Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="shilsen" data-source="post: 2111375" data-attributes="member: 198">Like DarkMaster above, I vary the description based on the target's nature, its hp and how much damage the attack did. So the player whose PC did 15 pts and hears either a "Your mace bounces off his shield, causing him to wince at the impact" and "Your mace crunches into his side and he screams in pain as you hear a rib crack" knows that the first enemy is much healthier than the latter. I use a fair amount of description since I track PC hp myself, so my players rely on my descriptions to know how they're doing. But I try to keep it quick and precise, rather than bogging down combat with literary verbiage.</blockquote>