New Posts For Thread: Constitution as Hit-Pointshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29041195/Constitution_as_Hit-PointsI'm not sure if this is the right forum; I am not too familiar with 4e, but I am familiar with D&D & 2e. I'm looking for a way to make combat a bit more realistic and lethal. Your hit-points are always your constitution score no matter what level yIf you want to introduce some lethality to your game, look at the damage threshold from star wars saga edition.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29041195/Constitution_as_Hit-Points?post_id=518322457#518322457If you want to introduce some lethality to your game, look at the damage threshold from star wars saga edition.Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:05:00 -0500I really like Chaosfang's idea of introducing more healing surge damage for a more lethal game when tempered with moderation. The purview of these types of powers is usually the undead or any creating with the "draining" gimmick in their fluff. I'm nhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29041195/Constitution_as_Hit-Points?post_id=518317515#518317515I really like Chaosfang's idea of introducing more healing surge damage for a more lethal game when tempered with moderation. The purview of these types of powers is usually the undead or any creating with the "draining" gimmick in their fluff. I'm nFri, 06 Apr 2012 05:39:53 -05004E threw this away completely, but there is an alternative that you might want to utilize.Healing surges.Each character, by the rules, has a certain number of healing surges per day. While there is no immediate harm done to players when healing surghttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29041195/Constitution_as_Hit-Points?post_id=518312535#5183125354E threw this away completely, but there is an alternative that you might want to utilize.Healing surges.Each character, by the rules, has a certain number of healing surges per day. While there is no immediate harm done to players when healing surgThu, 05 Apr 2012 21:57:22 -0500True, but IRL, most people don't survive getting hit with a fireball and if they do, they have horrible scars and pain for the rest of their lives. [/quote]To the first point: I believe the d20 iteration of the Star Wars RPG had a mechanic similar tohttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29041195/Constitution_as_Hit-Points?post_id=518302493#518302493True, but IRL, most people don't survive getting hit with a fireball and if they do, they have horrible scars and pain for the rest of their lives. [/quote]To the first point: I believe the d20 iteration of the Star Wars RPG had a mechanic similar toThu, 05 Apr 2012 15:20:10 -0500I thought of this today: what if you divide damage into lethal and bruising; With Bruising-Damage, you gain hit-points whereas against Lethal-Damage, you can only use your Con. An experienced gladiator would surely be able to withstand a fist-fighthttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29041195/Constitution_as_Hit-Points?post_id=518297847#518297847I thought of this today: what if you divide damage into lethal and bruising; With Bruising-Damage, you gain hit-points whereas against Lethal-Damage, you can only use your Con. An experienced gladiator would surely be able to withstand a fist-fightThu, 05 Apr 2012 13:06:36 -0500