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<blockquote data-quote="Illithidbix" data-source="post: 8763721" data-attributes="member: 12283">In principle I'm not opposed to this change.I think player/monster symmetry is by far over valued am I am very happy we're far from the rabbit hole that 3E ended up in.Likewise I personally prefer Critical Hit = Maximum damage that could have been rolled rather than rolling double damage dice. This meshes the best in my mind,1) I prevents the saddening situation of a poor roll on a Crit that ends up being worse than an average roll of a normal hit.2) Avoids any niggly rules about some things not taking critical hits for whatever dubious justification I don't care about because there is alreadyBUTI might just be being a bit of a killjoy and there is a significant number of players and GMs who very much embrace the memorable moments caused by wild swings of the dice.Likewise 5E most certainly doesn't have a reputation for lethality (aside perhaps at the very lowest levels) and many monsters at mid to high level could do with all the help they can get.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Illithidbix, post: 8763721, member: 12283"] In principle I'm not opposed to this change. I think player/monster symmetry is by far over valued am I am very happy we're far from the rabbit hole that 3E ended up in. Likewise I personally prefer Critical Hit = Maximum damage that could have been rolled rather than rolling double damage dice. This meshes the best in my mind, 1) I prevents the saddening situation of a poor roll on a Crit that ends up being worse than an average roll of a normal hit. 2) Avoids any niggly rules about some things not taking critical hits for whatever dubious justification I don't care about because there is already BUT I might just be being a bit of a killjoy and there is a significant number of players and GMs who very much embrace the memorable moments caused by wild swings of the dice. Likewise 5E most certainly doesn't have a reputation for lethality (aside perhaps at the very lowest levels) and many monsters at mid to high level could do with all the help they can get. [/QUOTE]

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