How I deal with the blaster-proof Wookie

[Leon The Lion]

There are few rules topics that had so much written about them as the “blaster-proof Wookie” – the ability of characters with 4D+ Strength to just shrug off damage.

There have been many discussions here on this problem, and many possible solutions and house-rules presented. And seeing as in all this time I haven’t shared yet, here are my ways to make the game a little more deadly, for everyone, and high strength characters in particular. Maybe it’ll be useful to someone.

In my game:
One: Damage bonus on a good hit. Each 3 points by which the attack roll beats the difficulty or defense roll provides +1 to the damage roll.

Two: It’s easier to get stunned. The “Stun” result on the damage table is no longer “0 - 3”, but “–7 –3”, meaning that to avoid all damage, the soak roll must beat the damage roll by at least 8 points, and not just 1 or more as per RAW. Also, damage results of “Wounded” and higher also count as “Stunned” at the same time.

Three: And most important for the ”blaster-proof Wookie” problem: strength roll cap. For character-scale creatures, regardless of how many natural strength dice a character has, the strength roll to resist damage is capped at 16 (this number works for me, but could be adjusted up or down easily, depending how deadly you want the game). The only ways to go above this cap are to wear armor or other damage-resisting equipment or rolling a “6” on the wild die. Bonus dice and points gained from equipment and re-rolling the wild die may be added above the 16 point cap.

And there it is.
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[garhkal]

So an 8d rancor maxes out on his resistance roll with only getting a 2 on each die?
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[DougRed4]

I like what we've done (with our rule of 'dazed'), but I really like some of these ideas, Leon!
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[Esoomian]

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[garhkal]

rancors are listed in the main rule book at 7d (with +3d from a thick hide), but no mention of whether they are character scale or not.
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