Post by Zoltan! on Nov 4, 2015 10:46:04 GMT -7
Greetings All...
I wanted to start a separate thread dealing with "grittiness" in campaigns.
For starters, attached are my ideas for Lingering Wounds.
I want combat to be fearful, but the Lingering Wounds rules from the DMG just don't work for me. I've looked at "Death & Dismemberment" tables from all over the place, but they all seem even more brutal. I want some wounds to just NOT be curable instantly by magic - only time and care can fix some things.
I'm starting with the presumption that most HP represent fatigue, bruises, etc., and that "real" wounds don't start until you are very low on HP - and even the vast majority of those are abstracted via the RAW. I don't want EVERY Critical Hit to be devastating; and I don't think that being reduced to zero HP necessarily means you have horrible, nasty, gaping wounds.
I also want my players to have some say in their own fate, hence the idea of "Shaking Off" some damage from a hit (in return for a chance of something really bad happening). I hope it will make combat both more heroic and more fearful!
Please Note: this is my first playtest version (I'm going to try it out in my "regular" campaign this weekend). Comments are encouraged! Also note, there is a reference to an "Extended Rest"... this is a new rest type I am working on; details to follow.
Thus, I present, the Zoltan! Serious Wound rules:
I wanted to start a separate thread dealing with "grittiness" in campaigns.
For starters, attached are my ideas for Lingering Wounds.
I want combat to be fearful, but the Lingering Wounds rules from the DMG just don't work for me. I've looked at "Death & Dismemberment" tables from all over the place, but they all seem even more brutal. I want some wounds to just NOT be curable instantly by magic - only time and care can fix some things.
I'm starting with the presumption that most HP represent fatigue, bruises, etc., and that "real" wounds don't start until you are very low on HP - and even the vast majority of those are abstracted via the RAW. I don't want EVERY Critical Hit to be devastating; and I don't think that being reduced to zero HP necessarily means you have horrible, nasty, gaping wounds.
I also want my players to have some say in their own fate, hence the idea of "Shaking Off" some damage from a hit (in return for a chance of something really bad happening). I hope it will make combat both more heroic and more fearful!
Please Note: this is my first playtest version (I'm going to try it out in my "regular" campaign this weekend). Comments are encouraged! Also note, there is a reference to an "Extended Rest"... this is a new rest type I am working on; details to follow.
Thus, I present, the Zoltan! Serious Wound rules:
