by without a roll on the chart and of course sometimes there will 3 in one fight... The escalating chances make the real bad ones rare. I do have a BALANCING FACTOR which prevents a PC getting critted by a goblin and dieing... Its called the NOOOO ! Just like in a movie where a character may scream NOOOOO ! And try to save himeself or someone --- The NOOOOOOOOOOO ! Once per game session , a player is allowed to use a NO. This allows a reroll of a save or attack or a check with 3 d 20 advantage. Or can be used to avoid something horrible like a crit or oven push a friend out of the way of a death blow by rolling a 7 or higher on a D20 . This no may be saved up from session to session. [/QUOTE]
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