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#1 Nyx_Dankana Jun 19, 2015 4:44:09	How do you account for armour during combat in DND 5e? We have been taking the HP of damage off armour and when armour gets to 0 then we take them of the players hit points but I don't think this is right.
#2 Razintarr Jun 19, 2015 5:07:03	Yeah, that's not right. The AC of an armour only effects the chance to hit a target, not the damage you deal to it.    How have you been doing to hit rolls?
#3 jaelis Jun 19, 2015 5:07:15	It doesn't affect your hit points, it just sets your armor class. So a character in heavy armor is harder to hit with an attack, but the attack does just as much damage.   That's the basic rule. Some special effects can be more complicated. For instance if you have the heavy armor master feat, then you can ignore a little bit of the damage from each attack.   Most attacks don't damage your armor, but a few special things do, like a rust monster.
#4 Rya.Reisender Jun 19, 2015 6:16:06	I strongly recommend that you at least read the free basic rules PDF for players before seriously playing D&D: http://media.wizards.com/2015/downloads/dnd/BasicRules_Playerv3.4.pdf   But to explain armor: Armor gives you AC (depending on armor type, this can be further increased by your Dexterity modifier and a shield also adds 2 AC). If someone attacks, he does a called "hit roll". That roll is always 1d20 and usually gets some kind of bonus depending on how good you are with the attack used. If the roll result is equal to the target's AC or higher, the attack deals damage.
#5 Tempest_Stormwind Jun 19, 2015 7:27:33	A simple question: if you're using armor as bonus hit points, what have you been using attack bonuses for? (Example: a goblin's scimitar says "+4 to hit"; what have you been doing with that +4?)
(Reply to #5) Nyx_Dankana	Tempest_Stormwind wrote:
#7 Tempest_Stormwind Jun 19, 2015 13:59:08	Nyx_Dankana wrote:
#8 the_wandering_alchemist Jun 21, 2015 11:43:41	I think a lot of people have to get over the barrier of HP and AC being abstractions of you're ability to overcome injuries and continue to remain conscious and useful and the ability for you to avoid a distracting injury.  It is always good to remember that when an enemy is getting close to beating AC he is probably damaging the armor that's protecting you.  And also that 5 hp loss is a different enjury for a fighter vs wizard or level 1 vs level 10.  5 hp can represent anything from a near killing blow to small meaningless gash.
#9 MechaPilot Jun 21, 2015 13:05:52	the_wandering_alchemist wrote:
#10 lawrencehoy Jun 22, 2015 23:39:28	MechaPilot wrote:
#11 Tempest_Stormwind Jun 22, 2015 22:00:18	lawrencehoy wrote:
#12 lawrencehoy Jun 22, 2015 23:38:43	Tempest_Stormwind wrote:
#13 Kithas48 Jun 23, 2015 14:31:28	A pretty related question that I've been mulling with; How does armor break? Afaik there isnt really rules for this but how do you guys work it?
(Reply to #13) OoftaMeg	Kithas48 wrote: