How do your cure spells work?

[Nonlethal Force]

Why then, can a 6th level rogue sustain several hits? Is his physiology adequately transformed through his absorption of EXP-Radiation so that he can now sustain several crossbow bolts before expiring? Or can one crossbow bolt still kill him outright, but he is now smart and battle-weary enough to know to keep the hell out of a crossbow bolts way?

The way I figure is that as a player increases experience, they increase in their ability to take blows. I think that's how the flavor of the PHB reads to me, too. So, a 10 hit point attack is powerful enough that an inexperienced 1st level rogue winds up in deep trouble and likely 6 feet under. But the 10th level rogue can see the attack coming and move so that it is less effective overall.

I think the big problem is when people try to equate a 10 HP blow at first level with a 10 HP blow at 10th level. Just because a blow does the same amount of damage doesn't mean the DM has to describe them to an equal severity.

the method that works best for me is not actual damage, but HP remaining. After all, to me it isn't nearly as important how much the strike did as how much does the player have left after the strike. a fighter with 100 hit points can take a few 10 point attacks and not fear. But when they are down to 20, the next 10 point attack is going to be pretty severe. The one after that is going to put him on his back.

Edit: To get to the OP's original question, IMC healing spells do what they say. They are (Healing) spells, so they heal. Cure spells magically cause wounds to disappear. They magically stop bleeding with the usually need for a clot or scab to form. I'd be rather disappointed if cure spells were more turned into vitality spells that didn't actually heal wounds buyt merely "let me play longer." Naw, Cure spells seal up wounds.

The difference is that at first level a cure spell probably seals big wounds, because players don't have much HP. Even a fighter or Ranger losing 1 HP may be losing 10% of their total. But at tenth level, the wounds being healed are likely more plentiful, but less serious.

 

[painandgreed]

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What do you think? How do your cure spells work?

For reasons that have been mentioned as well as other examples, I go with HP represent actual damage. A high level fighter can take a sword through the sterum and live. That's heroic fantasy for you. High levels end up pocupined in arrows while a single one would kill a lesser being such as a villager. So 8 HP of healing cures a very good sword cut of damage, one that would cause a commoner to bleed out even though the fighter has several of them and is still up. That's the genre for me (and solves most such questions).