Optional weapon bonuses versus armor class?
Optional weapon bonuses versus armor class?
I saw this in the table of contents of the Adventurer's Backpack. What is it?
Re: Optional weapon bonuses versus armor class?
this simulates different weapons types effectiveness against certain armor types. Piercing weapons are effective against chain mail, that sort of thing
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one more old DnD nod... but do we really want to slow combat more?
Wow, Another Natural One! You guys are a sink hole for luck. Stay away from my dice.
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I tried it once, back in the days of 1st ed. It wasn't particularly difficult, but it was "one more thing" to track. Good for the simulationist, I suppose
Re: Optional weapon bonuses versus armor class?
While the concept is fun to explore, I personally find that, when I want to do something like this, I tend toward tech level vs. tech level so that a stone age axe vs. a steel age plate armor gets a lower chance to score damage (-to hit) but a steel age axe vs. stone age hide gets a bonus... usually.
I use 6 tech levels and it tends to modify by +/- 1 for each 2 levels, to a max of + (or -) 3 at extremes. This gives a little wiggle room when something is "era near."
Special items, like a stone age axe of penetration would ignore tech level adjustments (or, probably, be treated as tech level 6, regardless.)
It also lets me give "expert" gear a slightly higher tech level, if desired which gives more options for what it means to be "expert crafted."
But, that's only when I feel up to it.
I use 6 tech levels and it tends to modify by +/- 1 for each 2 levels, to a max of + (or -) 3 at extremes. This gives a little wiggle room when something is "era near."
Special items, like a stone age axe of penetration would ignore tech level adjustments (or, probably, be treated as tech level 6, regardless.)
It also lets me give "expert" gear a slightly higher tech level, if desired which gives more options for what it means to be "expert crafted."
But, that's only when I feel up to it.