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It shouldn't BE practical. It's based upon the idea that every time you deal HP damage you are hitting the target solidly. That's silly and not how the very abstract HP system works. A level 5 fighter can't take an axe to the face a dozen times, instead his high HP represents near misses and being barely scratched etc.
The same is true for arrows. When you do HP damage with an arrow - unless it kills them (moot point for what you're attempting then) - then you barely nicked them; you definitely didn't hit them solidly enough to use it as leverage to pull them in.
Besides - even if you did, how hard is it to break off the arrow's shaft? The rope would make the arrow far less accurate. They could cut the rope. Etc.
yeah, i also dislike things that require a hit to do weird effects. poisons also kinda don't make sense, but i just say they're potent and only require a nick or two.
It requires a great dodge to sustain the damage of Horrid Wilting or Disintegrate
It requires a great dodge to sustain the damage of Horrid Wilting or Disintegrate
yep, no actual flesh damage, just being able to withstand the magics
No actual flesh damage, just your characters natural ability to withstand a dip in lava or an orbital drop or several minutes sitting in a mundane fire.
Nothing mystical about it whatsoever.
No actual flesh damage, just your characters natural ability to withstand a dip in lava or an orbital drop or several minutes sitting in a mundane fire.
Nothing mystical about it whatsoever.
covered this before, lands on a floating rock island and for what ever reason doesn't fall unconscious.
dropped from orbit -> never drop someone from orbit. the fall damage rules are borked.
No, want to use it, but decided it was not practical.
May re-visit it when my Archer Archetype gets the grapple ability.
May try it in a Tuckers Kobolds event while DMing, the shear volume might get a crit.
No actual flesh damage, just your characters natural ability to withstand a dip in lava or an orbital drop or several minutes sitting in a mundane fire.
Nothing mystical about it whatsoever.
covered this before, lands on a floating rock island and for what ever reason doesn't fall unconscious.
dropped from orbit -> never drop someone from orbit. the fall damage rules are borked.
Then we should automatically kill the Fighter on a failed Ref save on the breath of a Red Dragon as that stuff melts stone into lava.
The falling damage rules are fine - it caps at 20d6 because with atmosphere you have terminal velocity - and the damage is comparable to other mostly mortal dangers. We should just accept that high level characters are extraordinarily durable.
A trailing cord is going to do horrible things to the ballistics of an arrow. You will miss. Your range increments will be almost as bad as for a thrown weapon. If you by some miracle don't miss the added weight and drag will prevent the arrow from sticking in.
If barbed arrows and cords worked then real world hunters would have used them. The less a deer can run away from you the less lactic acid buildup and the better it tastes. And the less energy the hunter expends chasing it.
No actual flesh damage, just your characters natural ability to withstand a dip in lava or an orbital drop or several minutes sitting in a mundane fire.
Nothing mystical about it whatsoever.
covered this before, lands on a floating rock island and for what ever reason doesn't fall unconscious.
dropped from orbit -> never drop someone from orbit. the fall damage rules are borked.
Then we should automatically kill the Fighter on a failed Ref save on the breath of a Red Dragon as that stuff melts stone into lava.
The falling damage rules are fine - it caps at 20d6 because with atmosphere you have terminal velocity - and the damage is comparable to other mostly mortal dangers. We should just accept that high level characters are extraordinarily durable.
he still dodges, just no thanks to his skill