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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mirivor" data-source="post: 3154464" data-attributes="member: 7478">I did not read all of the replies, so apologies if this has been said.I am an avid houserule fan. If I showed you my campaign handout, you would recognize D20 core rules only in a vague sense. Using armor as DR is a great system, but there are a ton of repercussions that you should consider. Each seems small, but they set off ripples that can be hazardous to your game.- What do you do about ranged touch attacks, which are one of the casters' few options at higher level? In my game, I use wound and vitality altered to suite my taste. Spells that deal dice of damage are very dangerous, as are spells in general, but it takes vitality to cast them, making casters (arcane, in particular) the glass jaws that they should be. Even clerics and other heartier casters must be very cautious about slinging their spells around. - What does natural armor do? In my game, it works just like armor: divide the original AC by 2. Your resulting number is the DR. The remainder is your new AC. This seems whacked, as ancient wyrms now sport DR 19/-, but I have a lot of other changes in place that have made what I believe to be a really good, if grittier, system. In general terms, there are ways for all characters to increase their damage dealt by sacrificing other bonuses.Those are the two big ones. Depending on how in-depth you get with your setting, these rules can make or break it. This changes spell casting, fighting, and just about every other aspect of your game. If you dig deep, it will change how war is fought, how adventurers function in society, how deadly a horde is to a high-level party, etc. I love my system and wish you the best of luck.Later!-</blockquote>

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