Help a noobie understand critical hits

[Farmer]

Originally Posted by Colonel__Klink

Everyone seems offended I would dare to pare down the weapon damage exactly as you recommended ;P.

Not the weapon damage, the actual weapons. And no one is against that.

An alternative, if you want it to feel a little bit more like "That Other Game" is to provide "free" "Heroic Hit Points". These are the "scratches and bruises" hit points that don't really hurt you that absorb the initial attacks that hit you. You could issue 1 per 25 character points, for example, or whatever you feel works to get the flavour of the campaign that you want.