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<blockquote data-quote="Big J Money" data-source="post: 7882784" data-attributes="member: 70533">Yeah, in my post above, I was tempted under the Direct Damage optional rule to suggest using crits to take away Vitality, but it's just so apparent that it will result in many unavoidable deaths at any level, in a way that doesn't match with D&amp;D's play (in any edition).&nbsp; Actually, the irony is that it would result in more deaths at higher level, where damage dice are higher.I still think there is some merit in the concept of criticals being real wounds that bypass defenses.&nbsp; Perhaps give every creature a separate &quot;natural crit damage&quot;?&nbsp; The weakest creatures would get 1d4 + Str, and the most epic of creatures would get 1d12 + Str.&nbsp; There would never be any other bonuses to this die, no matter what.&nbsp; When a creature hits, they roll the crit die instead of their normal attack damage.&nbsp; This should rarely insta-kill anyone but would always result in a wound, and somewhat often in a mortal wound.&nbsp; Suffering multiple crits in a row is where it gets deadly, but you've had your warning by that point.&nbsp; You have already suffered a grievous blow, and if you continue to fight, that was a risk your hero chose to take.&nbsp; I hope this battle is worth it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Big J Money, post: 7882784, member: 70533"] Yeah, in my post above, I was tempted under the [B]Direct Damage [/B]optional rule to suggest using crits to take away Vitality, but it's just so apparent that it will result in many unavoidable deaths at any level, in a way that doesn't match with D&D's play (in any edition). Actually, the irony is that it would result in more deaths at higher level, where damage dice are higher. I still think there is some merit in the concept of criticals being real wounds that bypass defenses. Perhaps give every creature a separate "natural crit damage"? The weakest creatures would get 1d4 + Str, and the most epic of creatures would get 1d12 + Str. There would never be any other bonuses to this die, no matter what. When a creature hits, they roll the crit die instead of their normal attack damage. This should rarely insta-kill anyone but would always result in a wound, and somewhat often in a mortal wound. Suffering multiple crits in a row is where it gets deadly, but you've had your warning by that point. You have already suffered a grievous blow, and if you continue to fight, that was a risk your hero chose to take. I hope this battle is worth it. [/QUOTE]

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