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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Upper_Krust" data-source="post: 238959" data-attributes="member: 326">Hello again Isawa mate! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Force of habit I'm afraid! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />I like to be thorough.I was just using the grenade as an example.If we were to retain the Vancian Magic System of D&D then damage is more important than actual energy. Since we know that fire can vary in temperature.So you would actually be better setting the damage; then determining effects. Rather than vice-versa (as with realistic effects).I agree.Exactly but I was using the example to highlight that to determine the damage a laser inflicts we need power output.This is pretty simple. I'll use examples.Lets say Leather Armour reduces damage by 4. (double current AC improvement)Certain weapons penetrate armour better than others. Piercing weapons penetrate better than Slashing weapons; which in turn penetrate better than Crushing weapons.Lets say Slashing weapons halve armour value and piercing weapons quarter it.Leather Armour vs a Mace would reduce damage by 4.Leather Armour vs a Longsword would reduce damage by 2.Leather Armour vs a Spear would reduce damage by 1.Obviously various types of armours or materials give different results. But so do the current armour rules. No. If you apply basic principles and common sense its actually more simple. How is the player or DM having to juggle anything!? I told you that all physics would be handled behind the scenes!Players won't have to know how many Kilojoules of energy a baseball bat will deliver. All they need to know is it deals 1d6 damage. How is that different from the current system!?The change is that the designers know their system can scale realistically. So a Hill Giants 'baseball bat' delivers 8d6 damage.   The difference is that our figures will make sense. The problem with D&D is that they don't make sense! But you don't need to. Once you have determined the damage a baseball bat delivers every single element of damage falls into place. Imaginative/Magical injuries are determined through game balance. Detailing Physics - determine effect THEN the mechanic.Detailing Magic - determine the mechanic THEN the effect.</blockquote>

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