D&D 5E Damage on a missed attack roll

[Garthanos]

Combine that with, you know, farming undead during offtime, and you probably don't even need to engage with such quaint concepts as "rolling" and "playing."

So do we start ahem arguing its Role not ROLL ;p that went round a bunch in the 80s too

 

[lowkey13]

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[Garthanos]

The randomness isn't a bug; it's a feature.

LOL one has to select another feature that allows one to make dem bones slightly less important except one cannot do that any more because that feature is anathema an insult to someones grandma.

 

[lowkey13]

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[Garthanos]

What's worse? Complaining about something, or complaining about complaints from 5 years ago?

The complaints from years ago to all appearances worked very well and are in effect why this poster feels nervous about something innocuous that likely brings his player a sense of fun and character competence.

 

[lowkey13]

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[Garthanos]

it was a "serious issue"

Are you keeping a straight face typing that... cause none of this is a serious issue.

 

[CleverNickName]

I think @lowkey13 is right; chase this idea far enough, and the importance of making an attack roll (or any roll) diminishes to the point of being obsolete. I don't like "damage on a miss" for attack rolls, especially for martial characters and abilities, because risk vs. reward is a big part of my enjoyment.

Also, not everything needs to be the same as everything else. Attack rolls should be mechanically different from save throws, arcane arts should be mechanically different from martial arts, fighters shouldn't be rogues shouldn't be clerics shouldn't be wizards, etc.

That said: it's possible to add it to the game using the existing framework. I'd recommend doing it carefully, in very limited amounts and for very specific situations, but it's your game...do what you like.

 

[lowkey13]

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[lowkey13]

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