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<blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 1492680" data-attributes="member: 6562"><p>Hey U_K! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>From 1e on I remember that HP have always come with warning labels that tell you NOT to confuse them with ability to soak up lethal damage -- they're an abstract ability to not die from blows, by lunging to the side or parrying the blade at the last second.</p><p></p><p>Better question is: how many <em>swings</em> at a housecat would it take before you finally killed it? That's a question that D&D's HP mechanic could model. How many blows when you have a cat held down and helpless? That's the Coup de Grace mechanic, and it's made to bypass HP. All in all, when D&D says "hit", it isn't always "a palpable hit!"</p><p></p><p>Given that in 3.5e D&D there are many dragons which <em>do</em> start out as Tiny, and that they <em>do</em> have quite a lot of HD for their size (at all sizes), I think I'm being true to the current spirit of the rules.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say for the record that IMHO dragons are magical. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>John Q. Mayhem</strong>: If you think that a Tiny Dragon is evil, throw a Grig Bard at them, or worse yet, a Blightwisp (falllen Lantern Archon -- Tiny sphere of blackness that shoots black rays of Unholy damage and teleports at will). Size only matters sometimes.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Ferret</strong>: Your dragons don't sound much like mine, so I don't think my work here will help you. Sorry.</p><p></p><p> -- N</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nifft, post: 1492680, member: 6562"] Hey U_K! :) From 1e on I remember that HP have always come with warning labels that tell you NOT to confuse them with ability to soak up lethal damage -- they're an abstract ability to not die from blows, by lunging to the side or parrying the blade at the last second. Better question is: how many [i]swings[/i] at a housecat would it take before you finally killed it? That's a question that D&D's HP mechanic could model. How many blows when you have a cat held down and helpless? That's the Coup de Grace mechanic, and it's made to bypass HP. All in all, when D&D says "hit", it isn't always "a palpable hit!" Given that in 3.5e D&D there are many dragons which [i]do[/i] start out as Tiny, and that they [i]do[/i] have quite a lot of HD for their size (at all sizes), I think I'm being true to the current spirit of the rules. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say for the record that IMHO dragons are magical. ;) [b]John Q. Mayhem[/b]: If you think that a Tiny Dragon is evil, throw a Grig Bard at them, or worse yet, a Blightwisp (falllen Lantern Archon -- Tiny sphere of blackness that shoots black rays of Unholy damage and teleports at will). Size only matters sometimes. [b]Ferret[/b]: Your dragons don't sound much like mine, so I don't think my work here will help you. Sorry. -- N [/QUOTE]
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