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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Twig" data-source="post: 7105139" data-attributes="member: 31754">So, yup, right there, right in the sidebar, it tells you specifically, and fairly precisely, how hit point loss works in 5e. If you are not describing cuts and bruises for the second half of HP loss, you are actually going against what the game tells you. Now, you can certainly not do so. That's 100% groovy and up to you and if it works for your table, that's great. But, what you cannot do is argue that NO hits are physical injury. A hit might not be physical injury, or it very well might be.The HP != meat argument got lost in 5e. HP in 5e is definitely meat when you reach 0 HPs. It's right there in pretty clear English in the books. Someone with 100 HP who takes 60 points of damage does show signs of damage. In fact, according to what's written here, that character could take 51 points of damage in a single hit and would be bruised or bleeding.Any other interpretation is simply projecting your own personal preferences onto the game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lord Twig, post: 7105139, member: 31754"] So, yup, right there, right in the sidebar, it tells you specifically, and fairly precisely, how hit point loss works in 5e. If you are not describing cuts and bruises for the second half of HP loss, you are actually going against what the game tells you. Now, you can certainly not do so. That's 100% groovy and up to you and if it works for your table, that's great. But, what you cannot do is argue that NO hits are physical injury. A hit might not be physical injury, or it very well might be. The HP != meat argument got lost in 5e. HP in 5e is definitely meat when you reach 0 HPs. It's right there in pretty clear English in the books. Someone with 100 HP who takes 60 points of damage does show signs of damage. In fact, according to what's written here, that character could take 51 points of damage in a single hit and would be bruised or bleeding. Any other interpretation is simply projecting your own personal preferences onto the game. [/QUOTE]

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