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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 6886515" data-attributes="member: 996">You can't bring real people into it without bringing RL into it, making the question moot.&nbsp;Lets take the very clear example of the 5e instantly-killed chump.&nbsp; He has 6hp, he took 20 'through his armor' (or Mage Armor, more likely) resulting in what kind of instantly fatal injury? Massive head trauma?&nbsp; Brains spattered on the wall, perhaps?&nbsp; I mean, instantly killed has gotta count for something.&nbsp; So the champ? Nah, didn't need those brains anyway? Has his skull pulverisized every day?&nbsp; Or, what if they both fall off a high cliff?&nbsp; Chump takes 70 points of damage, out of 6, *splat.*&nbsp; Champ? Not bothered by having every bone in his body shattered?&nbsp; Or does he actually sustain a much less severe injury because he still has 10 hps left and isn't even unconscious or taking a penalty?Now, the non-proportional trick works if they're Highlanders in Hemlock's game.&nbsp; Champ hits the granite going 60m/s, splats, pulls himself together /quite literally/, dusts himself off, and moves on.&nbsp; No worries.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 6886515, member: 996"] You can't bring real people into it without bringing RL into it, making the question moot. Lets take the very clear example of the 5e instantly-killed chump. He has 6hp, he took 20 'through his armor' (or Mage Armor, more likely) resulting in what kind of instantly fatal injury? Massive head trauma? Brains spattered on the wall, perhaps? I mean, instantly killed has gotta count for something. So the champ? Nah, didn't need those brains anyway? Has his skull pulverisized every day? Or, what if they both fall off a high cliff? Chump takes 70 points of damage, out of 6, *splat.* Champ? Not bothered by having every bone in his body shattered? Or does he actually sustain a much less severe injury because he still has 10 hps left and isn't even unconscious or taking a penalty? Now, the non-proportional trick works if they're Highlanders in Hemlock's game. Champ hits the granite going 60m/s, splats, pulls himself together /quite literally/, dusts himself off, and moves on. No worries. [/QUOTE]

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