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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4363980" data-attributes="member: 19675">Ummmm.....no.Dragon's breath is a magical effect, long described in fiction and myth.Healing surges are an arcade fighting game mechanic, and I don't like them, regardless of rationale.When they work, no matter who the target or the source, it always happens according to the mechanics.  Because even if sometimes you fail to do something that is exceptional, you are still using an exceptional power.  No.  There is no breaking of bone and armor as mentioned in the fluff.  Hence, it oversells what it does.Right.I never said that a power's description had to match a particular output of damage.I'm talking about fluff that describes breaking bones & armor when the exploit has no such effect.  Ditto powers that say they affect AoOs and don't, and powers that describe perfectly normal tactics (strikes to the head, hemming an opponent into your allies' weapons) that are inexplicably limited to single uses.And so forth.</blockquote>