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Message: <blockquote data-quote="greyscale1" data-source="post: 4362332" data-attributes="member: 65303">Here are some house rules for more destructive terrain I was considering. Please give me your opinions! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Basically, this system generates a flat Object damage number to be applied to obstacles when characters or enemies push each other into them.Character Level (char doing the moving) * Tier (1 heroic, 2 paragon, 3 epic)+ primary attack stat = Object damage per square pushed.You apply this damage to objects when a creature is pushed 'against' the object (or wall at higher levels) per extra square pushed. If the object damage exceeds the hp of the object then the object breaks in some way and the movement continues as normal. A destroyed object leaves behind a square of difficult terrain.For example, a level 9 fighter uses a move that pushes an enemy 2 squares backwards. There is a square between the enemy a normal wooden door behind it. The enemy moves back into the empty square and then crashes into the door's square. A normal wooden door has 20 hp. Because the enemy had only 1 square of movement left the door takes 13 damage (lvl*teir+str[4]). It is cracked, but nothing mechanical changes.Lets say that same fighter uses the same attack only now there is no space between the enemy and the door. The enemy has 2 movement squares backwards, so the door takes 13+13 damage. Thats more than the doors hp so it splinters and the creature is now standing in a space of difficult terrain. (if the door had less than 13 hp, he would have continued 1 space further).Still with me? Not too complicated right?Additional rules:Large creatures deal *2 total damage when being smashed into things. huge *3 and gargantuan *4Objects larger than 1 square, each square they cover has 50% of the total HP and can be destroyed individually. If a creature larger than 1 square is pushed into such an object, each square of object being moved into takes equal damage from the effect.I feel the scaling mechanism, while nonstandard, does a good job of making the tiers feel different. At heroic tier, you will be hard pressed to damage any relatively sturdy structure, whereas at epic tier you can do things like jump of your hypogryff and dropkick a god forged titan through a castle wall. (castle wall made of stone = 200hp per square [according to the rules i presented] Object damage = {30(char level)*3(Tier)+9(str)}*4(Gargantuan) = 396!    Thats enough to punch through a 9 foot wall of solid stone! NOW YOU FEEL EPIC.Okay, disclaimer - this is obviously very showy, but doesn't have that HUGE of a mechanical effect. Consider it if you want epic to feel more epic.I am on the fence as to whether I should allow pulls and slides to work too. As DM I would play it by ear, but I as a written rule I think I need to be more specific - there seems to be a ton of people online who hate rule 0. As it stands there are many slides and pulls that would make sense and many that would not - use your judgment. I would personally allow something thematic like bigamy's grasping hands slamming the enemies into a middle-area statue even though it is not technically forced movement.Again, questions? Comments? Was I clear enough?</blockquote>

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