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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 4631627" data-attributes="member: 99">I've talked with my players about how to envision Healing Surges and Hit Points.  What I've told them is that, if they want some logic to build from, Hit Points represent one thing:  Will To Fight.  And of course that "one thing" is made up from a lot of small things but they can be summed up in that manner.This explains why the inspiring words of a leader can help you just as much as the magical healing of a Cleric.  It explains why steeling yourself to continue (by using Second Wind) helps you go on with the battle just as much as drinking a Healing Potion does.  It explains why taking a few minutes to catch your breath, bandage a few cuts and let the terror of battle subside can get you feeling "like yourself again".  And it explains why a "few hours of shut-eye" lets you feel renewed and continue your campaign against whatever malevolence you seek to thwart.4e PC's are like action heroes and I'm ok with that.However I will say that I desire a mechanic so that, once in a while, you sustain a wound that you don't completely recover from by morning.  So I've implemented a "Wound" system to accomodate that.</blockquote>