RobertF wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 12, 2018 9:51 pm

...more of a contest of skill, strength, and weapon styles...

Some other ideas:
Use an attack roll vs attack roll instead of AR vs AC, and use the AC of the loser to see if it got hit
Or, if you want to show how the shield and armor helps fighting add everything into one big roll vs roll.

1. One thing that never quite seemed right with the D&D rules is the lack of a defense bonus. The attack bonus ratchets up as PCs gain experience and level up, but shouldn't characters also gain skill in parrying & dodging attacks? A simple fix would be to let players have a defense bonus = attack ...

I would use a penalty with an associated effect like more damage, a temporary penalty, etc...

I don't want to begin to imagine what would have been of us if dungeons and dragons would not be a good combo....

Not a monk per se, but close -> Martial Artist

Jeff Wrbelis wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 30, 2018 6:56 pm

Ogre Centaur (Ogretarius?)

Ogrentaur?

Happy birthday Solo!!

Not per the core rules, one attack is what you get, don't remember if that option is in the combat option supplement... I've seen it done different (but similar) ways on different games. 1-You make an attack roll, if you hit, roll damage, if you kill your opponent the same attack roll is compared to...

For competition rolls (arm wrestling for ex) a die + mod is a good mechanic, a d6 is a good base as it makes modifiers more important, for larger dice, like d10 or d20 the ability score could be use. For yes/no rolls, either a "roll under ability" or the "x in 6 chances" are good options, I would av...

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