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Capping HP, while allowing Magic and Skills to Increase?

Started by Razor 007, August 02, 2019, 03:56:29 PM

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Chris24601

#45
August 06, 2019, 01:40:30 PM
Quote from: WillInNewHaven;1098508You probably can't just bolt "hit points don't improve" onto D&D, I will concede, but HP are not the only way to do things.
Never said it was.

What I did say is that D&Ds scaling hit points and slower scaling binary defenses (i.e. hit or miss vs. damage reduction) seems to be in the sweet spot of realism vs. complexity for casual gamers.

soltakss

#46
August 06, 2019, 02:33:32 PM
Quote from: Razor 007;1098356If your PC being on fire isn't a dire threat, then your PC has already become a demi-god.  I want to see more mortality in the game, than that.

Then play using a system that makes it a dire threat.

One of the advantages of D&D is that, at higher levels, you are hard to kill.

One of the advantages of a game such as RQ is that at higher levels you can be killed as easily as a beginner.

It all depends on the type of game you like playing.
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Razor 007

#47
August 06, 2019, 03:50:26 PM
My character is a three-headed catfolk monkey ninja barbarian dual-class, with a Balrog's Whip, a Flaming Greatsword, and 20HP.  His name is Bartholomew.

Just kidding.....
I need you to roll a perception check.....

Jaeger

#48
August 06, 2019, 08:11:26 PM
Quote from: Razor 007;1098356If your PC being on fire isn't a dire threat, then your PC has already become a demi-god.  I want to see more mortality in the game, than that.

Quote from: WillInNewHaven;1098508...

You probably can't just bolt "hit points don't improve" onto D&D, I will concede, but HP are not the only way to do things.

This guy presented a reasonable plan to E6 D&D5
http://purplelizardman.com/5e-heroic/

So you can scale the game to approximate a more gritty feel. Now whether most 5e players will go for it is another thing entirely.
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Slambo

#49
August 06, 2019, 09:55:52 PM
Quote from: Razor 007;1098521My character is a three-headed catfolk monkey ninja barbarian dual-class, with a Balrog's Whip, a Flaming Greatsword, and 20HP.  His name is Bartholomew.

Just kidding.....

I thought were were talking about 5e not pathfinder.

Razor 007

#50
August 06, 2019, 10:10:00 PM
Quote from: Slambo;1098550I thought were were talking about 5e not pathfinder.


D & D 5E E6 without Feats, comes closer to being what I want in my games.  I suppose I could strip PF 1E as well?
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Slambo

#51
August 07, 2019, 11:05:52 AM
Quote from: Razor 007;1098551D & D 5E E6 without Feats, comes closer to being what I want in my games.  I suppose I could strip PF 1E as well?

It was just a joke about how ridiculos some PF builds are.
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