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What did we learn today? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/rpgmemes@ttrpg.network

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[–] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

You might say the knight is hulking and looming ominously, but does that mean 20 AC, 50 HP, one attack at +6 for 1d8+4… Or does that mean 24 AC, 500 HP, three attacks at 1d8+8 (slashing) +1d4 (negative energy)? Could be either! The range of possibilities is largely unbound and arbitrary.

That's more of a DM/GM description issue than a gaming issue. Like nothing about what you said is specific to DnD, it's just how the person is going to describe the person. But even then I prefer it that way. I don't know what the situation is going to be like until I try to fuck with that. Also, you could just ask to size him up. Insight checks exist, perception checks exist, etc. But I'm kinda pro-having the enemies vague. I loathe video games where I see a number above an enemies head and know whether or not I can defeat them. I'm here to roleplay, not be told immediately whether or not I can take the dude.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 5 points 3 days ago

I don't need to know their exact stats, but I like (for example) having a system where you know a human's health ranges from 6 to 10, and a gun does at least 3 damage, so you can be pretty sure if you shoot him four times he's down. None of this, "Well, he's a 12th level accountant so he has 78 hp".

Maybe I mostly just dislike how vague HP is in D&D.

But it was probably mostly a GM issue.

I’m here to roleplay, not be told immediately whether or not I can take the dude.

I find it hard to roleplay when I don't know what is in the world. Things that are very different (high level stuff, low level stuff) getting basically the same description is distracting. In real life, you get a lot of information looking at someone.

Maybe I'm still just annoyed at that game where we were all 10th level and so were the basic ass soldiers.