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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 5955071" data-attributes="member: 7635">Tell that to my Jedi in Star Wars Saga. -10 to attacks, defenses, skill and attribute checks is pretty much a fight ender, I don't care how many hp you have left.Equally, every fight in SW Revised (with v/wp) went like this: hit, miss, hit, hit, CRIT! fight's over. Hit Points have been the GOLD STANDARD of gaming for generations. Its simplicity and being untied to specific wounds has made it accessible for years, even at the cost of a bit of verisimilitude. There have been lots of RPGs, both PnP and Video Game, that have used it. Its iconic and easy to explain to new players. I don't want to see them re-invent the wheel. Stick fate, vitality, and critical dismemberment tables in some module in the DMG...</blockquote>