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<blockquote data-quote="IceBear" data-source="post: 205213" data-attributes="member: 1118">Yeah, that's a good point.&nbsp; You could look at this from a practical point of view.&nbsp; If you were capable of doing 57hp of damage with one swing, would you attack the kobold or the ogre mage?&nbsp; 3E is a game of choices, and a similar choice is here.&nbsp; You chose to attack the ring and not the wearer.&nbsp; If you were capable of doing serious damage, maybe you're better off attacking the ring wearer instead of the ring itself.Anyway, I do agree from a *realistic* standpoint, it would make sense for the damage to transfer to the wearer's hand.&nbsp; However:1) In general D&amp;D isn't realistic2) There aren't really any good rules for damaging a specific body part (I know it's briefly discussed in the DMG) or for cutting off body parts, so allowing this will open up a can of worms.Player: I attempt to chop off the wizard's handDM: You can't make a called shotPlayer: But if he was wearing a ring on that hand I could?I'd rather not go there.IceBear</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IceBear, post: 205213, member: 1118"] Yeah, that's a good point. You could look at this from a practical point of view. If you were capable of doing 57hp of damage with one swing, would you attack the kobold or the ogre mage? 3E is a game of choices, and a similar choice is here. You chose to attack the ring and not the wearer. If you were capable of doing serious damage, maybe you're better off attacking the ring wearer instead of the ring itself. Anyway, I do agree from a *realistic* standpoint, it would make sense for the damage to transfer to the wearer's hand. However: 1) In general D&D isn't realistic 2) There aren't really any good rules for damaging a specific body part (I know it's briefly discussed in the DMG) or for cutting off body parts, so allowing this will open up a can of worms. Player: I attempt to chop off the wizard's hand DM: You can't make a called shot Player: But if he was wearing a ring on that hand I could? I'd rather not go there. IceBear [/QUOTE]

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