Recent content by Gaerek

Sure, I agree with you. I think we may be talking about the same thing here. A 15th level fighter has more HP than a 0 level commoner, not because he can somehow physically receive more damage than the commoner. It's because he's more skilled at doing something to prevent it. I threw luck in...

I guess I can see it that was as well. It's funny, because I used that exact quote from the 3e PHB in, oh, around 2001 to show someone that HP were abstract, and not just a bucket of meat. If you are ok seeing HP in that way, then that's fine, if it works for you. But, I think that you start...

First off, I apologize for taking me so long to reply. It's been busy in Gaerek's world. :) Having said that, I'm enjoying our little conversation. I'm gaining a lot of insight here. I appreciate that. Please correct me if I have the wrong understanding, but I always took the second part of...

I also never heard of people defending the forward pass in football before it was first used in a game. Of course people aren't going to spend time defending it. Prior to 4e, it was the status quo. If you didn't like it, your choice would be to live with it, or not play D&D. It's only after the...

This may have already been talked about, but I haven't read the thread to the end, since I wanted to reply to Jameson. But, unfortunately, Hit Point loss, has never fully represented taking physical damage. Not with OD&D, 1e, 2e, 3.x, PF, 4e, not with any of them. Hit points have always been a...

I suppose that makes my argument moot! In reality, I haven't played 1e in, oh, 15 years. A lot rides on the DM. I've been stuck with a lot of a-hole DMs that know how much healing a cleric is capable of, and build encounters accordingly. I have seen many cleric spell builds like that in the...

In the end, it's just a game. There's no sense getting worked up about it. I have a feeling, in the end, this is just a case of, "Let's agree to disagree." It's also why I'll refuse to respond to anyone who decides to take this out of the realm of civil discussion, and into the realm of the...

First of all, I've read most of the responses since I last posted, but not all. I apologize if I missed a point somewhere. Please correct me. I haven't been able to follow this thread because I have had actual work to do at work. Having said that, it appears to me that there are two main...

HP has always been an abstract concept. I'm certain you realize this. As such, HS's fall under this as well. Keep in mind, in almost every circumstance, players must do something (drink a potion, get a heal from a cleric, use a power, use an item, etc) to use a healing surge. The one exception...

I've been playing D&D since the early 90's, and maybe it was the mindset of my original group, but fudging rolls has always (for both player and DM) been a part of the game. As a DM, I'd be a fool to think my players have never fudged rolls. I've done it in the past, but I don't do it anymore. I...

If you don't mind my asking, why do you believe this? I'm not saying you're wrong, or whatever, I'm just very curious why you feel this way. I may have missed something in my evaluation of the system. You can see my previous post to see my thoughts on it.

I've talked to several people about 4e. One of the biggest things (even today) that I see from people who don't like this system is that the ruleset seems too much like a video game. I personally think that subject has been beat to death, but that's what I still hear. They believe that healing...