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<blockquote data-quote="Shades of Green" data-source="post: 4210052" data-attributes="member: 3297">A few tips for describing combat:Hitting with high damage (relatively for the target's HP, that is) should be described in gory terms, especially if it kills the target. A 1st-level Fighter who manages to kill a previously-undamaged 8-hp Goblin in one blow from his longsword has probably beheaded it; if it was a crit rolling the full 16 damage it might have even cut the goblin's torso in two. If the target isn't killed but has a large part of its HP blown away in one attack, most NPCs and monsters would scream loudly.Hitting for low damage (relatively for the target's HP, that is) should be described as a scratch or flesh wound, and the target should groan or even mutter a curse.A near miss (which would've hit if the target was unarmored) should be described as blocked by armor. Misses by greater numbers should either be bad swings or dodged blows.Also, use your surroundings. If the PCs, for example, interrupt 3 Orcs sitting around a table and drinking ale, the Orcs would probably throw the mugs or even the chairs at the PCs before drawing out their swords. Fire/electricity spells in places with flammable materials would produce explosions and conflagrations.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shades of Green, post: 4210052, member: 3297"] A few tips for describing combat: Hitting with high damage (relatively for the target's HP, that is) should be described in gory terms, especially if it kills the target. A 1st-level Fighter who manages to kill a previously-undamaged 8-hp Goblin in one blow from his longsword has probably beheaded it; if it was a crit rolling the full 16 damage it might have even cut the goblin's torso in two. If the target isn't killed but has a large part of its HP blown away in one attack, most NPCs and monsters would scream loudly. Hitting for low damage (relatively for the target's HP, that is) should be described as a scratch or flesh wound, and the target should groan or even mutter a curse. A near miss (which would've hit if the target was unarmored) should be described as blocked by armor. Misses by greater numbers should either be bad swings or dodged blows. Also, use your surroundings. If the PCs, for example, interrupt 3 Orcs sitting around a table and drinking ale, the Orcs would probably throw the mugs or even the chairs at the PCs before drawing out their swords. Fire/electricity spells in places with flammable materials would produce explosions and conflagrations. [/QUOTE]

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