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<blockquote data-quote="Andor" data-source="post: 3881329" data-attributes="member: 1879">So if my 20th level fighter with 200 hp fell off a flying carpet 1000' up and fell through clear branchless air to land on the newly swept, sparkling clean, slate paved imperial courtyard would you declare him dead even though by the rules as written he couldn't possibly die? Or reverse the equation. If I stick a sword through a first level rogue dropping him to -2 hp he is down and dying with his organs exposed to the world. Joe Cleric strolls up and casts a cure light wounds and he pops up, miraculously healed, blood restored, flesh reknit, ready to go. But if my 20th level fighter is down to 10 hp, by your narrative process he's just tired, covered with scrapes and scratches. Joe Cleric works his miracle on him and... Not a damm thing. Maybe one scrape scabs over. It was only 8 out of 190 hp restored, less than 5% of the inflicted damage. Puzzled Joe casts Heal. A spell powerful enough to fully restore a gutted whale. Nope. Still covered in scrapes although he probably managed to catch his breath at least. How much damm sense does your narrative make now?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andor, post: 3881329, member: 1879"] So if my 20th level fighter with 200 hp fell off a flying carpet 1000' up and fell through clear branchless air to land on the newly swept, sparkling clean, slate paved imperial courtyard would you declare him dead even though by the rules as written he couldn't possibly die? Or reverse the equation. If I stick a sword through a first level rogue dropping him to -2 hp he is down and dying with his organs exposed to the world. Joe Cleric strolls up and casts a cure light wounds and he pops up, miraculously healed, blood restored, flesh reknit, ready to go. But if my 20th level fighter is down to 10 hp, by your narrative process he's just tired, covered with scrapes and scratches. Joe Cleric works his miracle on him and... Not a damm thing. Maybe one scrape scabs over. It was only 8 out of 190 hp restored, less than 5% of the inflicted damage. Puzzled Joe casts Heal. A spell powerful enough to fully restore a gutted whale. Nope. Still covered in scrapes although he probably managed to catch his breath at least. How much damm sense does your narrative make now? [/QUOTE]

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