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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 3976303" data-attributes="member: 158">Now those are some harsh DMs. <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&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> In our experiences, crit fumbles were only used in combat, never in archery practice or fencing practice. I used to use one system which used a percentile table:26 and higher: no effect other than a miss01-02: damage to self (normal weapon damage) plus weapon breakage (save for magic weapons)03-04: damage to self, damage to tip of weapon (some effect)05-10: damage to weapon (haft or bottom area)etc. etc.We got it from some Dragon magazine, I can't recall where.On to business...Why do I like critical fumbles?1: They introduce variety in combat. Just like we laugh when Indy lost his gun and has to fist-fight the cultist, or a fighter in a movie has his sword break and has to improvise, they introduce a bit of chaos into a regimented round-by-round combat, and change things up a bit.2: They emphasize that combat is not always the first and best option. You could put down the enemy with a crit hit and get lucky, but you could also break your greataxe and have to fix the damn thing. Think before you fire the first salvo.3: They introduce a reason to buy a new weapon other than, &quot;my +1 is old and I can afford a +2 now.&quot; People bring up how unfun this is when using legacy weapons and the like, but legacy weapons isn't he only way to go in D&amp;D; further, Narsil in Lord of the Rings is the epitome of a &quot;Legacy Weapon&quot;, and even it was broken and reforged.4:They're just plain fun! This last one is&nbsp; bit spurious, I know. <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&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Henry, post: 3976303, member: 158"] Now those are some harsh DMs. :) In our experiences, crit fumbles were only used in combat, never in archery practice or fencing practice. I used to use one system which used a percentile table: 26 and higher: no effect other than a miss 01-02: damage to self (normal weapon damage) plus weapon breakage (save for magic weapons) 03-04: damage to self, damage to tip of weapon (some effect) 05-10: damage to weapon (haft or bottom area) etc. etc. We got it from some Dragon magazine, I can't recall where. On to business... Why do I like critical fumbles? 1: They introduce variety in combat. Just like we laugh when Indy lost his gun and has to fist-fight the cultist, or a fighter in a movie has his sword break and has to improvise, they introduce a bit of chaos into a regimented round-by-round combat, and change things up a bit. 2: They emphasize that combat is not always the first and best option. You could put down the enemy with a crit hit and get lucky, but you could also break your greataxe and have to fix the damn thing. Think before you fire the first salvo. 3: They introduce a reason to buy a new weapon other than, "my +1 is old and I can afford a +2 now." People bring up how unfun this is when using legacy weapons and the like, but legacy weapons isn't he only way to go in D&D; further, Narsil in Lord of the Rings is the epitome of a "Legacy Weapon", and even it was broken and reforged. 4:They're just plain fun! This last one is bit spurious, I know. :) [/QUOTE]

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