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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 6562011" data-attributes="member: 7635">That did assume magic was available. If the group is ambushed in the wilderness and the cleric is pulped, the fighter and rogue still healed their 1 hp per level overnight. Considering D&amp;D lacks an official wound system, I've always steered clear of describign major injuries. The monster deals 43 points of damage and causes your arm to break; well, as long as you have 44 hp when you take it, you can still deliver a full-attack (using a two-handed weapon, two weapons, or a shield) with no penalty because of your &quot;broken&quot; arm. There is no penalty to speed for taking an arrow to the knee, no concussion to the head penalizes your skills or spells prepared, and no organ damage causes you to lay screaming on the floor until a medic comes over with cure spells. At a certain point, it becomes like Mortal Kombat's X-ray attacks; you take a maiming wound described in graphic detail and then a minute later get up and fight like nothing is wrong. THAT stretches my credibility far more than glancing blows.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 6562011, member: 7635"] That did assume magic was available. If the group is ambushed in the wilderness and the cleric is pulped, the fighter and rogue still healed their 1 hp per level overnight. Considering D&D lacks an official wound system, I've always steered clear of describign major injuries. The monster deals 43 points of damage and causes your arm to break; well, as long as you have 44 hp when you take it, you can still deliver a full-attack (using a two-handed weapon, two weapons, or a shield) with no penalty because of your "broken" arm. There is no penalty to speed for taking an arrow to the knee, no concussion to the head penalizes your skills or spells prepared, and no organ damage causes you to lay screaming on the floor until a medic comes over with cure spells. At a certain point, it becomes like Mortal Kombat's X-ray attacks; you take a maiming wound described in graphic detail and then a minute later get up and fight like nothing is wrong. THAT stretches my credibility far more than glancing blows. [/QUOTE]

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