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<blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 6051914" data-attributes="member: 3192">This is part of the attempt to make the game easier to play by making it more consistent. Unfortunately, I think this consistency is in the wrong area. It's simplifying game rules rather than the in-world sensibility (which used to be the same thing, I know).A Melee Damage Bonus from a stat modifier I can see. It's +STR when pushing a sword through your enemy's guts.A Ranged Damage Bonus from a stat might be due to a Called Shot or Sneak Attack damage to vital organs. Ranged Attack Bonuses from DEX have made sense for archers trying to hit their targets, but a Ranged Damage Bonus means... what? A substitute for attacking certain body components?A Magic Damage Bonus from a stat modifier is the biggest problem. Magic isn't about damage and isn't an attack. It can be an attack, but it was treated radically different than combat attacks. It was a world altering effect that occurred regardless of an opponent being affected or not. A Damage Bonus due to being smarter or wiser means... what? I don't know.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="howandwhy99, post: 6051914, member: 3192"] This is part of the attempt to make the game easier to play by making it more consistent. Unfortunately, I think this consistency is in the wrong area. It's simplifying game rules rather than the in-world sensibility (which used to be the same thing, I know). [U]A Melee Damage Bonus[/U] from a stat modifier I can see. It's +STR when pushing a sword through your enemy's guts. [U]A Ranged Damage Bonus[/U] from a stat might be due to a Called Shot or Sneak Attack damage to vital organs. Ranged Attack Bonuses from DEX have made sense for archers trying to hit their targets, but a Ranged Damage Bonus means... what? A substitute for attacking certain body components? [U]A Magic Damage Bonus[/U] from a stat modifier is the biggest problem. Magic isn't about damage and isn't an attack. It [I]can[/I] be an attack, but it was treated radically different than combat attacks. It was a world altering effect that occurred regardless of an opponent being affected or not. A Damage Bonus due to being smarter or wiser means... what? I don't know. [/QUOTE]

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