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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rhenny" data-source="post: 5831582" data-attributes="member: 18333">Boredgremlin, when I was in my RPG prime, I did buy up all the games available at the time (RuneQuest, Rolemaster, Middle Earth RPG, Traveller, Warhammer Fantasy RPG, Star Wars D6, GURPS, etc.)  I have an attic full of old books. lol.  I hear what you are saying.Now, I guess I'm too old and have much less time, so I just want D&DNext to throw in a ton of options so I can pick and choose as I like.I like a lot of your ideas, and I'd like to see some of them as options, but I agree with Starfox..D&DNext combat has to move faster than the last two editions.For one lethal (RuneQuest without hit location, or Star Wars d6 with dodge as an action used outside a creature's official turn) option I'd like to play test fewer hit points with opposed check for dodge or parry.  If one to three hits can hurt a creature/character bad enough to make him or her think about healing, defending or running, maybe the game will speed up.  Unfortunately, I do think it changes the feeling of the game away from classical D&D feel.  Or, like another poster mentioned, it could become more tedious because many of the attacks would simply miss and cause no damage whatsoever.  I think that's one reason why D&D maintains the HP mechanic.</blockquote>