Called shots

[iwatt]

Quick point: You do realize that you don't multiple critical hits; you roll them multiple times, right?

He probably ported it from 2e in which critical hit damage was multipied (in the Skill and Powers books I think). I hated that rule* by the way.


* I think it was the official rule. Maybe it was just a common house rule?

 

[Plane Sailing]

This really does look like a house rules discussion, so I'll zip it over to that forum.

Cheers

 

[Thanee]

d20 Modern doesn't have levels and hit points? I've never looked at d20 Modern, but I didn't know that.

Where did I say d20 Modern!?

Bye
Thanee

 

[Thanee]

So, what shot are you 'calling' if you don't actually call a shot?

That would be called an abstract called shot system, I guess (Patryn's, too).
It works just like an abstract hit point system by leaving the explanation as to what is done exactly out of the mechanics.

Bye
Thanee

 

[iwatt]

This really does look like a house rules discussion, so I'll zip it over to that forum.

Cheers

And I though I was finally getting away with discussing HR in the Rules forums

 

[genshou]

No, and for good reason. I refer you to Sean K. Reynold's rant on called shots. You will not come up with a good ruleset for called shots in the d20 system.

I've read Sean K. Reynold's rant on called shouts countless times, and quite frankly I agree with him for the most part. But I've developed a called shot system that is balanced within the system in which it exists. However, this system uses vitality/wounds and replaces core magic with the Elements of Magic rules set. It would never work in D&D unless the required damage for a called shot were increased and true strike were outlawed (at least for the purpose of determining called shot success).

Saying a good ruleset cannot be created is far too objective an opinion. It is possible, but it doesn't work with all d20 System products, nor with all games.

 

[Thanee]

SKR's rant is completely taken out of context there. SKR speaks of D&D combat, not the d20 system in general.

Bye
Thanee