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<blockquote data-quote="Philotomy Jurament" data-source="post: 4663689" data-attributes="member: 20854">I play OD&amp;D.&nbsp; A normal man can take 1-6 hit points of damage before dying.&nbsp; A successful hit from a weapon does 1-6 points of damage.&nbsp; Thus, it's possible to kill a normal man with a single hit.&nbsp; (<a href="http://www.philotomy.com/#damage" target="_blank">See here for more on damage and hit points.</a>) Strength doesn't modify damage in the 3-18 range (although Ogres get a +2, so the modifiers start just outside the range of human strength).&nbsp; Constitution gives you a +1 per hit die if you have a score of 15 or better. (<a href="http://www.philotomy.com/#bonuses" target="_blank">See here for more on ability scores &amp; bonuses.</a>)&nbsp; A 1st level Fighting Man is a &quot;Veteran,&quot; so he's just a notch above a normal man.&nbsp; He gets 1d6+1 for hit dice.&nbsp; Each level after 1st makes him about &quot;1 man&quot; more capable.&nbsp; Thus, a second level Fighting Man is equivalent to 2 normal men (2d6 hit dice), and a fourth level Fighting Man (a Hero) is equivalent to four normal men (4d6 hit dice), and an eight level Fighting Man (a Superhero) is equivalent to about eight normal men (8d6+2 hit dice). Additionally, when fighting &quot;normal&quot; enemies (i.e. those with 1HD or less), a Fighting Man can attack a number of times equal to his level.&nbsp; So a 4th level Hero in melee with a group of normal men (with 1HD) or goblins (with 1-1HD) could attack four times per melee round.&nbsp; However, if the normal men were led by a Veteran (1+1HD), the Hero would only get a single attack per melee round.&nbsp; Likewise, if the goblins were led by a Hobgoblin, the Hero would only get a single attack.&nbsp; This is OD&amp;D's &quot;mow down the mooks&quot; rule -- you can slice and dice, but if a &quot;fantastic&quot; enemy engages you, that demands your attention, to some degree.&nbsp; (This is stuff derived from Chainmail and the OD&amp;D FAQ printed in Strategic Review -- <a href="http://www.philotomy.com/#multiple_attacks" target="_blank">see here</a>.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Philotomy Jurament, post: 4663689, member: 20854"] I play OD&D. A normal man can take 1-6 hit points of damage before dying. A successful hit from a weapon does 1-6 points of damage. Thus, it's possible to kill a normal man with a single hit. ([url=http://www.philotomy.com/#damage]See here for more on damage and hit points.[/url]) Strength doesn't modify damage in the 3-18 range (although Ogres get a +2, so the modifiers start just outside the range of human strength). Constitution gives you a +1 per hit die if you have a score of 15 or better. ([url=http://www.philotomy.com/#bonuses]See here for more on ability scores & bonuses.[/url]) A 1st level Fighting Man is a "Veteran," so he's just a notch above a normal man. He gets 1d6+1 for hit dice. Each level after 1st makes him about "1 man" more capable. Thus, a second level Fighting Man is equivalent to 2 normal men (2d6 hit dice), and a fourth level Fighting Man (a Hero) is equivalent to four normal men (4d6 hit dice), and an eight level Fighting Man (a Superhero) is equivalent to about eight normal men (8d6+2 hit dice). Additionally, when fighting "normal" enemies (i.e. those with 1HD or less), a Fighting Man can attack a number of times equal to his level. So a 4th level Hero in melee with a group of normal men (with 1HD) or goblins (with 1-1HD) could attack four times per melee round. However, if the normal men were led by a Veteran (1+1HD), the Hero would only get a single attack per melee round. Likewise, if the goblins were led by a Hobgoblin, the Hero would only get a single attack. This is OD&D's "mow down the mooks" rule -- you can slice and dice, but if a "fantastic" enemy engages you, that demands your attention, to some degree. (This is stuff derived from [i]Chainmail[/i] and the OD&D FAQ printed in [i]Strategic Review[/i] -- [url=http://www.philotomy.com/#multiple_attacks]see here[/url].) [/QUOTE]

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