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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5893033" data-attributes="member: 22779">But, if the hero gets pushed over that ledge (or probably more frequently jumps), he survives.&nbsp; Unless it happens to be the end of the movie, he survives every single time.&nbsp; Butch and Sundance jump into the water, despite the fact that &quot;the fall will kill you&quot;, yet, they don't die.&nbsp; If Frodo had actually landed in lava, sure, he would die.&nbsp; But, if he fell, conveniently, narrativium would place an outcropping there so that he doesn't actually hit the lava.&nbsp; In exactly the same way that the dragon conveniently will not chomp the hero in half, despite that being the most probable result of being bitten by a fifty foot crocodile with halitosis.Like I said, it's not a problem.&nbsp; Believe whatever you like.&nbsp; That's fine.&nbsp; But, you're presenting this as more than just a personal preference.&nbsp; People &quot;expect&quot; certain things from the genre, according to you.&nbsp; Yet, for some reason, that expectation only gets applied sometimes.The reason the PC doesn't die from the fall is because he has too many HP.&nbsp; Well, that's the game reason.&nbsp; The in game reason is because there is always something soft and springy to land on at the bottom of a cliff that you have enough HP to jump from and survive.&nbsp; Again, in exactly the same way that the dragon will just never, ever be able to get a good chomp on you, until such time as his damage exceeds your HP.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5893033, member: 22779"] But, if the hero gets pushed over that ledge (or probably more frequently jumps), he survives. Unless it happens to be the end of the movie, he survives every single time. Butch and Sundance jump into the water, despite the fact that "the fall will kill you", yet, they don't die. If Frodo had actually landed in lava, sure, he would die. But, if he fell, conveniently, narrativium would place an outcropping there so that he doesn't actually hit the lava. In exactly the same way that the dragon conveniently will not chomp the hero in half, despite that being the most probable result of being bitten by a fifty foot crocodile with halitosis. Like I said, it's not a problem. Believe whatever you like. That's fine. But, you're presenting this as more than just a personal preference. People "expect" certain things from the genre, according to you. Yet, for some reason, that expectation only gets applied sometimes. The reason the PC doesn't die from the fall is because he has too many HP. Well, that's the game reason. The in game reason is because there is always something soft and springy to land on at the bottom of a cliff that you have enough HP to jump from and survive. Again, in exactly the same way that the dragon will just never, ever be able to get a good chomp on you, until such time as his damage exceeds your HP. [/QUOTE]

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