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overchill42 12-19-06, 12:13 AM	I'm working on a system for the description of combat, for use when I start my own campaign. I feel such a system would a good addition, since a canny player could divine how much they miss by just through the description. I enjoy dropping subtle clues like that. As it happens, I also don't like misleading or arbitrary descriptions. To this end, I'm trying to figure out in what order AC bonuses apply. It's kind of a scale, starting at the character's AC and moving down. This is what I have so far: --Character's AC-- (you've been hit!) -Natural Armour (the blow bypassed your armour, but glanced off your thick hide) -Manufactured Armour (the blow rings off your full plate) -Trained Dodge (you skillfully avoid your opponent's blade) -Dexterity bonus (you easily evade the opponent's swings) -Base 10 (your opponent straight-up missed) Those are the most common bonuses, so I figured they would be pretty easy to place. More exotic ones like luck, sacred/profane, and deflection have to be fit in there somewhere. Help with that would be appreciated. The system starts to break down (in my mind) when I start describing how much they hit by, or things like Natural 20. Ideas on that would be good too. Thanks for whatever input is forthcoming.
Animae_Draconum 12-19-06, 02:40 AM	Types of Bonusses to AC Base 10 Natural Armor Dexterity Dodge Bonus Deflection Bonus Armor Bonus Shield Bonus Insight Bonus Luck Bonus Exalted Bonus Corruption Bonus Profane Bonus Sacred Bonus Enhancement Bonus Circumstance Bonus Cover Bonus Concealment Bonus Morale Bonus Size Bonus Epic Bonus I think thats all but there may be more A_D