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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5875012" data-attributes="member: 92305">Yep, that's the way it's done in the Conan RPG, and it works great.&nbsp;I'll give you an example from yesterday's game.&nbsp;The situation was one 3rd level Barbarian PC wearing a breastplate and using a war sword (Conan RPG version of a bastard sword) vs. two 5 HD Giant Mantids.&nbsp;The barbarian is STR 18 with 28 hp.&nbsp; The war sword does 1d12 +6 damage, because the barbarian is using it with two hands.&nbsp;The mantids' full attack includes two claws doing 1d6 +2 each plus a bite that does 1d8 +1 damage.&nbsp; The mantids have 32 hp each.&nbsp;That should have been a fight heavily weighted to the buggies side, but the armor saved the PC's arse.&nbsp;Here's how it works--&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each weapon is assigned a Armor Piercing value.&nbsp; Armor has a Damage Reduction number.&nbsp;DR reduces damage placed on the character.&nbsp;If the AP equals or is greater than the DR, then DR is halved.&nbsp;If the AP is less than the DR, then DR stays the same.&nbsp;That's it.&nbsp; Simple as that.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Character:&nbsp; The war sword has AP 3, which is increased to AP 7 because of the charcter's STR.&nbsp; This character's breastplace has DR 7.&nbsp;Mantid:&nbsp; The claws are AP 3 and the bite is AP 2.&nbsp; The Mantid's carapace provides DR 2 to the bug.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This means, when the character hits, he takes a -1 on damage (because his AP 7 exceeds the bug's DR 2).&nbsp;This also means that, when the bug hits, damage is reduced by 7 points (because neither the claws or bite can penetrate the character's armor).&nbsp;This is a simple calculation you make at the beginning of the fight.&nbsp; You don't have to refigure it each round.&nbsp; Just know, when you play the fight, the the bug has -7 damage and the character has -1 damage, then play out the encounter normally.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 5875012, member: 92305"] Yep, that's the way it's done in the Conan RPG, and it works great. I'll give you an example from yesterday's game. The situation was one 3rd level Barbarian PC wearing a breastplate and using a war sword (Conan RPG version of a bastard sword) vs. two 5 HD Giant Mantids. The barbarian is STR 18 with 28 hp. The war sword does 1d12 +6 damage, because the barbarian is using it with two hands. The mantids' full attack includes two claws doing 1d6 +2 each plus a bite that does 1d8 +1 damage. The mantids have 32 hp each. That should have been a fight heavily weighted to the buggies side, but the armor saved the PC's arse. Here's how it works-- Each weapon is assigned a Armor Piercing value. Armor has a Damage Reduction number. [COLOR=blue]DR reduces damage placed on the character.[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]If the AP equals or is greater than the DR, then DR is halved.[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]If the AP is less than the DR, then DR stays the same.[/COLOR] That's it. Simple as that. Character: The war sword has AP 3, which is increased to AP 7 because of the charcter's STR. This character's breastplace has DR 7. Mantid: The claws are AP 3 and the bite is AP 2. The Mantid's carapace provides DR 2 to the bug. This means, when the character hits, he takes a -1 on damage (because his AP 7 exceeds the bug's DR 2). This also means that, when the bug hits, damage is reduced by 7 points (because neither the claws or bite can penetrate the character's armor). [COLOR=blue]This is a simple calculation you make at the beginning of the fight. You don't have to refigure it each round. Just know, when you play the fight, the the bug has -7 damage and the character has -1 damage, then play out the encounter normally.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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