Forlorn Realms

Health - A New Way

Heroes and Monsters do not become infinitely strong. Their endurance is severely limited.
Instead of the original Hit Points, use the new ones for every creature roaming the battlefield:

Quick Lookup Table

Temporary Hit Points

Dealing Damage

"Diss swing wif mei soad will nat krasch a mauntn... but it will fell evriding schoat off a tri."

Damage is slightly reduced. But in the end, everything's more lethal now.

General Rule: Only rolled values count. Do NOT add any fixed boni (like STR or DEX, magical enhancements etc).

Exceptions:

• The bonus of Power Attack (Great Weapon Master) still is applied, but reduced to +3.
• Features like Two-Weapon Fighting would become useless, so they gain a new function.
  • Two-Weapon Fighting now functions like the Feat Dual Wielder.
  • (list to be extended)
• For critical hits, double only the dice that are explicitly attributed to the weapon damage (as opposed to the attack damage for example).
  - See the exact wording in their rulebook descriptions -
  Examples:
  • The Paladin's Divine Smite damage will NOT be doubled: deal radiant damage to the target, in addition to the weapon's damage
  • The Fighter Battlemaster:
    • Must call out his Maneuvers BEFORE the attack (thus cannot 'sneak' it into a critical).
      If the attack fails, the superiority die is NOT wasted.
    • Maneuvers that will double their damage dice on a crit are Brace and Quick Toss.
      All other Maneuvers will NOT double their damage dice on a crit.
      Brace: ... add the superiority die to the weapon's damage roll
      Quick Toss: ... add the superiority die to the weapon's damage roll
      
• For critical hits, double only the dice that are explicitly attributed to the weapon damage (as opposed to the attack damage for example).
  - See the exact wording in their rulebook descriptions -
  • The Paladin's Divine Smite damage will NOT be doubled.
  • The Fighter Battlemaster:
    • Must call out his Maneuvers BEFORE the attack (thus cannot 'sneak' it into a critical).
      If the attack fails, the superiority die is NOT wasted.
    • Maneuvers that will double their damage dice on a crit are Brace and Quick Toss.
      All other Maneuvers will NOT double their damage dice on a crit.

Class Specific Exceptions:

• Barbarian: Rage damage boost will be halved, rounded down.
• Rogue: Sneak Attack damage is halved, rounded down.
  • If the user has two or more Enablers for Sneak Attack, the full sneak attack damage applies.
    Enablers for Sneak Attack are:
    • Advantages (i.e. more sources of advantages than disadvantages)
    • Another enemy being close to the target. This counts only once; Multiple enemies will not stack.
    • Any other features that grant Sneak Attack under their respective circumstances.
  • Sneak Attack damage will NOT be doubled on a critical hit.
  • If the user has two or more Enablers for Sneak Attack, the full sneak attack damage applies.
    Enablers for Sneak Attack are:
    • Advantages (i.e. more sources of advantages than disadvantages)
    • At least one additional creature being adjacent and hostile to the target. This counts only once; Multiple enemies will not stack.
    • Any other features that grant Sneak Attack under their respective circumstances.
  • Sneak Attack damage will NOT be doubled on a critical hit.

Receiving Damage

Ju wannda kill mi! Trei haada!

A lethal blow? Not if you can block it. Or jump away.

Being targeted by an attack: Countering (NOT used, just here as keepsake)

Get out of the way or be destroyed!

• You can try to counter every attack against you.
• You can do so a number of times equal to your proficiency per round.
• You regain your uses of Counter at the start of your turn.
• If the spell is an attack, the DC equals the attack roll.
• If the spell requires a Saving Throw, the DC equals the attack roll.

• You can block all attacks if you have a shield.
  • You must be wielding a shield.
  • Roll a d10. Add your proficiency. Reduce the damage by that amount.
• You can intercept weapon attacks if you're handy enough with your own weapons.
  • You must be wielding a weapon.
  • The die for ranged weapons and light weapons is a d4.
  • The die for heavy weapons is a d8.
  • The die for all other weapons is a d6.
  • If you use multiple hands to wield weapons, roll the dice twice, using the higher result.
  • Roll the die. Add our proficiency. Reduce the damage by that amount.
• You can evade all attacks if you feel nimble enough.
  • Roll Acrobatics. If your roll exceeds the attack, you take no damage.
  • To evade an AoE effect, you must have at least half cover within reach.
  • If you have a shield, you can use that shield as cover, but it will lose HP.
  • You will lose your Reaction.
• You can escape all attacks if you feel fit enough.
  • Roll Athletics to move out of the way.
  • If the effect you're trying to escape is an AoE effect, its DC increases by 1 per 10ft of area range.
  • If your roll exceeds the attack roll, you take no damage.
  • Your movement is 5ft plus the remaining speed of your last turn. You need enough movement to escape the area.
  • You cannot move closer to the attacking creature. Your movement can trigger opportunity attacks.
  • You will lose your Reaction.
• You can endure all attacks if you feel tough enough.
  • Roll an Endurance Saving Throw.
  • If your roll exceeds the attack roll, you take no damage.
  • If you fail, you will have disadvantage on the Saving Throw against the triggering effect.
• In short:

  Counter	Tool	Type	Bad
  Block	Shield	Reduce
  Intercept	Weapon	Reduce
  Evade	Cover	No Damage	Lose Reaction
  Escape	Athletics	No Damage	Lose Reaction, AoO
  Endure	Endurance	Reduce	Disadvantage Saving Throws

Taking Damage

'tis but a scratch... but it bleeds like a mother!