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Message: <blockquote data-quote="D'karr" data-source="post: 4158831" data-attributes="member: 336">The problem is self inflicted.  Nothing in the description of the Goblin Picador says that he impales the target through the head, spine, leg or clothing.  As a matter of fact, in all editions of D&D, critical hit tables and target locations where added usually as addendums or player options, if you wanted to play that way.In the case of the goblin picador some DMs and players are assigning the actual target (spine, leg, clothing).  For those that assigned a target that should not heal easily (spine) then the healing surge becomes a conundrum.  But the conundrum is still self-inflicted.  The problem is not what HP are or are not.  The problem lies in the explanation that some want to paint themselves into a corner with.20+ years ago I remember watching the movie "Rambo: First Blood".  In it there is a scene where Rambo finds himself at the end of a cliff with his chasers closing in.  He takes the Peter Pan route and jumps.  He splatters his body in all kinds of wonderful ways as he smashes into tree branches that break his fall.  He lands on the ground, bruised, cut and limping.  The next scene you see him open up the hilt of his Trusty Knife (tm).  He pulls out some suture material and goes to town fixing his wounds.I remember watching that and saying to a friend of mine, Rambo is a high level fighter.  That was when we were playing 1st edition.Now I can easily see him taking his short rest and expending several healing surges to continue on.  I've chosen not to paint myself into a corner, because the rules obviously do not.</blockquote>

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