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== Hero's Epic Fall Damage ==
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==Variant: Falling==
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===== Calculate a Fall DC =====
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* Fall DC = (Fall Height × Weight)<sup>1/3</sup><br>
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<sub>To use kilograms & meters, multiply by 2<br><br>
  
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Earlier attempts to fix fall damage failed to render anything remotely close to real world falling. No worries. Hero‘s Epic Fall Damage renders accurate fall time, maximum velocity, force at impact, and terrain resistance. Fall saves are logical and realistic. Gravity based traps and who knows what else can be created ad hoc. Any fall scenario you can come up with is supported. By a simple cube root formula you will able to reproduce the full range of real world fall outcomes.
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==== Saving Throw ====
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Subtract a Strength or Dexterity saving throw from the fall DC
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It actually simplifies your search and ensures accurate results. You can’t even find solutions like these in a physics forum or using air resistance calculators. They don’t have these answers. This has more versatility than you can shake a stick at. There simply no better way to go, without massively sacrificing consistent real outcomes for no good reason. Never go back to making all falls from any height, onto any terrain, and for any size object or creature all cause 70 damage. Learn it, love it. You will forget all about anything that came before.
 
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=== Finding Fall Difficulty Class (DC) ===
 
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There are several factors to consider related to falling, each of which alter the effect of impact.
 
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*Elevation gives space for acceleration; thereby, increasing the speed at impact.
 
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*Mass gives equal acceleration to all falling objects; however, being heavier generates greater impact shock and higher terminal velocity.
 
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*Body position also affects the speed, location, and angle of an impact; it can also lengthen the deceleration window and shield your vital organs.
 
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*Location means a slope and surface strength that reduce or increase the forces felt at impact.
 
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*Health is the final ingredient, which among other things may increase the risk of injury.
 
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*Combined, these equally important factors, and add a healthy dose of excitement into fall damage, replace the linear fall damage formula with:
 
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;Fall DC = Fall Height^1/3 × Weight^1/3
 
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=== Choosing a Terrain Die ===
 
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Selected for a range of likely hazards specific to each area.
 
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Terrain Materials: 
 
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(d1)Waterfall: wax, snow, rubber, perlite 
 
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(d2)Moorland: sand, gravel, gypsum, balsa 
 
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(d3)Tundra: clay, dolomite, ice, cedar 
 
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(d4)Forest: travertine, cypress, hickory, elm 
 
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(d6)Urbana: sandstone, ironwood, soil-cement 
 
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(d8)Cavern: rhyolite, shale, limestone 
 
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(d12)Labyrinth: granite, slate, marble, basalt 
 
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(d20)Treasury: sapphire, gold, porcelain, coral
 
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=== Rolling a Fall Save ===
 
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Preparation is rewarded with advantage.
 
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Encountering interference during a fall triggers a new roll, with disadvantage.
 
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*Acrobatics/Athletics
 
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Reduce the Fall DC by an amount equal to your saving roll.
 
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Reduce the Terrain die once for every 10 points of a roll.
 
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Time is needed after investigating to adjust the impact site, while an Athletics check can not be made prior to impact. 
 
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One skill may replace another during a multi-round fall but they do not stack. Each skill represents your focus, but not the totality of your effort.
 
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=== Generating Fall Damage ===
 
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Roll the Terrain Die a number of times equal to the remaining
 
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Fall DC.
 
  
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===== Roll for Damage =====
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Roll a number of Terrain dice, equal to the remaining fall DC;<br><br>
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Using a:<br>
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d1 for deep water<br>
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d3 for banked snow or sand<br>
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d6 for average terrain, adobe or wood<br>
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d12 for rock or metal<br>
  
 
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Variant: Falling[edit]

Calculate a Fall DC[edit]
  • Fall DC = (Fall Height × Weight)1/3

To use kilograms & meters, multiply by 2

Saving Throw[edit]

Subtract a Strength or Dexterity saving throw from the fall DC

Roll for Damage[edit]

Roll a number of Terrain dice, equal to the remaining fall DC;

Using a:
d1 for deep water
d3 for banked snow or sand
d6 for average terrain, adobe or wood
d12 for rock or metal

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