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Exactly. You're more at risk of death in 4e once you've reached negative hit points. Your fate is in the hands of the dice. :)

Considering that I gave up on awarding experience points back with 1st edition, and that ever since then, the PCs in my games have leveled up when they've completed five quests, this is a real non-issue to me. ;) The whole idea of experience points has always seemed incredibly stupid to me...

For some reason, I thought that the idea of "tactics" existed a short while before anime did. Apparently, I was mistaken. ;)

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Since I reached the point where I couldn't stand 3rd edition any longer (for a lot of reasons that 4th has already shown it's repaired), and 1st and 2nd edition hold no appeal .... and the other RPG systems mostly have implied campaign settings built into them .... I would have given up on the...

I'm sure that Roman legionairies, Scottish schiltron pikemen, Spanish sword-and-buckler men, Japanese ashigaru spearmen, Egyptian nakhtu-aa, Assyrian charioteers, etc., all displayed mechanically unique fighting styles. *rolleyes* Three things to remember here: 1. The "grunt" monsters in 1st...

This argument has seriously reached the point of circularity that can only be described as "futile." Each side has clearly and unequivocally stated their viewpoints. One side thinks hit points should represent "meat resistance." The other side thinks hit points should represent "combat...

No, it is not misrepresenting. Don't change your argument after its logical flaws have been pointed out. You have directly implied that the injuries represented by hit points in previous editions are serious, because you speak of them requiring weeks or months to recover from. I've never...

Yes, I will argue this point. Because if this was what the previous rules were really modeling (and yes, I agree that this was implied), then they both did a lousy job of what they were supposed to be doing, and were so illogical and, IMO, stupid, that you can't even talk about suspending...

Please explain to me how this is different from 1st edition, 2nd edition, and 3rd edition. It's not a case of "not anymore" -- a fighter in 2nd edition, with 1 hit point left out of 100, hits just as hard, works just as hard, can travel just as far, etc. etc. There has never been anything in...

Here's my explanation of why I feel that 4th edition healing is better than previous editions. I already typed it out once, but since multiple threads keep getting started about the same topic, I'm going to quote myself here, because I really don't feel like typing this out again when I feel it...

All words are made up, so the argument is a bit dubious on the 'eladrin' part, IMO. ;) However, I concur that Tiefling is based on Germanic language patterns, so the logical pronunciation is "Teefling." And I vote for "EllADrin" for "Eladrin." These are the two easiest ways for me to say...

9, with a dash of 7 directed at 3rd edition in certain ways, and a small pinch of 10. ;)

Ah, that Astral Dreadnought cover -- my favorite D&D cover of all time! :D And what a name, too .... "Astral Dreadnought" .... talk about strange, menacing, and evocative! :cool:

Permit me to explain. I am trying to explain why healing surges and quick rests make sense in certain types of fight. I am trying to explain why hit points do not necessarily HAVE TO represent "meat resistance." I am trying to explain why hit points CAN work the way they are shown. I am not...

This. Actually, it increases my suspension of disbelief, because it shows that hit points aren't increasing resistance of meat -- they represent your skill, staying power, morale, and general 'sharpness.' The idea of someone being hacked 15 times with a sword and still being alive, never mind...

A magnificent bit of humor .... I wish they did "laugh points" on this forum! :D

:) Since Hong is supposed to have won the thread, can someone please translate for me?

Quite interesting, I like it! Thank you for sharing it! :D It sounds like it would have been a memorable fight, too, if it took place in a campaign.

Hm, it occurs to me to wonder .... is the fact that trip is one of the very few tactical options available to 3rd edition fighters other than "I hit, I miss, I hit, I miss," part of the reason for many posters' fanatical attachment to it? When you have several different interesting maneuvers to...