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<blockquote data-quote="Klaus" data-source="post: 2410552" data-attributes="member: 607">I use a d20 variant of the Buffy RPG mechanic.A stake is essentially a &quot;piercing&quot; club (medium damage 1d6, crit 20/x2).If you score a critical hit with your stake, calculate the regular damage for the attack (without the crit) and for the crit (x2). If the critical hit damage is enough to bring the vampire to 0 hp or lower, the stake has pierced the heart and the vamp goes POOF! If not, then the vampire only suffers the regular damage. A kind DM can rule that stakes bypass a vampire's DR (I do).Same goes for beheading. If you do enough damage with a slashing weapon's critical hit to bring the vampire's hp to 0 or lower, you have severed its head and it dies instantly. If not, the vamp suffers only the weapon's regular damage.This reflects the role of hp as the &quot;ability to turn deadly blows into near misses&quot; and such. So, like in Buffy, you'll want to pound that vampire for a while before trying to stake or behead it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Klaus, post: 2410552, member: 607"] I use a d20 variant of the Buffy RPG mechanic. A stake is essentially a "piercing" club (medium damage 1d6, crit 20/x2). If you score a critical hit with your stake, calculate the regular damage for the attack (without the crit) and for the crit (x2). If the critical hit damage is enough to bring the vampire to 0 hp or lower, the stake has pierced the heart and the vamp goes POOF! If not, then the vampire only suffers the regular damage. A kind DM can rule that stakes bypass a vampire's DR (I do). Same goes for beheading. If you do enough damage with a slashing weapon's critical hit to bring the vampire's hp to 0 or lower, you have severed its head and it dies instantly. If not, the vamp suffers only the weapon's regular damage. This reflects the role of hp as the "ability to turn deadly blows into near misses" and such. So, like in Buffy, you'll want to pound that vampire for a while before trying to stake or behead it. [/QUOTE]

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