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<blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 7037195" data-attributes="member: 6685730">The point wasn't that characters can't sense anything.&nbsp; It was that there is no reason for a PC to say, &quot;I've really taken some horrible punishment.&quot;&nbsp; Because the only indicator of that punishment is an abstract, metagame measurement.&nbsp; Think about this: a character at full hit points can be, in-game, bleeding profusely directly from the heart, with a spear pierced straight through his body, and a character with a single hit point can be in pristine shape, not a scratch on him, and still get a clean bill of health from his in-game doctor.That doctor might give a different prognosis if the PC had disadvantage on all of his doctor-visit checks.Sure, but what happens in this situation:DM: The frost giant grips its deathmaul with two hands and smashes your head. (Rolls) 28 is a hit, (rolls) for 42 damage.&nbsp; Your character's neck is broken, and you have one hit point left.PC: Um, not it's not.&nbsp; I feel fine.&nbsp; In fact, since it's my turn now, I'll make a Tumble check to avoid an opattack, and haul ass until I'm out of range of that thing.&nbsp; Neck's not so broken now, is it?My guess is that the DM would proceed to say &quot;I'm the DM, so your neck is broken,&quot; and the player would say &quot;well, it's not in the rules, so you're cheating me, and I'm going to go play in a different game.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GMMichael, post: 7037195, member: 6685730"] The point wasn't that characters can't sense anything. It was that there is no reason for a PC to say, "I've really taken some horrible punishment." Because the only indicator of that punishment is an abstract, metagame measurement. Think about this: a character at full hit points can be, in-game, bleeding profusely directly from the heart, with a spear pierced straight through his body, and a character with a single hit point can be in pristine shape, not a scratch on him, and still get a clean bill of health from his in-game doctor. That doctor might give a different prognosis if the PC had disadvantage on all of his doctor-visit checks. Sure, but what happens in this situation: DM: The frost giant grips its deathmaul with two hands and smashes your head. (Rolls) 28 is a hit, (rolls) for 42 damage. Your character's neck is broken, and you have one hit point left. PC: Um, not it's not. I feel fine. In fact, since it's my turn now, I'll make a Tumble check to avoid an opattack, and haul ass until I'm out of range of that thing. Neck's not so broken now, is it? My guess is that the DM would proceed to say "I'm the DM, so your neck is broken," and the player would say "well, it's not in the rules, so you're cheating me, and I'm going to go play in a different game." [/QUOTE]

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