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Variant Wound System

Started by Arnkel, April 23, 2006, 02:36:00 PM

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Arnkel

I've been using this in my campaigns for awhile. Let me know what you guys think

Hit Points: Your basic hp system. When you run out of hp you fall unconcious. You regain vp naturally at a rate of your character level per day. Healing magic works normally on hp. Creatures without Con scores die at 0 hp.

Wound Points: This is equal to the character constitution. Any time an attack deals more hp damage than your wound threshold you take a single wound point of damage(you can take multiple wound points of damage if you have a low wound threshold). Additionally, a confirmed critical deals a single wound point of damage on its own(but more can be dealt via the wound threshold for the same hit). For every wound point dealt, the character suffers a -1 penalty to all his rolls. When he hits 0 wound points, the character dies. Also, if a character's hp is at zero,  all extra damage is dealt to wound points. Cure minor wounds does nothing for wp, Cure light Wounds cures 1 wound point, Cure Medium wounds cures 2-3 wound points, Cure Serious Wounds cures 1d6+3 wound points, Heal cures 1d12+10 wound points. Wound points heal naturally at a rate of 1 per week. Creatures with no con scores do not have WP and are not penalized in any way.

Wound Threshold: Equal to the Character's Con Modifier, minimum of 1. For warriors, the Threshold goes up 1 every other level(2nd, 4th, 6th, etc.). For Rogue and clergy classes it goes up 1 every 3 levels(3rd, 6th, 9th, etc.), and for arcane and commoner classes it goes up one every 5 levels(5th, 10th, 15th, etc.). Certain classes and feats may grant additional bonuses to this stat. Creatures without Con scores do not have wound thresholds.
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Xeviat

For what reason do you not like the standard VP/WP system? Your system seems fine, but I don't think the WP matter in this system enough to even be added in.
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Arnkel

This one was easier to understand. That and we had a primitive ancestor of the system in place long before UA or even d20 came out.
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