New addition?

[goodranger]

I'm thinking this would be a good idea.
The ability to cut a monster with a melee attack, and make it bleed, taking damage each round.

Swords, being sharpest(I think) would give a 5% chance to cut a monster with a melee attack.
Axes, would give a 4%
Daggers, give a 15% chance(making up for how weak they are, making them slighty more useful)
Polearms, would give 5% chance also.
Blunt weapons , Staffs and non spiked maces would obviously give an extreme low of 2%.
Spiked maces at 4% also.

The damage for bleeding would be calculated either the same way as poison or something a little more complex.

Damage = Monsters HP *1/20 + 15-20

Obviously monsters with no blood can't bleed. (undead, golems, ect).

Here and example of bleeding in action.

Good Knight - Slash -> Ice Dragon -- 5 hits -- 1000 DMG
*Cut
Good Knight - Retort
Ice Dragon -> Good Knight - 16 DMG
*Bleeding - 121 DMG
Good Knight - Counter
ggsgsdg(you understand)


You can reduce the percentages if you plan on implamenting it and you think they are too high.

[Kyou]

maybe there could be varied versions of it

like minor bleeding would be 5% of current hp thus it will get smaller as the time passes

and more serious bleeding would be 5% of max hp, because it is a more serious wound and won't heal as fast

Staffs and clubs can only do minor bleeding (rarely 5%), say as a result from opening up a bruise or something, while the sharper weapons have a 10% chance of minimum bleeding (Increased to 15% for daggers) and a 4% chance of major bleeding.

or make it a passive ability of some of the melee classes.... whatever.

[goodranger]

kyou said:

maybe there could be varied versions of it

like minor bleeding would be 5% of current hp thus it will get smaller as the time passes

and more serious bleeding would be 5% of max hp, because it is a more serious wound and won't heal as fast
whatever.

I don't think that would be a good idea, because the percents are way too low to really even make a differance.

[Kyou]

Well, it depends, if its a learned passive ability it should have a higher percentage of activating. If it is based on the weapon then it should have a low percentage of activating. The actualy percentage for the damage calculation is as always up to the BH.

I really don't support your idea anyway, just thought I'd give a different view on how it could be.

[goodranger]

Well, the percentages were rather negotiatable. Lowering them to all 1-10% wouldnt bother me.