Ankh-Morpork Guard
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Woah...another amazingly powerful casting of True Rez...that's two in one week.
"THIS does only 1d4 damage?!"
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Gez
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Krieg said:
Well, if the dagger only hits fat, no vital organ is hit, and the barbarian lives.
But if you meant coup de grâce, then the Barbarian may die. He may also succeed at his Fort save, since Barbarian typically have good Fort scores, and a DC based on 2d4 will not be that high, unless the dagger was wielded by Herakles.
Rothnoran
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Yes, the whole HP idea in D&D is just a game mechanic. Weapons, do not do more or less damage, the way in which they hit you does more or less damage. A 9' dagger through the chest will likely kill you while being clubbed on the chest with the flat of a long sword (a very poor strike indeed) will probably not harm you at all (depending on armor).
A better system would be one in which everyones Hps (or health) was set a character creation...base it on Con and size or some such. You never gain any more health unless you increase in size or Con. Then, give everyone a defense rating (what you need to roll better then to hit). However much over that roll you make is the amount of damage (Ex: Defense of 10, you roll 20 you do 10 damage.) Armor adds damage reduction. There could also be modifiers to damage based on weapon size, two-handed use etc.
With this system, even the 10th level hero has to run from the town guard (if there is a enough of them).
Yes, the whole HP idea in D&D is just a game mechanic. Weapons, do not do more or less damage, the way in which they hit you does more or less damage. A 9' dagger through the chest will likely kill you while being clubbed on the chest with the flat of a long sword (a very poor strike indeed) will probably not harm you at all (depending on armor).
A better system would be one in which everyones Hps (or health) was set a character creation...base it on Con and size or some such. You never gain any more health unless you increase in size or Con. Then, give everyone a defense rating (what you need to roll better then to hit). However much over that roll you make is the amount of damage (Ex: Defense of 10, you roll 20 you do 10 damage.) Armor adds damage reduction. There could also be modifiers to damage based on weapon size, two-handed use etc.
With this system, even the 10th level hero has to run from the town guard (if there is a enough of them).
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