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{{April Fools}}
{{Author
|author_name=Havvy
|date_created=April 1st, 2011
|status=Tomfoolery
}}{{#set:Summary=[April Fools] Multiply damage done to creature by its level and a modifier based on size.}}

Weapons do realistic damage at level 1, almost killing anything in the first hit.  But after that, they start becoming less and less realistic.  To fix this glaring issue, I present you with this most awesome, you must totally use it, variant rule.  As a bonus, it also makes the low [[SRD:Damage Reduction|damage reduction]] that [[SRD:Barbarian|barbarians]] and warlocks{{cite|CAr3}} obtain become useful.  Also, since bigger creatures can soak up more damage, they should not take as much damage from attacks.

== Realistic Weapon Damage ==

After damage reduction, multiply damage done to a creature by its [[SRD:Hit Dice (Creature Statistic)|hit die]].  For every [[SRD:Size|size]] greater than medium, divide damage by 2.  For every size smaller than medium, multiply by 2.  

Thus, a 20th level medium creature that takes 8 damage now takes 160 damage.  If that creature was large, it would take 80 damage, and if it was small, it would take 320 damage.

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Author	Havvy +
Identifier	3.5e Variant Rule +
Rating	Unrated +
Summary	[April Fools] Multiply damage done to creature by its level and a modifier based on size. +
Title	Realistic Weapon Damage +