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<blockquote data-quote="Halivar" data-source="post: 1154763" data-attributes="member: 9327">I always despised the AC rules, but for simplicity it can't be beat. Now a much better system would be where armor absords some small amount of damage, based on what the attack was.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; For instance, full plate provides:&nbsp;&nbsp; DR 15 vs slashing&nbsp;&nbsp; DR 10 vs piercing&nbsp;&nbsp; DR 5 vs bashing&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Also, armor has a maximum point &quot;bypass&quot; limit. Once you taken 30 hitpoints of damage after the armor DR, the armor is considered battered and useless. You can fight many fights with slashy swords in plate-mail, but a couple good bludgeons from a mace or flail and the armor is too misshapen to be worn.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;This provides a means by which fighters are forced to replace their armor every so often (IRL armor was only really good for one good melee; instead of repairing armor, they just scrapped it).&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Of course, other rules can be thrown in, like plate being DR 0 vs stiletto, but damage from such attacks don't count towards the damage bypass limit.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;That's what I'd do if I didn't have D&amp;D AC system (as silly as it is). But I do have the D&amp;D system, and so that's what I use.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Halivar, post: 1154763, member: 9327"] I always despised the AC rules, but for simplicity it can't be beat. Now a much better system would be where armor absords some small amount of damage, based on what the attack was. For instance, full plate provides: DR 15 vs slashing DR 10 vs piercing DR 5 vs bashing Also, armor has a maximum point "bypass" limit. Once you taken 30 hitpoints of damage after the armor DR, the armor is considered battered and useless. You can fight many fights with slashy swords in plate-mail, but a couple good bludgeons from a mace or flail and the armor is too misshapen to be worn. This provides a means by which fighters are forced to replace their armor every so often (IRL armor was only really good for one good melee; instead of repairing armor, they just scrapped it). Of course, other rules can be thrown in, like plate being DR 0 vs stiletto, but damage from such attacks don't count towards the damage bypass limit. That's what I'd do if I didn't have D&D AC system (as silly as it is). But I do have the D&D system, and so that's what I use. [/QUOTE]

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