scarmiglionne4
2013-06-10, 03:32 AM
What if you only rolled one die for attacks? You would make your d20 attack roll as normal. If you hit the target's AC, the amount exceeding the AC takes the place of what would normally be the weapon's die damage, hereafter referred to as base damage.
Weapons would have a maximum damage rating. For example, let's say you made an attack with a longsword. A longsword's max damage would be 8. You make an attack roll against an AC of 15 and roll a 24. You hit and deal 8 base damage (adding any other damage modifiers). You do not deal 9 damage because the weapon's maximum is 8. If you had rolled a 19, the base damage would have been 4.
This would allow for weapons that would have odd base damages such as 5 or 7. I would think damage-dealing capability would grow with the character to some extent. I would also hope since this cuts down on a roll of the dice that it may speed up combat. although I worry that the extra math may actually make it slower.
Any thoughts on how else this may effect the game?
Weapons would have a maximum damage rating. For example, let's say you made an attack with a longsword. A longsword's max damage would be 8. You make an attack roll against an AC of 15 and roll a 24. You hit and deal 8 base damage (adding any other damage modifiers). You do not deal 9 damage because the weapon's maximum is 8. If you had rolled a 19, the base damage would have been 4.
This would allow for weapons that would have odd base damages such as 5 or 7. I would think damage-dealing capability would grow with the character to some extent. I would also hope since this cuts down on a roll of the dice that it may speed up combat. although I worry that the extra math may actually make it slower.
Any thoughts on how else this may effect the game?