D&D 5E House Rule: Weapons Do Something On a Miss

[DND_Reborn]

BY BEING ENGAGED IN MELEE COMBAT.

FYI it is better to use italics: by being engaged in melee combat. for emphasis than all caps.

Unless you actually meant to yell? In which case, not recommended but ok...

 

[Fenris-77]

Could my mace sing show tunes when I whiff? That would be keen. Oh, wait, even better, I have twin short swords called Stadler and Waldorf that comment on every miss... That's the worst swing I've ever seen...

 

[embee]

That's true, though I've found in 5e it's a little more challenging to be a "sticky" melee combatant since you only get one reaction per round.

In which case, 5e may not be for you. Have you considered Pathfinder?

 

[Vaalingrade]

FYI it is better to use italics: by being engaged in melee combat. for emphasis than all caps.

Unless you actually meant to yell? In which case, not recommended but ok...

It does get the message of 'stop trying to be interesting and go back to swinging heavy things' through very clearly though. Not sure that was the intent but...

Edit:

Ah, so it was 'get out of this game' instead.

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

If there are bonuses for barely missing on the attack roll, there should be minuses when missing very badly, almost like a mini-fumble.

 

[embee]

FYI it is better to use italics: by being engaged in melee combat. for emphasis than all caps.

Unless you actually meant to yell? In which case, not recommended but ok...

My phone doesn't have Ctrl-I

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

My phone doesn't have Ctrl-I

Mine doesn't either, but you can type in the actual BBCode. [ i ] [ /i ] minus the spaces

 

[DND_Reborn]

My phone doesn't have Ctrl-I

Also, an asterisk (*) works as the forum uses markup. So, before and after a word should put it in italics, as I just did. Try it to see if it works on your phone, it might or might not?

 

[BookTenTiger]

In which case, 5e may not be for you. Have you considered Pathfinder?

???

Sometimes I like to play around with House Rule ideas. It's pretty disheartening to have someone tell you that 5e isn't for you because you like to make house rules.

 

[Horwath]

Point with effects on a miss:
Why are those effects not activated on a hit also?

Why would you get +1 to AC when you miss, when hitting an opponent would surely make him even more unbalanced or you in even more advantageous position.

So, some amount of damage is still the best way to add some effect of a miss. Unless you have a rider on your attack and you could have reduced effect of that rider.

As for damage, half of minimum damage is OK on a miss if you combats lasts too long.

I.E. greatsword with 2d6+3 damage would do 2 damage on a miss.
Might include that targets that have COVER reduce this damage by cover bonus to AC and anyone that takes DODGE action does not suffer damage on a miss