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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Roland Delacroix" data-source="post: 545501" data-attributes="member: 1753">Zerovoid:  That is exactlly how I describe things, but modify the description after the roll.  Like, the character will describe the attack with the arrow jamming into the orks eye and I will respond with either "Your arrow plunges into the eye socket, piecing its brain....blah, blah"  or "The orc senses your attack and ducks his head slightly, you arrow merely bounced off it's thick bony brow."  Same with the monsters, i'll describe a deadly attack and then when they miss describe how the player managed to evade it.  Makes for (i hope) a more exciting game with rich imagery.The rule of thumb i follow is; if its a miss, describe it as a miss, if its a hit dexcibe it as a slight wounding effect "your sword scores a line in the Medusa's side...", if its a kill describe it as a good finishing hit  "your backhand blow takes its head off, showering you in thick stinking black blood."  Lots of fun, but ya gotta be good at description on the fly.  Practice makes perfect.</blockquote>