Jun 12, 2013 · The armor's protection was 2 less than the weapon's piercing value of 4 so the armor is halved once (12 to 6) and then twice (6 to 3). So now it only absorbs 3 points of damage. If the original weapon would have only had an armor piercing value of 2, then the armor would have absorbed it's full 12.

Mar 10, 2010 · Armor absorbs damage: Under this mechanic armor absorbs a portion of damage each time the character is struck by an opponent. Heavier types of armor can take more damage than others. Examples: Pendragon Armor functions as additional hit-points: Under this mechanic armor provides the character with additional hit-points.

Feb 25, 2016 · The armor saves thread got a bit off rails in some discussions of real world armor. But one thing that's been bugging me more and more as I've been doing more HEMA and getting into harnessfetchen is that so much of our view of armor in games seems to be simply wrong. Armor is, it seems to me, primarily a form of battlefield safety equipment.

May 25, 2023 · As for the proposed armor save, I thought of it before while trying to convert 13th Age to play more like Dungeon World, and the root idea come from the aforementioned Dragon Warriors RPG. Each armor has an armor rating, and for a weapon to pierce through it, you roll the weapon's armor bypass dice and try to score above the armor rating (a two ...

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Jul 1, 2012 · In my system armor has an Armor Rating (AR) and Durability (DU). It combines general damage reduction with reduction of structural integrity (quite common system I think). So if a suit of armor has AR 5 and DU 30 and takes a hit worth 10 points of damage the wearer would lose 5 Hit Points and the suit would lose 5 points of Durability.

Nov 21, 2002 · The Armor and Shields system is one facet of the game that strives to accurately and consistently represent a facet of real life within the story. It operates under two simple assumptions: Armor protects and armor breaks. Armor protects by deflecting blows directed toward the character.

Jan 6, 2022 · Penetration 4 - Deflection 2 = 2 bypass, armor gets damaged (-1 coverage, energy drain on the fuel cell) Impact 1 (2 bypasses armor) - Absorption 2 = 2 Lethal Damage (bypassed the armor) and 0 Attrition Damage; Defender adds 2 Lethal damage and the armor is damaged (now at 9 coverage) Armor 5: (thick gambeson, long) Absorption: 3; Deflection: 1 ...

In this I want to talk about armor. In an RPG the concept of armor is simple: wear a piece of equipment or have an ability, and make getting damaged more difficult. There are three major ways that RPGs often handle this: Armor as Damage Reduction (DR) Armor as Defense Armor as ablative Hit Points (HP)

Apr 22, 2024 · Armor is straight damage reduction. So as before, if your base damage is 2, you succeed at your attack by 4, total damage is 6. Target has Armor 4, reducing the damage taken to 2. However, all armor and attacks are also rated from A-E. For armor this is durability or something (name pending) and for weapons this is penetration. A is best, E is ...