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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 6790325" data-attributes="member: 23751">Yeah, but there's no way for the PC to know hit points and damage from visible effects.&nbsp; A PC fighting a 30 hit point ogre could crit in round one, missing entirely as the ogre luckily dodges out of the way.&nbsp; That PC would not know he dealt any damage.&nbsp; 3 rounds later he hits again, missing two more times for no damage and then hitting for 10 points, causing a small gash in the ogre's arm.&nbsp; He just did less damage, but it was the only hit he could see, and even then some of it was skill as the ogre blocked the attack from doing more with his arm.&nbsp; 2 rounds later he hits again for 5 points of damage killing the ogre.&nbsp; This is the weakest attack, but it the sword takes the ogre through chest and heart killing it.&nbsp; From the PC's perspective, this is the greatest hit he has had, and the one that did the most damage, even though it was the weakest and did only 1/3 of the crit damage in round one.A PC can get very imprecise info.&nbsp; Only the player is going to be tracking numbers and have a clear idea of what is going on.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 6790325, member: 23751"] Yeah, but there's no way for the PC to know hit points and damage from visible effects. A PC fighting a 30 hit point ogre could crit in round one, missing entirely as the ogre luckily dodges out of the way. That PC would not know he dealt any damage. 3 rounds later he hits again, missing two more times for no damage and then hitting for 10 points, causing a small gash in the ogre's arm. He just did less damage, but it was the only hit he could see, and even then some of it was skill as the ogre blocked the attack from doing more with his arm. 2 rounds later he hits again for 5 points of damage killing the ogre. This is the weakest attack, but it the sword takes the ogre through chest and heart killing it. From the PC's perspective, this is the greatest hit he has had, and the one that did the most damage, even though it was the weakest and did only 1/3 of the crit damage in round one. A PC can get very imprecise info. Only the player is going to be tracking numbers and have a clear idea of what is going on. [/QUOTE]

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