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<blockquote data-quote="scarymonkey" data-source="post: 652014" data-attributes="member: 9269">Re: Re: Does D&amp;D combat break the fantasy?I did say - we are all 3rd level.Why not, they are just human beings.&nbsp; The last time I checked, it should be quite possible to kill a human being from one shot of a crossbow.&nbsp; Easy?&nbsp; Maybe not, but hero's are supposed to be able to do things like that - right?I mean that the opponents at hand (human 3rd lvl fighters) could in no way hope to inflict enough damage in one round to kill anyone in my party (including my mage w/13 hps).&nbsp;&nbsp; The best they could do with a long sword and a crit is&nbsp; 2 x (8 + 2 ~ str bonus estimate) = 20 hps damage.&nbsp; This is not enough to kill anyone outright in one round.&nbsp; No chance of death = no fear.Big monsters that do massive damage = insta-Death and are to be feared.&nbsp; Spells and level draining are lumped into this category because they can hurt you permanently in one round.&nbsp; Spells like sleep, hold person, etc, etc will make you as good as dead with one missed saving throw.&nbsp; Likewise, one missed saving throw with a level drainer will seriously ruin your day (and your character).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="scarymonkey, post: 652014, member: 9269"] [b]Re: Re: Does D&D combat break the fantasy?[/b] I did say - we are all 3rd level. Why not, they are just human beings. The last time I checked, it should be quite possible to kill a human being from one shot of a crossbow. Easy? Maybe not, but hero's are supposed to be able to do things like that - right? I mean that the opponents at hand (human 3rd lvl fighters) could in no way hope to inflict enough damage in one round to kill anyone in my party (including my mage w/13 hps). The best they could do with a long sword and a crit is 2 x (8 + 2 ~ str bonus estimate) = 20 hps damage. This is not enough to kill anyone outright in one round. No chance of death = no fear. Big monsters that do massive damage = insta-Death and are to be feared. Spells and level draining are lumped into this category because they can hurt you permanently in one round. Spells like sleep, hold person, etc, etc will make you as good as dead with one missed saving throw. Likewise, one missed saving throw with a level drainer will seriously ruin your day (and your character). [/QUOTE]

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