D&D 5E The Fighter Class and superiority dice

[Tony Vargas]

I'd probably give the target a saving throw (in the round after a successful grapple check, assuming the target doesn't escape) to avoid the broken bone. I wonder if that sort of thing would throw a wrench into the system - if you should go through HP like [MENTION=907]Staffan[/MENTION] suggests. My gut feeling is that it would still work okay.

I think the philosophy of 5e is that the DM should trust his gut, and that the system treats wrenches as lubricant.

 

[Staffan]

I'd probably give the target a saving throw (in the round after a successful grapple check, assuming the target doesn't escape) to avoid the broken bone. I wonder if that sort of thing would throw a wrench into the system - if you should go through HP like [MENTION=907]Staffan[/MENTION] suggests. My gut feeling is that it would still work okay.

My reasoning is that your hit points are your defensive skills (among other things). Someone with a lot of hit points left should be able to avoid a broken arm from someone grappling him, just like he should be able to avoid a broken arm from someone hitting him with a hammer.

Remember, 5e is a system where even a paralyzed or unconscious creature still has their hit points as a defensive measure - attacking a paralyzed or unconscious creature has advantage and is an automatic crit in melee (if you hit), but it's still going to take a while to kill someone with 100 hp that way.