Re: Crossbows

Are you saying that you would rather paly a game where a character gets
killed nearly everytime that he gets hit?  You must enjoy making new
characters.  Although I would not call it realistic, D&D is fun because
PC's can get into fights without facing death every time.  Otherwise, the
PC's would spend a career running.  Anything else would be stupid.  Not
much of a hero.

At 09:54 AM 7/3/98 PDT, you wrote:
>Im not saying every hit should kill, Im just pointing out the that not
>every hit is a flesh wound. If look at the possabilitys, even at 99:1
>that the wound is leathel (sp?) ewventualy the character will recive a
>lethal wound
>
>----Original Message Follows----
>Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 00:45:53 -0400 (EDT)
>From: gantr@???.edu
>Subject: Re: [SPELLJAMMER] - Crossbows
>To: spelljammer@????.com
>Reply-To: spelljammer@????.com
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>
>
>On Thu, 2 Jul 1998, Harry Bandoian wrote:
>
>> Ya in AD&D you could take a slash to the gut take 20 points of damage
>> and still survive the fight! I mean in real life your guts would be
>all
>> over the floor and youd BE DEAD!!!!! But in AD&D high level heros are
>> invinceable in real life human (elves draves..etc) are more delicate!
>I
>> mean comeon in real life a guy gets a bullet to the abdomen and dies
>in
>> AD&D a hero gets slashed hacked burned cut and diced and still manages
>> to make it out _alive_!!!
>
>In the immortal words of most action movies at some point:  "I'm fine!
>It's just a flesh wound!"
>
>As you discuss "realistic" damage assessment and hit points, remember
>that
>most high-level hit point loss is not due to sustaining actual impacts
>from weapons.  It represents the luck and skill of the higher level
>individual, and the fatigue and strain he suffers avoiding a potentially
>fatal blow.  Sure it isn't "realistic", but that's why I play
>role-playing
>games.  If I wanted realism, I'd put down my dice and go for a walk
>somewhere.  It doesn't get much more realistic than real life.
>
>Anyway, back to the hit points.  They do represent luck and skill.
>Because of that, I have finally worked out a system whereby players can
>expend hit points to improve die rolls.  I haven't tested it yet, so I
>would apreciate the feedback.
>
>Effect                                             HP Loss
>Extra +1 on hit roll (before the roll)                1
>Extra +1 on hit roll (after the roll)                 2
>Extra +1 on damage roll (before the roll)             2
>Extra +1 on damage roll (after the roll)              3
>Hit a creature which requires a magical weapon
>     to be hit (per attack)                           5 per plus
>Extra +1 on saving throw (before the roll)            2
>Extra +1 on saving throw (after the roll)             4
>
>There's probably more I could add to the chart, but I can't think of
>anything right now.  Feedback is welcome.
>
>Richard Gant
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>fighting.  In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take
>the enemy's country whole and intact;  to shatter and destroy it is not
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>it,
>to capture a regiment, a detachment, or a company entire than to destroy
>them.
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