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<blockquote data-quote="dave2008" data-source="post: 8386235" data-attributes="member: 83242">I think I mentioned it further up thread, but maybe not.&nbsp; Regardless I will give a bit more detailed explanation:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Armor has DR which = AC-10 (in addition to its armor class). So plate has 8 DR.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An armor's DR only comes into effect on a &quot;true&quot; hit.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A &quot;true&quot; hit is a critical hit, or a hit after your HP = 0.</li>
</ul>So, narratively speaking, all standard &quot;hits&quot; and hit point loss are glancing blows, armor deflection, near misses, minor scratches, fatigue, etc. For this example I will call this combat karma. When your combat karma fails you, either you have run out (0 HP) or the attack too brilliant (critical hit), the attack truly hits you. This is when an Armor's DR comes into play.&nbsp; The AC of armor is part of the narration of near misses and glancing blows, but on a &quot;true hit,&quot; the only thing protecting you is your armor's DR. So on a crit or after your at 0 HP, any damage you take is reduced by your armors DR.In this way DR goes from an every hit calculation (which is not really consistent with how we think abstract nature of HP and AC should be narrated) to the rare occasion of a critical or the target is at 0 HP, where it has more narrative impact.I also want to clarify a few other house rules we have that come into play.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">We have two pools of hit points.&nbsp; Traditional hit points and bloodied hit points.&nbsp; Like DR, bloodied hit points only come into effect on a true hit. Your pool of bloodied hit points is very small (6-8 for Medium creatures). So, if you don't have an armor's DR to protect you, you are in dire straits on a &quot;true&quot; hit.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">You die when your bloodied hit points = 0. No death saves.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">We allow a player with multiple attacks to combine their attacks into a single power attack.&nbsp; This is important for finishing off creatures with a high DR. It is also more fun to narrate sometime then multiple strikes.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">You can spend HD to increase the damage of an attack.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bloodied hit points recovery very slowly (or with magic).</li>
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[QUOTE="dave2008, post: 8386235, member: 83242"] I think I mentioned it further up thread, but maybe not. Regardless I will give a bit more detailed explanation: [LIST] [*]Armor has DR which = AC-10 (in addition to its armor class). So plate has 8 DR. [*]An armor's DR only comes into effect on a "true" hit. [*]A "true" hit is a critical hit, or a hit after your HP = 0. [/LIST] So, narratively speaking, all standard "hits" and hit point loss are glancing blows, armor deflection, near misses, minor scratches, fatigue, etc. For this example I will call this combat karma. When your combat karma fails you, either you have run out (0 HP) or the attack too brilliant (critical hit), the attack truly hits you. This is when an Armor's DR comes into play. The AC of armor is part of the narration of near misses and glancing blows, but on a "true hit," the only thing protecting you is your armor's DR. So on a crit or after your at 0 HP, any damage you take is reduced by your armors DR. In this way DR goes from an every hit calculation (which is not really consistent with how we think abstract nature of HP and AC should be narrated) to the rare occasion of a critical or the target is at 0 HP, where it has more narrative impact. I also want to clarify a few other house rules we have that come into play. [LIST] [*]We have two pools of hit points. Traditional hit points and bloodied hit points. Like DR, bloodied hit points only come into effect on a true hit. Your pool of bloodied hit points is very small (6-8 for Medium creatures). So, if you don't have an armor's DR to protect you, you are in dire straits on a "true" hit. [*]You die when your bloodied hit points = 0. No death saves. [*]We allow a player with multiple attacks to combine their attacks into a single power attack. This is important for finishing off creatures with a high DR. It is also more fun to narrate sometime then multiple strikes. [*]You can spend HD to increase the damage of an attack. [*]Bloodied hit points recovery very slowly (or with magic). [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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