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<blockquote data-quote="mmadsen" data-source="post: 655634" data-attributes="member: 1645">There's a difference between knowing combat will kill you and knowing that combat may kill you.With a Hit Point system, there's often no incentive to avoid combat with someone weaker than you.&nbsp; You will win, and you will heal.&nbsp; It's only an issue if you're within the confines of a dungeon (literal or figurative), and know you have to conserve healing resources.Further, there's no tension when your hero is surrounded by a dozen archers.&nbsp; This is a common complaint about the game, not something scarymonkey just made up.&nbsp; Even Conan drops his sword and lets the enemy bind him under such conditions, but no D&amp;D character would.A non-Hit Point system with a Fate Point system on the side might fit scarymonkey's tastes better.&nbsp; It's no less heroic or epic, but it may feel more plausible.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mmadsen, post: 655634, member: 1645"] There's a difference between knowing combat [i]will[/i] kill you and knowing that combat [i]may[/i] kill you. With a Hit Point system, there's often [i]no[/i] incentive to avoid combat with someone weaker than you. You [i]will[/i] win, and you [i]will[/i] heal. It's only an issue if you're within the confines of a dungeon (literal or figurative), and know you have to conserve healing resources. Further, there's [i]no[/i] tension when your hero is surrounded by a dozen archers. This is a common complaint about the game, not something scarymonkey just made up. Even Conan drops his sword and lets the enemy bind him under such conditions, but no D&D character would. A non-Hit Point system with a Fate Point system on the side might fit scarymonkey's tastes better. It's no less heroic or epic, but it may feel more plausible. [/QUOTE]

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