The Bloody Negatives!
Oct 19, 2012 19:35:33 GMT -8
Post by D.T. Pints on Oct 19, 2012 19:35:33 GMT -8
So, this may have been brought up in the past but as someone who has just rejuvenated a long scattered to the four winds gaming group I am doing some tinkering under Pathfinder's shiny and still new smelling hood...heh..heh. I like that Negative hitpoints=a characters CON score. What I don't like is that's where the rule seems to just wander off and sit in the corner and be bored/boring. I'm an avid Warhammer Fantasy Roleplayer/Dark Heresy and one thing I have always loved about those games (something I 've heard Tappy bring up numerous times) is their fucking awesome Critical Effects tables. I have the (roll a 20 critical) effects cards and their great but what I would like to see is an increased grittiness/shit gettin real set of effects that occur as a character both NPC and PC slips deeper into negative hit point land.
My problem with DnD/Pathfinder has always been the damage...damage..damage...damage. Your dead. Or I get healed and all better, right ? I want my PC's/NPC's to possess battle scars even though it be High(ish) Fantasy and amazing healing powers do exist (just not for everybody, especially not lower levels). When they get surrounded by an undead horde next week (Happy Halloween everybody!) I want some players to get fingers/ears/various other appendages :-D bit off! I want the combats to create some lasting affects beyond just the loot/XP they might have gained.
No, I don't want to just "play fuckin Savage Worlds, or GURPS" I still have a long ingrained love of the DnD system/worlds and want to keep that game rolling. Along with the dozen other systems we play, but I want my Pathfinder damn GRITTY!
That is all. Any comments, suggestions, profanity ?
My problem with DnD/Pathfinder has always been the damage...damage..damage...damage. Your dead. Or I get healed and all better, right ? I want my PC's/NPC's to possess battle scars even though it be High(ish) Fantasy and amazing healing powers do exist (just not for everybody, especially not lower levels). When they get surrounded by an undead horde next week (Happy Halloween everybody!) I want some players to get fingers/ears/various other appendages :-D bit off! I want the combats to create some lasting affects beyond just the loot/XP they might have gained.
No, I don't want to just "play fuckin Savage Worlds, or GURPS" I still have a long ingrained love of the DnD system/worlds and want to keep that game rolling. Along with the dozen other systems we play, but I want my Pathfinder damn GRITTY!
That is all. Any comments, suggestions, profanity ?