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<blockquote data-quote="Regicide" data-source="post: 4523253" data-attributes="member: 67552">Well see, the problem is that this GETS IN THE WAY of narrative.&nbsp; When narrative starts reminding you of Cleese talking about dead parrots, theres something wrong...DM:&nbsp; &quot;And the Orc lays a vicious swing for 12 points of damage on Bob.&quot;Bob:&nbsp; &quot;Oh man, I'm at -3 HP&quot;DM:&nbsp; &quot;Okay, the rest of you see the orc give a blood curdling victory cry as Bob falls to the floor unconcious and dying, bleeding heavily from the last blow.&quot;Tim:&nbsp; &quot;I shout some words of encourgement at Bob and give him a healing surge.&quot;Bob:&nbsp; &quot;All right!&nbsp; I'm back at 5 HP and it's my go.&nbsp; I get up and attack the orc!&quot;Frank:&nbsp; &quot;Woo, your shout closed the wound and stopped him bleeding and dying, alright!&nbsp; Great narrative!&quot;DM:&nbsp; &quot;Um, did I say bleeding, no... it was a wineskin, yeah.&quot;Frank:&nbsp; &quot;And unconcious.&quot;DM:&nbsp; &quot;Um... only... temporary unconciousness.&quot;Frank:&nbsp; &quot;And the dying.&quot;DM:&nbsp; &quot;Only to casual inspection, he wasn't ACTUALLY making death saves, it only looked like it to your untrained eye.&nbsp; He was just out of breath is all, gasping for air.&quot;Frank:&nbsp; &quot;I'm the cleric... I have heal trained, I can tell the difference between gasping and unconcious.&nbsp; So what your saying is the warlord filled his lungs with his shout and had I used my cure spell on him, I'd have... fixed the wineskin, is that it?&quot;Bob:&nbsp; &quot;Hey wait a minute, that wineskin cost me 10 gold!&nbsp; Frank, cure my wineskin please!&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Regicide, post: 4523253, member: 67552"] Well see, the problem is that this GETS IN THE WAY of narrative. When narrative starts reminding you of Cleese talking about dead parrots, theres something wrong... DM: "And the Orc lays a vicious swing for 12 points of damage on Bob." Bob: "Oh man, I'm at -3 HP" DM: "Okay, the rest of you see the orc give a blood curdling victory cry as Bob falls to the floor unconcious and dying, bleeding heavily from the last blow." Tim: "I shout some words of encourgement at Bob and give him a healing surge." Bob: "All right! I'm back at 5 HP and it's my go. I get up and attack the orc!" Frank: "Woo, your shout closed the wound and stopped him bleeding and dying, alright! Great narrative!" DM: "Um, did I say bleeding, no... it was a wineskin, yeah." Frank: "And unconcious." DM: "Um... only... temporary unconciousness." Frank: "And the dying." DM: "Only to casual inspection, he wasn't ACTUALLY making death saves, it only looked like it to your untrained eye. He was just out of breath is all, gasping for air." Frank: "I'm the cleric... I have heal trained, I can tell the difference between gasping and unconcious. So what your saying is the warlord filled his lungs with his shout and had I used my cure spell on him, I'd have... fixed the wineskin, is that it?" Bob: "Hey wait a minute, that wineskin cost me 10 gold! Frank, cure my wineskin please!" [/QUOTE]

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