tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post8115830582351990551..comments2024-02-27T01:17:39.925-08:00Comments on The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms: Aimed Blows for the Win!Talysmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-11041567755611622282012-01-13T15:00:25.518-08:002012-01-13T15:00:25.518-08:00@George: As written, no downside, although the arm...@George: As written, no downside, although the armor rule I mentioned would alter that significantly. In other words, anyone wanting to do an aimed shot on an area protected by armor would have to do something to find a way past the armor.<br /><br />The other downside I've considered is no damage or a single point of damage on a d6 roll of less than 5. This rule might only apply in standard combat; if a particular attack logically would only affect a specific area, damage is normal, but with a chance of a wound.Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-50212738767730106322012-01-13T14:08:02.701-08:002012-01-13T14:08:02.701-08:00This definitely looks interesting! My only questi...This definitely looks interesting! My only question is this: is there any downside for an aimed shot? If I'm reading correctly, you roll to hit like normal, but on your d6 damage dice you hit the aimed at area on a 5+ (as long as it's not a tiny area). If you get less than 5, it's still a hit - just not an aimed shot.<br /><br />But if you get the upside of potentially hitting your "target limb" (like the head or arm), shouldn't there be a downside if you fail? Maybe a lower overall chance "to hit." Or maybe if you get a 1 or 2 on the d6 no damage is done at all.<br /><br />In other words, why wouldn't you just aim for your foe's head every time if there is no penalty for aimed shots?<br /><br />Then again, I may be reading it incorrectly. It wouldn't be the first time. :)Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04132556436493370782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-59975288370774374672012-01-11T20:00:29.661-08:002012-01-11T20:00:29.661-08:00If you just drain levels but keep xp the same, the...<i>If you just drain levels but keep xp the same, then a character can regain one level after each successful adventure, which means that severe level drain doesn't last as long.</i><br /><br />Fascinating interpretation. Assuming the character can stay alive, level drain would at most set them back N adventures, where N is the number of levels drained. Though that does mean that level and XP are not ways of expressing the same thing. Not that they necessarily should be, but I think most players take that for granted.Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.com