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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GlassJaw" data-source="post: 2310741" data-attributes="member: 22103">Here's another thread as I continue on my quest to alter, tweak, gut, and disembowel the d20 hp/damage system.   <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" /> Since SW doesn't have many instances of sneak attack damage (none of the core classes have it, I think one PrC does IIRC), there aren't really any special rules for handling sneak attack damage in the case of a critical hit.  Even a sneak attack of 1d6 or 2d6 has a good chance of killing someone outright.UA suggests toning down sneak attack damage (or extra damage dice) for critical hits, specifically granting a +1 bonus to the WP damage.  I kind of like that rule.Now my question is what if the character has very few VP's left and they get hit with a sneak attack?  Let's say they have 5 VP's left and they get hit with a 5d6 sneak attack.  They don't have many VP's left to absorb that attack.  Even if they have a high Con score, there is a good chance they are going to be dropped into negative WP's.So does this make sneak attack damage too powerful in the VP/WP system?  Should sneak attack damage be reduced as soon as the damage enters WP territory?</blockquote>