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<blockquote data-quote="The Sigil" data-source="post: 238648" data-attributes="member: 2013">Combat more deadly... the simple solution...I haven't examined the effects on game balance, but then, we're discussing the fact that we don't consider hp balanced to begin with, right?It seems to me that a VERY simple and elegant way of making combat more deadly in a hurry is to make every successful hit do a little bit of Constitution damage - say, 1 point for a hit and 2 points for a critical hit.&nbsp; The Constitution damage suffered in this way (from combat) is healed normally with one notable exception - at the end of combat, when his wounds are bound and staunched, a character regains half the Constitution points he lost during the combat (round down).This takes into account the fact that a bunch of little piddly hits do eventually add up and take their toll.&nbsp; Furthermore, it makes hits a lot more deadly.&nbsp; The 20th level fighter with a 14 Constitution and 200 hp takes a hit that does 1 point of damage, and he's down to... no, not 199 hp, but rather 179 hp (due to his Con bonus decreasing).&nbsp; If he takes 8 more &quot;piddly&quot; 1 point hits, he's lost 8 more hp directly to the hits, but has also lost another 80 hp due to Con loss... bringing him down under 100 hp (to 91).I would also suggest that force effects (specifically Magic Missile) and probably all magical effects not deal this kind of damage - this is slash/bludgeon/pierce only.&nbsp; Otherwise a 6th-level sorcerer becomes ultra-deadly.I think this makes combat much more deadly without requiring a major overhaul of the system.&nbsp; Thoughts?--The Sigil</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Sigil, post: 238648, member: 2013"] [b]Combat more deadly... the simple solution...[/b] I haven't examined the effects on game balance, but then, we're discussing the fact that we don't consider hp balanced to begin with, right? It seems to me that a VERY simple and elegant way of making combat more deadly in a hurry is to make every successful hit do a little bit of Constitution damage - say, 1 point for a hit and 2 points for a critical hit. The Constitution damage suffered in this way (from combat) is healed normally with one notable exception - at the end of combat, when his wounds are bound and staunched, a character regains half the Constitution points he lost during the combat (round down). This takes into account the fact that a bunch of little piddly hits do eventually add up and take their toll. Furthermore, it makes hits a lot more deadly. The 20th level fighter with a 14 Constitution and 200 hp takes a hit that does 1 point of damage, and he's down to... no, not 199 hp, but rather 179 hp (due to his Con bonus decreasing). If he takes 8 more "piddly" 1 point hits, he's lost 8 more hp directly to the hits, but has also lost another 80 hp due to Con loss... bringing him down under 100 hp (to 91). I would also suggest that force effects (specifically Magic Missile) and probably all magical effects not deal this kind of damage - this is slash/bludgeon/pierce only. Otherwise a 6th-level sorcerer becomes ultra-deadly. I think this makes combat much more deadly without requiring a major overhaul of the system. Thoughts? --The Sigil [/QUOTE]

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