Rule-of-Three: 06/26/2012

[the Jester]

The point is that hit points don't describe much or provide tactical opportunities or make for a fun and engaging combat system...

...for your playstyle.

I don't know if you are conscious of it, but you're coming across a little one-true-wayish here.

 

[Crazy Jerome]

I liked all three answers. Seemed sensible, without being overly beholden to past versions, but not experimenting just for the sake of being different, either.