tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post3023994761027811457..comments2024-03-27T20:09:00.283-04:00Comments on Tenkar's Tavern: Picking Thru "The Rule of Three" - Looking at Damage TypesTenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-14633466777203024292012-01-28T20:12:15.357-05:002012-01-28T20:12:15.357-05:00Hah! My last character (now deceased) was a dwarf...Hah! My last character (now deceased) was a dwarf whose primary dungeoneering implement/weapon was a shovel. He commissioned the local blacksmith to forge him a Rune Shovel!Lumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09490249051095856396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-25658185432646666562012-01-27T11:14:59.940-05:002012-01-27T11:14:59.940-05:00Well huh. That's very similar to how I was pla...Well huh. That's very similar to how I was planning on redoing the weapon vs. AC tables:<br><br><a href="http://untimately.blogspot.com/2011/11/fighters-weapons.html" rel="nofollow">http://untimately.blogspot.com/2011/11/fighters-weapons.html</a>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-1821229059631957732012-01-26T18:03:43.720-05:002012-01-26T18:03:43.720-05:00@1d30: in one of the Wizard books by Rick Cook the...@1d30: in one of the Wizard books by Rick Cook there was a Soviet agent (of some sort, it was never really explained as I recall) performing maintenance on an entrenching tool.<br><br>"Why are you doing that?"<br><br>*Ivan turns and throws the shovel at a post, get embedded to some depth. Pull it back out.* "Is good for digging, too."Keith Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08411665536982769550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-43206877852706088112012-01-26T08:48:27.395-05:002012-01-26T08:48:27.395-05:00"I'm looking forward to official D&D ..."I'm looking forward to official D&D modules with damage ratings for the floors, walls and ceilings ;)"<br><br>3rd edition has Hit Points for doors. Don't give them ideas.anarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05546197561922726279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-45933563869784297022012-01-25T20:58:33.646-05:002012-01-25T20:58:33.646-05:00I think the "some monsters are vulnerable or ...I think the "some monsters are vulnerable or resistant to X" does it just fine. I can think of a few examples where damage type matters in that case: certain slimes that are immune to Slashing / Piercing, or which split up when hit by blunt. The aforementioned Skeletons. <br><br>There are other issues with weapon type. What about if your Cleric needs to cut a rope but he doesn't have a sword? What if you want to chop through a wooden door but all you have is daggers and spears? That's why I like how Dwarves use tools as weapons - Hammer, Axe, Pick. I personally think the Dwarven War Shovel is dramatically underused. <br><br>Similarly for weapon length - what if you want to fish something out of that pool? Your weird European polearm is the best choice, but your longsword just isn't going to cut it. Even if you can touch the item with the sword, there aren't any projections in the weapon to hook it with.1d30http://1d30.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com