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<blockquote data-quote="Caliban" data-source="post: 7181824" data-attributes="member: 284">The only reason I would consider it is because bullets are generally considered to be far more damaging than a melee weapon or bow/crossbow.&nbsp;&nbsp; In a fantasy setting I consider them to be more on par with spells than mundane weapons.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can model this in various ways (bypassing armor, lots of damage dice, their own damage type, etc.).&nbsp; &nbsp; The more realistic you want it to be, the more complicated it becomes though. The OP wanted something similar to modern day kevlar/ballistic plates, so I suggested Resistance - when you get hit with a bullet while wearing a kevlar vest, you still end up with heavy bruising and possibly cracked ribs - but it's a lot less than you would have otherwise.&nbsp;&nbsp; I also know that due to the way kevlar works, a piercing weapon (like a knife) tends to slide between the fibers.&nbsp;&nbsp; So I didn't think flat resistance to piercing damage would be appropriate.So, to make things super simple (in keeping with the spirit of 5e) - make damage from firearms something akin to their own elemental damage type and have&nbsp; materials like kevlar give Resistance to that damage.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; You could also do things like having them ignore the AC from armor (or only the ac from light and medium armor), unless they are lined with kevlar, etc.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Caliban, post: 7181824, member: 284"] The only reason I would consider it is because bullets are generally considered to be far more damaging than a melee weapon or bow/crossbow. In a fantasy setting I consider them to be more on par with spells than mundane weapons. You can model this in various ways (bypassing armor, lots of damage dice, their own damage type, etc.). The more realistic you want it to be, the more complicated it becomes though. The OP wanted something similar to modern day kevlar/ballistic plates, so I suggested Resistance - when you get hit with a bullet while wearing a kevlar vest, you still end up with heavy bruising and possibly cracked ribs - but it's a lot less than you would have otherwise. I also know that due to the way kevlar works, a piercing weapon (like a knife) tends to slide between the fibers. So I didn't think flat resistance to piercing damage would be appropriate. So, to make things super simple (in keeping with the spirit of 5e) - make damage from firearms something akin to their own elemental damage type and have materials like kevlar give Resistance to that damage. You could also do things like having them ignore the AC from armor (or only the ac from light and medium armor), unless they are lined with kevlar, etc. [/QUOTE]

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