A critical miss is ALMOST no different than a regular miss. Sure there are no special fireworks that happen, but a critical miss is distinct in that you still miss regardless of any modifiers that may get piled on there. Again, that is only for attack rolls though. Skill checks can still modify a 1 to be a success.
Oh, and yeah, the crit miss (and crit hit) tables with lasting adverse effects and such are TERRIBLE for players. The odds are stacked against them with the number of enemies they encounter and the fact that any given enemy will only suffer adverse effects till they die, while the players have to deal with the penalties till they are taken care of. Not to say they can't be fun in a P&P game, but they ramp up the difficulty more than you might imagine.
Last edited by SFPuck; 18/11/20 12:12 AM.
