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<blockquote data-quote="AMP" data-source="post: 8735735" data-attributes="member: 7037413">I tie melee damage die to Strength. What is a weapon but a way to inflict lethal damage via your body? High Str means you do more damage. Using the Rules Cyclopedia/BECMI stat bonues table (my preferred edition), Str 9-12 defaults to 1d6. Then its a progression up and down the dice chain like in DCC, but without the &quot;weird&quot; dice included except for the ones most of us are uaed to. If fighting with fists, you can decide whether or not to do lethal damage, because it's absolutely possible to kill someone with your bare hands, although I step unarmed characters down the dice chain 1 step. Depending on the situation, certain weapons may add a bonus or penalty. This is a case of rulings not rules in my campaign. I don't flesh out every option, just every option I'll happen to need, or I rule on the fly. The way D&amp;D was intended if you ask me. Ranged damage is Dex based in the same fashion, reflecting skill not power (thrown weapons could be the greater of both if the player asks). Monsters need no special rule because they're monsters. They shouldn't follow the same rules, for my taste. If someone wanted to use a whip, for instance, I might classify that as a ranged weapon so they can benefit from Dex if they have it, and require them to take two steps down the damage dice chain if they desire to inflict lethal harm with it. Whips are harder to kill with. A dagger does Str damage up close or Dex damage if thrown, or the greater of both if the player asks for that. He's less likely to toss away an effective weapon, however. If he wants to fight someone with a reach weapon, I may make him take a -1 AC penalty, however. Rule 0, or DM fiat, is king.Here's the chain for the unfamiliar:3: 1d24-5: 1d36-8: 1d49-12: 1d613-15: 1d816-17: 1d1018: 1d12</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AMP, post: 8735735, member: 7037413"] I tie melee damage die to Strength. What is a weapon but a way to inflict lethal damage via your body? High Str means you do more damage. Using the Rules Cyclopedia/BECMI stat bonues table (my preferred edition), Str 9-12 defaults to 1d6. Then its a progression up and down the dice chain like in DCC, but without the "weird" dice included except for the ones most of us are uaed to. If fighting with fists, you can decide whether or not to do lethal damage, because it's absolutely possible to kill someone with your bare hands, although I step unarmed characters down the dice chain 1 step. Depending on the situation, certain weapons may add a bonus or penalty. This is a case of rulings not rules in my campaign. I don't flesh out every option, just every option I'll happen to need, or I rule on the fly. The way D&D was intended if you ask me. Ranged damage is Dex based in the same fashion, reflecting skill not power (thrown weapons could be the greater of both if the player asks). Monsters need no special rule because they're monsters. They shouldn't follow the same rules, for my taste. If someone wanted to use a whip, for instance, I might classify that as a ranged weapon so they can benefit from Dex if they have it, and require them to take two steps down the damage dice chain if they desire to inflict lethal harm with it. Whips are harder to kill with. A dagger does Str damage up close or Dex damage if thrown, or the greater of both if the player asks for that. He's less likely to toss away an effective weapon, however. If he wants to fight someone with a reach weapon, I may make him take a -1 AC penalty, however. Rule 0, or DM fiat, is king. Here's the chain for the unfamiliar: 3: 1d2 4-5: 1d3 6-8: 1d4 9-12: 1d6 13-15: 1d8 16-17: 1d10 18: 1d12 [/QUOTE]

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