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<blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 4214217" data-attributes="member: 53980"><p>In D&D, taking a life threatening wound is represented by someone going to 0 hp. If the DM narrates a tiny little cut, then it should never take me to 0 hp (unless that tiny little cut is somehow lifethreatening). No matter how much damage an attack deals (being clubbed by a giant's club for example), it doesn't create a life threatening wound unless it takes them to 0 hp. The reduction of hp is a representation of the character getting tired from dodging a deadly attack, or perhaps simply that they've used up a bit of their luck. It doesn't matter that an uber-attack deals 1000 damage so long as you have at least 1001 hp; you survived it intact and are at the worst, a little worse for wear.</p><p></p><p>Hence, a minion who is struck by a minor knife wound might reel backwards a little from the pain, but has not taken a life threatening attack, and therefore does not lose any hp. They just happen to be the guy unlucky enough that if a volley of accurate arrows flies towards them and a non-minion, the minion takes an arrow through the chest whereas the other guy gets off with a flesh wound (or is just a little worn out from dodging all those arrows, depending on the narration).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fanaelialae, post: 4214217, member: 53980"] In D&D, taking a life threatening wound is represented by someone going to 0 hp. If the DM narrates a tiny little cut, then it should never take me to 0 hp (unless that tiny little cut is somehow lifethreatening). No matter how much damage an attack deals (being clubbed by a giant's club for example), it doesn't create a life threatening wound unless it takes them to 0 hp. The reduction of hp is a representation of the character getting tired from dodging a deadly attack, or perhaps simply that they've used up a bit of their luck. It doesn't matter that an uber-attack deals 1000 damage so long as you have at least 1001 hp; you survived it intact and are at the worst, a little worse for wear. Hence, a minion who is struck by a minor knife wound might reel backwards a little from the pain, but has not taken a life threatening attack, and therefore does not lose any hp. They just happen to be the guy unlucky enough that if a volley of accurate arrows flies towards them and a non-minion, the minion takes an arrow through the chest whereas the other guy gets off with a flesh wound (or is just a little worn out from dodging all those arrows, depending on the narration). [/QUOTE]
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