• dragonshouter@ttrpg.network
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    4 months ago

    Funny meme but I think people( and DnD) fail to realize how dangerous a sling is. Just a regular one can cave in metal, let alone human bone.

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      4 months ago

      Plus it didn’t kill Goliath but stunned him. David then cut his head off.

      So, you know, those who fall by the sling die by the sword

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      4 months ago

      I mean dnd also puts literal daggers at 1d4. Combat systems in general fall apart if you consider reality too much. Like I killed a bunch of monsters so now I hit better makes sense. I killed a bunch of monsters so now I have more health doesn’t.

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      4 months ago

      Most weapons can kill in one hit IRL if used right. In D&D, 1d4 is both the damage of a sling shot bullet and the HP of a commoner.

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        A commoner has 1d8 hitpoints. In 3.5 their hit die was d4, but it wasn’t clear how many levels the average commoner had.