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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 5908523" data-attributes="member: 386">Maybe?&nbsp; I'm not sure what you mean by narrative.The idea is simple: just like in the rest of the game, the player describes their character's action.&nbsp; e.g. &quot;I beat aside the orc's sword and punch him in the throat with my spiked gauntlet.&quot;&nbsp; Since all attack rolls are going to be opposed, dice need to be rolled.&nbsp; Modifiers are added based on the character's action.&nbsp; The DC is determined by the character's action.&nbsp; e.g. &quot;I stab through his armour&quot; vs. &quot;I tackle his legs&quot;.Where you part with traditional D&amp;D combat is when you deal with the effect: does a spiked gauntlet deal 1d4+STR damage no matter the character's action, does any attack to the throat deal 2d6+STR damage, or do all lethal attacks deal 1d6+STR (for brute force) or +DEX (for precision) damage?&nbsp; Or do you drop HP and rely on the DM to describe the effect?&nbsp; Damage and HP are abstract; that's why I think that, in order to get &quot;infinite&quot; options you'd need to drop the abstraction.Yeah, that sounds right.&nbsp; I think in D&amp;D a middle ground could be achieved by weapon selection; similar to 3E, but without its dissociated mechanics.&nbsp; (That is, game mechanics &quot;which have no association with the game world.&quot;)&nbsp; i.e. A longsword can be used to trip, and failing the roll shouldn't necessarily mean that you have to drop the sword or face a trip in response - it's possible based on what the character's actions are, but not necessary.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 5908523, member: 386"] Maybe? I'm not sure what you mean by narrative. The idea is simple: just like in the rest of the game, the player describes their character's action. e.g. "I beat aside the orc's sword and punch him in the throat with my spiked gauntlet." Since all attack rolls are going to be opposed, dice need to be rolled. Modifiers are added based on the character's action. The DC is determined by the character's action. e.g. "I stab through his armour" vs. "I tackle his legs". Where you part with traditional D&D combat is when you deal with the effect: does a spiked gauntlet deal 1d4+STR damage no matter the character's action, does any attack to the throat deal 2d6+STR damage, or do all lethal attacks deal 1d6+STR (for brute force) or +DEX (for precision) damage? Or do you drop HP and rely on the DM to describe the effect? Damage and HP are abstract; that's why I think that, in order to get "infinite" options you'd need to drop the abstraction. Yeah, that sounds right. I think in D&D a middle ground could be achieved by weapon selection; similar to 3E, but without its dissociated mechanics. (That is, game mechanics "which have no association with the game world.") i.e. A longsword can be used to trip, and failing the roll shouldn't necessarily mean that you have to drop the sword or face a trip in response - it's possible based on what the character's actions are, but not necessary. [/QUOTE]

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