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<blockquote data-quote="nopantsyet" data-source="post: 83642" data-attributes="member: 3109">I prefer a combination.&nbsp; The players roll damage and I provide a description based on how severe the blow was in terms of the opponents overall strength.&nbsp; So if a character deals 5 hp to a Ghour Demon (avg. 114 HP) it's a &quot;nick&quot; or a &quot;glancing blow.&quot;&nbsp; If, on the other hand, the character deals 25 HP, then I describe it as &quot;a huge gash across it's chest&quot; or a &quot;solid strike to the shoulder&quot; or whatever.&nbsp; They don't track the damage they've dealt, but they have a sense of it and after dishing out 80 or 90 HP and the thing is still standing, they know they have been beating on it and it's still going so it's a pretty tough creature.&nbsp; As far as describing the condition of the monster as it takes damage, I use a rough rule of the first ~50% of total HP doesn't slow it down much, the next 25% it's taking noticable damage, then not until the last 25% do they notice any signs that the thing might be weakening.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nopantsyet, post: 83642, member: 3109"] I prefer a combination. The players roll damage and I provide a description based on how severe the blow was in terms of the opponents overall strength. So if a character deals 5 hp to a Ghour Demon (avg. 114 HP) it's a "nick" or a "glancing blow." If, on the other hand, the character deals 25 HP, then I describe it as "a huge gash across it's chest" or a "solid strike to the shoulder" or whatever. They don't track the damage they've dealt, but they have a sense of it and after dishing out 80 or 90 HP and the thing is still standing, they know they have been beating on it and it's still going so it's a pretty tough creature. As far as describing the condition of the monster as it takes damage, I use a rough rule of the first ~50% of total HP doesn't slow it down much, the next 25% it's taking noticable damage, then not until the last 25% do they notice any signs that the thing might be weakening. [/QUOTE]

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