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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 7596387" data-attributes="member: 23751">This and the response from [MENTION=16814]Ovinomancer[/MENTION] are Red Herrings.It's irrelevant which one is more realistic.&nbsp; You can't point to a different system that adds realism to combat and ask &quot;Which is more realistic?&quot; as a reason to answer that 5e's system is not realistic.&nbsp; It's just a deflection.&nbsp; Even though Blades in the Dark has a different system that adds realism to its game, 5e's combat system still adds realism to the game.&nbsp; Which system is more realistic is irrelevant. Realism has to do with both the game fiction AND the mechanics.&nbsp; Where there are mechanics and those mechanics interact with the game fiction, those mechanics must match the game fiction or you get nonsense.&nbsp; If you have a bow in the game fiction and use it, the mechanics must allow for ranged attacks and shooting.&nbsp; Unrealistic, though, does not mean that there is no realism there at all.&nbsp; When people get into a huff about how combat is unrealistic, they are just saying, &quot;Combat in D&amp;D doesn't have as much realism as I like.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 7596387, member: 23751"] This and the response from [MENTION=16814]Ovinomancer[/MENTION] are Red Herrings. It's irrelevant which one is more realistic. You can't point to a different system that adds realism to combat and ask "Which is more realistic?" as a reason to answer that 5e's system is not realistic. It's just a deflection. Even though Blades in the Dark has a different system that adds realism to its game, 5e's combat system still adds realism to the game. Which system is more realistic is irrelevant. Realism has to do with both the game fiction AND the mechanics. Where there are mechanics and those mechanics interact with the game fiction, those mechanics must match the game fiction or you get nonsense. If you have a bow in the game fiction and use it, the mechanics must allow for ranged attacks and shooting. Unrealistic, though, does not mean that there is no realism there at all. When people get into a huff about how combat is unrealistic, they are just saying, "Combat in D&D doesn't have as much realism as I like." [/QUOTE]

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