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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 6320355" data-attributes="member: 63">I would call it a "Wound Points/Hit Points" system. Did that attack 'wound' me, or just 'hit' me? A 'hit' jostles me, bruises, draws a bit of blood, or causes short-term psychological fatigue. A 'wound' impairs me and has a consequence that lasts more than a day.What I would want from a system like this is:* PCs and most humanoid foes are mostly HP, with some WP. Big monsters are mostly WP, with little or no HP.* Barring rare circumstances, you shouldn't be able to cause wounds without first depleting all of a character's HP. Exceptions might be when someone is paralyzed, a few specific spells or magic items that sever limbs (like Snape did in Harry Potter 7), and possibly 'skill challenges' to assassinate someone. (Not just Stealth vs. Perception, but a half dozen die rolls to get into perfect position to strike without alerting your target.)* It should be possible to make called-shots against body parts when a foe is out of HP. Chop off beholder eyestalks or gouge out its central eye. Slash off hydra heads and cauterize the stump. Wound a dragon's wing so it has to land. Stuff like that.* Make it hard to be repetitive. If all trolls have a ton of WP, and you figure out one time that chopping off a troll's leg makes it easy to kill, you shouldn't be able to always chop off its leg with certainty. Maybe it gets a save or something to only suffer a minor wound instead of a severe one.</blockquote>

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