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<blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 6627681" data-attributes="member: 40177"><p>Iron Heroes, which was designed by Mike Mearls, handled this pretty well. For those that never played the game, it was a 3e clone that had all the PCs be non magic-using fighters, similar to Conan, the Gray Mouser, etc. Different classes focused on different types of martial awesomeness. </p><p></p><p>Anyways, there were still big monsters, and most of them had associated skills or weak points that could be targeted. One, for example, you could try to climb (while it bit at you) so you could damage its weak neck. Of course, you could also try and kill the damned thing from the ground, or with your arrows....</p><p></p><p>Personally, the only time I really let "reality" get in the way of the game is when someone uses the letter of the rules to do something that would obviously be impossible, thus breaking the suspension of disbelief for all other players at the table. I bring it up a lot, but my main example of this was a guy moving to get a "running start" for a jump check - but then jumping at a right angle from the direction he was running in. That sort of stuff I tend to step in and disallow, but otherwise? </p><p></p><p>It was already said perfectly. Who Cares!?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wik, post: 6627681, member: 40177"] Iron Heroes, which was designed by Mike Mearls, handled this pretty well. For those that never played the game, it was a 3e clone that had all the PCs be non magic-using fighters, similar to Conan, the Gray Mouser, etc. Different classes focused on different types of martial awesomeness. Anyways, there were still big monsters, and most of them had associated skills or weak points that could be targeted. One, for example, you could try to climb (while it bit at you) so you could damage its weak neck. Of course, you could also try and kill the damned thing from the ground, or with your arrows.... Personally, the only time I really let "reality" get in the way of the game is when someone uses the letter of the rules to do something that would obviously be impossible, thus breaking the suspension of disbelief for all other players at the table. I bring it up a lot, but my main example of this was a guy moving to get a "running start" for a jump check - but then jumping at a right angle from the direction he was running in. That sort of stuff I tend to step in and disallow, but otherwise? It was already said perfectly. Who Cares!? [/QUOTE]
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