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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 7203450" data-attributes="member: 15700">No it doesn't.&nbsp; Whether it's one point attack or six doesn't matter because they are all still specifically targeted point attacks in a specific location, and not an entire are of affect all at once.&nbsp; So even over the course of an entire minute of combat, if your attack roll misses, it very well can mean every single attack attempt you made in that round misses.&nbsp; It's why, and how, we interpret attack rolls like, &quot;Oh!&nbsp; You missed by 8, so your ax swings way wide and only manages to get air!&quot; or &quot;You only missed by 1, so your sword bounces of his shield&quot;, and why a natural 1 is ALWAYS considered a miss.This idea that some people view a missed attack roll as a miss as some sort of badwrong needs to end.&nbsp; And this idea that people against damage on a miss are somehow badwrong also needs to end.&nbsp; It not only is entirely reasonable to think that a missed attack roll = a miss based on how the mechanics of the game work, but also backed up not only by how we narrate attack rolls during the game, but also by the fact it flat out tells us that certain attack rolls will completely miss (like a natural 1).&nbsp; So even if several attacks are made in a round, a missed attack roll can very easily mean all attempts missed the target.&nbsp; This is especially true when we are talking about ranged weapons.&nbsp; Heck, there are even rules for overshooting or hitting someone else when you miss with a ranged attack roll.I know what HP are.&nbsp; I quoted the 1e PHB earlier in the thread defining what they are.&nbsp; Still doesn't mean that a missed attack roll can't be a complete miss of the target, and how DoaM doesn't sit well with a lot of people.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 7203450, member: 15700"] No it doesn't. Whether it's one point attack or six doesn't matter because they are all still specifically targeted point attacks in a specific location, and not an entire are of affect all at once. So even over the course of an entire minute of combat, if your attack roll misses, it very well can mean every single attack attempt you made in that round misses. It's why, and how, we interpret attack rolls like, "Oh! You missed by 8, so your ax swings way wide and only manages to get air!" or "You only missed by 1, so your sword bounces of his shield", and why a natural 1 is ALWAYS considered a miss. This idea that some people view a missed attack roll as a miss as some sort of badwrong needs to end. And this idea that people against damage on a miss are somehow badwrong also needs to end. It not only is entirely reasonable to think that a missed attack roll = a miss based on how the mechanics of the game work, but also backed up not only by how we narrate attack rolls during the game, but also by the fact it flat out tells us that certain attack rolls will completely miss (like a natural 1). So even if several attacks are made in a round, a missed attack roll can very easily mean all attempts missed the target. This is especially true when we are talking about ranged weapons. Heck, there are even rules for overshooting or hitting someone else when you miss with a ranged attack roll. I know what HP are. I quoted the 1e PHB earlier in the thread defining what they are. Still doesn't mean that a missed attack roll can't be a complete miss of the target, and how DoaM doesn't sit well with a lot of people. [/QUOTE]

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