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<blockquote data-quote="dkyle" data-source="post: 5873399" data-attributes="member: 70707">If I stabbed someone IRL, I'd expect them to either be down on the ground, or at least suffering some serious hindrance to their actions.&nbsp; After a single stab wound.&nbsp; I'd also expect them to bleed out, continuously until getting treatment, and not just a single chunk of &quot;HP&quot; all at once.&nbsp; None of that is reflected by the HP system.&nbsp; HP is completely ridiculous, but it makes for a simple, easy to use game system.If I use an encounter power, it means I'm performing an unusually strenuous maneuver.&nbsp; Any real-world fighter knows the power of fatigue, and understands that pacing is hugely important.&nbsp; Now, is it a little ridiculous that the fatigue is localized to a specific maneuver?&nbsp; Sure.&nbsp; But my point is that that little abstraction is nothing compared to HP.&nbsp; It's not &quot;realistic&quot;, but it makes for a simple, easy to use game system.Seems to me, the more important a system is, the more detail we should expect in it.&nbsp; HP is a matter of life or death, yet is extremely simplified.&nbsp; Martial encounter powers are a relatively minor matter of a few special options for a small subset of classes, yet has an even more detailed system than HP.&nbsp; Why is that not enough?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dkyle, post: 5873399, member: 70707"] If I stabbed someone IRL, I'd expect them to either be down on the ground, or at least suffering some serious hindrance to their actions. After a single stab wound. I'd also expect them to bleed out, continuously until getting treatment, and not just a single chunk of "HP" all at once. None of that is reflected by the HP system. HP is completely ridiculous, but it makes for a simple, easy to use game system. If I use an encounter power, it means I'm performing an unusually strenuous maneuver. Any real-world fighter knows the power of fatigue, and understands that pacing is hugely important. Now, is it a little ridiculous that the fatigue is localized to a specific maneuver? Sure. But my point is that that little abstraction is nothing compared to HP. It's not "realistic", but it makes for a simple, easy to use game system. Seems to me, the more important a system is, the more detail we should expect in it. HP is a matter of life or death, yet is extremely simplified. Martial encounter powers are a relatively minor matter of a few special options for a small subset of classes, yet has an even more detailed system than HP. Why is that not enough? [/QUOTE]

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