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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 5923952" data-attributes="member: 29398">It's a modified 1e system.  And the healers do what they can, but sometimes one of two factors rears its head: a) the healers don't have enough spells to get everyone all the way up to full, and-or b) one or more people in the party have recently been too badly hurt to be able to take cures for a while, above a fairly low threshold.To explain: we use a body point-fatigue point system, and if you've recently been below 0 h.p. you cannot usually be cured above full b.p. (most people have 3-5 b.p., and f.p. are what you get as you level up) until some time has passed; the length of time depends on how far down you went and what was used to cure you.I think we all agree that below 0 is real actual damage, injury, etc. that will eventually be fatal if not treated.  Patching someone up from -8 to -4 does not fully count as "treated", and said victim will still eventually die if not further helped out; only it'll take longer due to temporary stabilizing caused by the patching up.0 h.p. is the tipping point.  Above 0, you'll eventually recover on your own given enough time.  Below 0 you'll die on your own given enough time.  Right at 0 h.p. is saving throw territory.I didn't say Con bonus and HD, I said Con bonus and level; and was referring to any other system as well where the amount recovered overnight is a flat number.To clarify:Wizard and Fighter are both 5th level.  They have the same Con bonus; let's say +1.  So, each will rest back 6 h.p. per night.  If no other healing is available, this happens:Wizard goes to sleep at 7 h.p. out of 15.Fighter goes to sleep at 18 h.p. out of 40.Wizard wakes up at 13 of 15, pretty close to full.Fighter wakes up at 24 of 40, still a fair way from peak condition.After a second night the wizard will be fine while the fighter will still only be at 75%.  Any time they both lose the same fraction of their h.p. (both are at 1/2, both are at 1/4, etc.) the wizard will always recover faster; and this doesn't make sense.BUT if you use a percentage of full h.p. as the heal rate instead, watch what happens:Let's set the heal rate dial at 20%.  So, in the above example the wizard will get back 3 h.p. per night and the fighter will get 8; so after 3 rests they'll both be just nicely to full.  They rest up at the same rate relative to each other and relative to how many h.p. they were short as a fraction of their maximum and - assuming no other interference either good or ill - will recover to full h.p. in the same amount of time*.  If most h.p. are defined as something other than debilitating injury it only makes sense they'd be recovered at about the same relative rate by all involved.* - or very close, depending on math-y things like rounding error.Lanefan</blockquote>

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