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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 7216610" data-attributes="member: 58416">I am currently a player in a campaign which has quickly evolved into a game involving a lot of vehicle combat.  In particular, ship-to-ship combat between sailing vessels is common.One thing I've noticed is that the rules is pretty vague (and often a bit odd*) when it comes to vehicles.  The DM is doing a pretty good job of improvising, but there are still times when the game stalls a bit while the group figures out how to handle something like aiming at the sails of an enemy ship or using chain-shot to target the mast of a ship.  (*I have seen the other thread noting D&D vehicle speeds, as an example.e)I'm interested in hearing how others have handled vehicle combat.  If there is something I can share with my current DM to maybe alleviate some of the grind which comes from being unsure of how to do certain things or if I can gather a few ideas to use for when I DM a game, advice would be greatly appreciated.  Particular issues are as follows:  Does D&D treat the entire vehicle as one creature for the sake of HP or would different sections of a ship have their own HP?  How much does enchanting a vehicle cost?  In D&D worlds, how do you ensure that vehicles and structures aren't easily blown apart by D&D-style magic?  What are the vehicle speeds based upon?In my own head, I'm trying to figure out if there is a way to steal some of the ship combat actions from Edge of The Empire and use them in D&D to give characters something to do.</blockquote>

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