Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 7/26/84) 6/24/83; site drutx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!drutx!slb From: slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) Newsgroups: net.games.frp Subject: Re: ad&d mods for lesser damage Message-ID: <150@drutx.UUCP> Date: Fri, 4-Oct-85 17:37:48 EDT Article-I.D.: drutx.150 Posted: Fri Oct 4 17:37:48 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Oct-85 07:39:26 EDT Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 46 >dove@mit-bug.UUCP (Web Dove) writes: >1) Roll all damage >All adjustments to the damage of a weapon (magical plusses, ranger >bonus vs giants, elf bonus with sword/bow, monk bonus with weapon, >strength bonus ...) contribute to an additional die that is rolled and >added to the basic dice of the weapon. I rather like this. I do get tired of characters who do 22 points damage or such just by connecting with a target. (Probably because I never seem to be one of those characters :-) It seems a bit unrealistic that some characters always do incredible damage when they hit. I would probably have a mutiny on my hands if I used this, but might give it a try. My only argument is when you say: >(e.g. a +20 sword is possible though unlikely). I had thought that +6 or so was the max. I don't have my books with me here at work, so I may be wrong. Not that it matters much, but who is playing the variant here, us or you? (We play it so variant, that I lose track.) >2) damage reduction >AC lower than 9 allows you to roll a damage reduction at the end of >the round (i.e. after all creatures have swung at you). Not so sure about this one. After all, your lower AC already means you are harder to hit. Are you sure this doesn't unbalance the game? It does make logical sense, though. Thanks for some interesting things to think about. This is the kind of posting I like to see in this group. -- Sue Brezden Real World: Room 1B17 Net World: ihnp4!drutx!slb AT&T Information Systems 11900 North Pecos Westminster, Co. 80234 (303)538-3829 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your god may be dead, but mine aren't. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~