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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 9118985" data-attributes="member: 2629">Putting the joke aside, I've always seen hps as toughness.  When you lose hps, your toughness is being taxed and depleted.  YOu're not getting an actual injury - just scuffs and bruises.  Fire breathes dragon and deals 48 fire damage to you?  Well, you turned your body away and protected your vulnerable parts.  It took a bit out of you, but you didn't actually get third degree burns across your entire body.So why does cure wounds work on you, then?  Well, I treat it as curing those scuffs and bruises while it refreshes you.  It doesn't fix your real wounds, right?  If someone blinds you by sticking a stixk in your eye, cure light wounds taking you to fll does not restore your vision, right?  Other spells restore your lost functionality.This explanation works really well for me.</blockquote>