Tuesday, October 20, 2020

HP that doesn’t matter

 Toying with the idea that HP is only used in combat. 10’ deep pit traps, poison gas and flaming oil don’t damage HP, but cause other side effects and possibly death.  In my OD&D game, I want to lean more heavily on role playing the results, rather than stat shifting.

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