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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801718" data-source="post: 7035478">I've never tried rules like this, in all my many years of gaming.&nbsp; It's just not something that would appeal to my group.&nbsp; Really though, if the players have all their character info but HP, it's just shifting the HP tracking from player to GM.&nbsp; It won't do anything to improve immersion in the adventure.&nbsp; What does improve immersion is all those descriptions you give.&nbsp; You can still be descriptive in your combats and really draw the players in.&nbsp; HP tracking is just numbers.&nbsp; So if you want the group to really be immersed in what's happening just give them a lot of detail and description.&nbsp; Nothing else is needed.&nbsp; Let players keep agency of their characters.&nbsp; The GM sets the stage and that determines how attached the group is to the adventure.&nbsp; These rules seems like added work for the GM, which slows down the game and takes people out of the game.So just be descriptive.&nbsp; That's really all it takes for some good immersion.&nbsp; You can add in some music if you like.&nbsp; Trying to change the game aspects of D&amp;D won't do anything to make the experience more immersive.&nbsp; The mechanics are just there to resolve combat and challenges.&nbsp; The immersion comes from a good story and good descriptions on everyone's part.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guest 6801718, post: 7035478"] I've never tried rules like this, in all my many years of gaming. It's just not something that would appeal to my group. Really though, if the players have all their character info but HP, it's just shifting the HP tracking from player to GM. It won't do anything to improve immersion in the adventure. What does improve immersion is all those descriptions you give. You can still be descriptive in your combats and really draw the players in. HP tracking is just numbers. So if you want the group to really be immersed in what's happening just give them a lot of detail and description. Nothing else is needed. Let players keep agency of their characters. The GM sets the stage and that determines how attached the group is to the adventure. These rules seems like added work for the GM, which slows down the game and takes people out of the game. So just be descriptive. That's really all it takes for some good immersion. You can add in some music if you like. Trying to change the game aspects of D&D won't do anything to make the experience more immersive. The mechanics are just there to resolve combat and challenges. The immersion comes from a good story and good descriptions on everyone's part. [/QUOTE]

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