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<blockquote data-quote="Lily Inverse" data-source="post: 241213" data-attributes="member: 4594">Wow.&nbsp; I need to stop taking 24 hour naps!Not necessarily.&nbsp; Even though the opponents in my games are human, often the reality factor STILL gets in the way.&nbsp; Note that when I said anime before, I meant Ranma 1/2 over Fist of the North Star, just for one example.&nbsp; Ranma Saotome takes incredible amounts of damage but keeps going as if he's fine.&nbsp; When you implement a system where bones break as easily as in real life, the atmosphere of such a game is damaged.&nbsp; Consistency, however, is still necessary.The unstated, other half of this point is that a different system promotes something else.&nbsp; The damage system is at the heart of every combat system.&nbsp; Change that and the repercussions can affect the entire game.&nbsp; Is that a bad thing?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; Actually, they are really exceptional shots.&nbsp; There are enough comments to this effect to assume that they are probably much better than you would be able to tell by the movies.&nbsp; So what happened.This is handled in the D20 version by giving them the Thug class.&nbsp; Thugs are sort of a downgraded Soldier that lack....Vitality Points.&nbsp; They're incredibly well trained, but they're &quot;extras,&quot; not heros.I've been trying to say Hit Points do what they do.&nbsp; I'm only bothered by the complaints that they don't do what they're not supposed to do.Also, you seem to be using &quot;Realism&quot; and &quot;Logical&quot; interchangably.&nbsp; The two words are NOT interchangeable in the least.&nbsp; Hit Points are a VERY logical system, they just aren't very realistic.&nbsp; Maybe this is where we keep having the problem?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lily Inverse, post: 241213, member: 4594"] Wow. I need to stop taking 24 hour naps! Not necessarily. Even though the opponents in my games are human, often the reality factor STILL gets in the way. Note that when I said [i]anime[/i] before, I meant [i]Ranma 1/2[/i] over [i]Fist of the North Star[/i], just for one example. Ranma Saotome takes incredible amounts of damage but keeps going as if he's fine. When you implement a system where bones break as easily as in real life, the atmosphere of such a game [i]is[/i] damaged. Consistency, however, is still necessary. The unstated, other half of this point is that a different system promotes something else. The damage system is at the heart of every combat system. Change that and the repercussions can affect the entire game. Is that a bad thing? No. Actually, they are really exceptional shots. There are enough comments to this effect to assume that they are probably much better than you would be able to tell by the movies. So what happened. This is handled in the D20 version by giving them the Thug class. Thugs are sort of a downgraded Soldier that lack....Vitality Points. They're incredibly well trained, but they're "extras," not heros. I've been trying to say Hit Points do what they do. I'm only bothered by the complaints that they don't do what they're not supposed to do. Also, you seem to be using "Realism" and "Logical" interchangably. The two words are NOT interchangeable in the least. Hit Points are a VERY logical system, they just aren't very realistic. Maybe this is where we keep having the problem? [/QUOTE]

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