Critical failure optional rules and a critical miss table

[Jimbro]

So I know critical misses aren't for everyone, but for those interested I wrote up some quick optional rules for 5th edition D&D and created a critical miss table. Take a look and let me know what you think.

http://worldbuilderblog.me/2015/08/20/critical-failures/

 

[the Jester]

So I know critical misses aren't for everyone, but for those interested I wrote up some quick optional rules for 5th edition D&D and created a critical miss table. Take a look and let me know what you think.

http://worldbuilderblog.me/2015/08/20/critical-failures/

If it doesn't include heart attacks, strokes and spontaneous human(oid) combustion, a fumble system is too tame for my tastes.

If it does and they come up 1% of the time, it's too harsh.

For me, a good fumble system is a wonderful thing to have, but it's a very difficult thing to achieve. I do like your "sunder the planar barriers" fumbles, though. I'll have to add 'em to my system next time I revise.

 

[transcendantviewer]

My problems with this are as follows:

• weapons are usually strong enough to hold up to attacks by other weapons, I don't think just dropping one on a crit failure of 8 would be enough to break it.
• Magical items cannot be broken except under certain circumstances. (Unless they're consumable.)

 

[Jimbro]

My only problem with this is that weapons are usually strong enough to hold up to attacks by other weapons, I don't think just dropping one on a crit failure of 8 would be enough to break it.

I don't really think of it as just dropping it. I think of it as swinging your weapon against the ground or the wall and it breaks.

 

[transcendantviewer]

Sorry, I altered my comment. I don't think it's possible to break magical weapons unless you use some pretty damn strong magic.