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Anonymous10/17/25, 07:02No.96772460Things you do
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It's a pain in the ass occasionally, but I calculate DEX Armor Class different from 'armored' Armor Class, so I can tell players if they dodge an attack or if it's stopped by their armor (I used to keep track of shield AC too, but fuck that.)
For fighters, I usually say that every one in three attacks are parried by them instead.
When super-strength is a thing, I try to describe (harmless) collateral damage as much as possible. I have had players in superhero games who are simply flying bricks, and it makes them feel like they're having a more tangible effect on their surroundings.
Also, I randomly flavor the attacks of big, strong foes as picking up shit and hitting people with it.
If a PC kills an important foe, I tell him to describe the Mortal Kombat-style deathblow i.e. At 0 HP you abruptly become made of putty.
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Anon10/17/25, 07:08No.96772481
But all of that is flavor text, what's the point?
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Anon10/17/25, 08:20No.96772691
>anon reinvents the wheel because his system sucks
even 3.pf had touch and flatfoot ac values
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Anon10/17/25, 09:18No.96772881
I for one likes your blog post anonI usually prepare a list of precise voice to give to my NPCs, with a few gimmicks too
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Anon10/17/25, 11:54No.96773384
... what's the actual purpose of this thread?
Because it reads like a misplaced blogpost on how you deal with the fact DnD is shite and how you are doing basic-tier narrative touches to combat narration.
Are we suppose to... what? Applaud your effort? Share my own basic-tier stuff?
Seriously: what goal did you have in mind when making this weird-ass thread?
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Anon10/17/25, 16:08No.96774740
In WFRP, I don't like the human NPCs on offer and a lot of the monsters are too weak, so I made a big folio of generics to use instead of the published ones.
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Anon10/17/25, 21:52No.96777062
RAH!
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Anon10/17/25, 22:31No.96777326
How do you actually manage this, genuinely curious, i try to make my combats more engaging and fun, but it always ends up being that dry ass player saying they try to hit a guy, them rolling, then i tell them whether they hit and move on to the next guy, idk if i get overwhelmed by the numbers or if i just suck at engaging my players, but every attempt i make at it ends that way and i want to get better at it.
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Anon10/18/25, 16:57No.96782313
Who are you talking to?
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Anon10/19/25, 05:13No.96786934
Description (by player and GM) is part of adjudication.