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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Upper_Krust" data-source="post: 237201" data-attributes="member: 326">Hi all! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />As most know, I like a bit of Epic Level Gaming; these sorts of levels are where mechanics start to unravel in D&D.I agree with SableWyvern though that its still fun. Yes. Thats exactly what I have been saying! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:"  data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" />I meant we could explain superior base damage to compensate for inferior armour penetration.Piercing weapons will have minimal surface contact (point); then slashing weaponry (edge) and finally crushing weaponry (area).eg. Versus an unarmed Commoner a Spear might deal 1d6 damage while a Warhammer 1d10.Versus a soldier in Full Platemail (reducing damage by 8); the spear would deal 1d6-2 whereas the Warhammer 1d10-8. Obviously piercing weapons are more useful against heavily armoured foes (notably so with regards dragons etc.) whereas crushing weapons are more useful against unarmoured targets.I know medieval 'warhammers' were like this (notably the martel; represented by most of the picks in the PHB), but you should take a look at the Warhammer illustration in the Players Handbook. Its a big breezeblock on a stick! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Even so the contact area will be greater than either piercing or slashing weaponry.Obviously 'pointed' warhammers would be piercing weapons (though I would label these Martels/Picks to avoid confusion)So you use armour as absorbing damage in D&D. I wasn't. I'm just messing about with a few ideas here and using real world analogies to explain my reasoning.I still say there are improvements that can be made; some easily incorporated (like armour reducing damage) and others requiring more effort (hit points; proper strength; skill/BAB/Hit Dice)</blockquote>

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