[Runequest] [SPAM] Re: Ow being hit with a sword hurts

[Wayne Shaw]

>I use "+5 damage" rather than double damage or ignore armor. It may 
>be too much or too little. It generally means some part of the body 
>of the target is going to get hurt, though a well-armored/protected 
>target may only get scratched. I also let the user choose a result 
>on the theory that his skill is what brought up the possibility of a 
>special result, he should get to choose what it gets.

The only objection I ever had to the +5 damage was that I thought it 
was overly beneficial (and attractive) to those with low base 
damages, and the inverse to those with high.