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<blockquote data-quote="77IM" data-source="post: 6762702" data-attributes="member: 12377">Here's an important one:Fields grant a pool of buffer HP against hypersonic/energy attacksThis is VERY easy to track and doesn't slow down game play at all (the way damage reduction or dice-roll damage reduction would). It also allows you to have different quality fields with different sized pools. One problem is scaling with level gets weird. I envision something like this:Standard field: 10 HP at 1st level + 5 HP per additional level+1 field: 12 HP at 1st level + 6 HP per additional level+2 field: 14 HP at 1st level + 7 HP per additional level+3 field: 16 HP at 1st level + 8 HP per additional levelThe field resets on a short rest, and maybe spellcasters can refill it (a recharge field spell that restores 1d8 per spell level, + spellcasting ability). Or you could lower the field pool size and have it regenerate during combat; that could lead to an interesting dynamic where people who's fields are depleted have to take cover or close to melee...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="77IM, post: 6762702, member: 12377"] Here's an important one: [B]Fields grant a pool of buffer HP against hypersonic/energy attacks[/B] This is VERY easy to track and doesn't slow down game play at all (the way damage reduction or dice-roll damage reduction would). It also allows you to have different quality fields with different sized pools. One problem is scaling with level gets weird. I envision something like this: Standard field: 10 HP at 1st level + 5 HP per additional level [I]+1 field[/I]: 12 HP at 1st level + 6 HP per additional level [I]+2 field[/I]: 14 HP at 1st level + 7 HP per additional level [I]+3 field[/I]: 16 HP at 1st level + 8 HP per additional level The field resets on a short rest, and maybe spellcasters can refill it (a [I]recharge field[/I] spell that restores 1d8 per spell level, + spellcasting ability). Or you could lower the field pool size and have it regenerate during combat; that could lead to an interesting dynamic where people who's fields are depleted have to take cover or close to melee... [/QUOTE]

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