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<blockquote data-quote="Bob Aberton" data-source="post: 314631" data-attributes="member: 1518">What happened to Boromir IS plausible in RL.The hit to the lung was not neccessarily fatal, although it did cause internal bleeding.&nbsp; A person can live with just one lung...The hit to the abdomen pierced the intestines, but, once again, was not instantly fatal.&nbsp; Boromir never would have survived the infection that followed, but he could and did survive the pain and internal bleeding.The hit to the heart did NOT fully pierce the heart.&nbsp; If it was just a graze, he probably could have fought on.Also, given Boromir's position as a leader of the Armies of Gondor, he probably had a few levels in the Commander class, hence the &quot;fight to the bitter end&quot; ability which allowed him to keep fighting.Boromir (Human Ftr15/Commander4)As a side note, the notorious pirate Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, fought on for something like THREE HOURS with 25 gunshot wounds to the torso and a cut throat.&nbsp; He eventually collapsed from blood loss after three hours of fighting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bob Aberton, post: 314631, member: 1518"] What happened to Boromir IS plausible in RL. The hit to the lung was not neccessarily fatal, although it did cause internal bleeding. A person can live with just one lung... The hit to the abdomen pierced the intestines, but, once again, was not instantly fatal. Boromir never would have survived the infection that followed, but he could and did survive the pain and internal bleeding. The hit to the heart did NOT fully pierce the heart. If it was just a graze, he probably could have fought on. Also, given Boromir's position as a leader of the Armies of Gondor, he probably had a few levels in the Commander class, hence the "fight to the bitter end" ability which allowed him to keep fighting. Boromir (Human Ftr15/Commander4) As a side note, the notorious pirate Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, fought on for something like THREE HOURS with 25 gunshot wounds to the torso and a cut throat. He eventually collapsed from blood loss after three hours of fighting. [/QUOTE]

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