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<blockquote data-quote="Dormain1" data-source="post: 4288662" data-attributes="member: 61912"><p>I hope he didn't mean it</p><p></p><p>Clever if you have access to the old DMG's read Page 82, Gary Gygax explains the HP and what they represent (don't have it with me at work otherwise I would quote it for you)</p><p></p><p>HP have never been an accurate analogy of damage but it is the only thing we have</p><p></p><p>cthulhu is the only game which really represents life point</p><p></p><p>you start with 4(i think, it been awhile) and they never increase</p><p></p><p>HP=life is a computer game thing</p><p></p><p>If you have been playing it the other way more power to you. I don't expect you to change now and I don't think your playing style is wrong but neither should you expect others to agree with you or change what they think</p><p></p><p>I can understand your frustration with 4e if thats where you are heading from, its a big jump and one you didn't expect</p><p></p><p>If you are a fan of how mechanics explain things then how does a character survive a 100ft fall by taking 10d6 dmg in 3e, people who have survived such falls have fallen on soft ground ie bushes branches swamp, a fall from 100ft onto hard ground would kill anyone not deal 10d6 dmg</p><p></p><p>Hit Points are just a label like Armour Class is even when a character is not wearing armour he has an armour class</p><p></p><p>I hope this addresses you concerns <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>I know someone has gary's quote as a sig but i can't remember who</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dormain1, post: 4288662, member: 61912"] I hope he didn't mean it Clever if you have access to the old DMG's read Page 82, Gary Gygax explains the HP and what they represent (don't have it with me at work otherwise I would quote it for you) HP have never been an accurate analogy of damage but it is the only thing we have cthulhu is the only game which really represents life point you start with 4(i think, it been awhile) and they never increase HP=life is a computer game thing If you have been playing it the other way more power to you. I don't expect you to change now and I don't think your playing style is wrong but neither should you expect others to agree with you or change what they think I can understand your frustration with 4e if thats where you are heading from, its a big jump and one you didn't expect If you are a fan of how mechanics explain things then how does a character survive a 100ft fall by taking 10d6 dmg in 3e, people who have survived such falls have fallen on soft ground ie bushes branches swamp, a fall from 100ft onto hard ground would kill anyone not deal 10d6 dmg Hit Points are just a label like Armour Class is even when a character is not wearing armour he has an armour class I hope this addresses you concerns :) I know someone has gary's quote as a sig but i can't remember who [/QUOTE]
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