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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 5803185" data-attributes="member: 50987">I don't reject it out of hand, I reject it because it wrecks my suspension of disbelief.  I don't have a problem with characters being able to heal themselves, as long as they are able to use a plot device that makes sense according to the story.  As problematic as potions, wands, and healing magic are, at least they offer a plausible explanation in this make-believe game.  Binding one's wounds, catching one's breath, etc., are all fine and good for bar fights---but without the benefit of magic, how does one suddenly explain how the guy who was burned half-to-death by dragon fire ten minutes ago is able to calmly and painlessly press onward as if nothing had happened?(This is probably a bias on my part.  One thing that drives me absolutely crazy in movies is how someone can get shot, then tie a dirty bandanna around the wound and carry on as if nothing ever happened, and by the next scene the wound is gone and forgotten.  See also: hot-wiring a car and driving away, completely oblivious to the fact that steering wheels will lock without the key.  But I digress.)I don't argue the need for characters to heal themselves, especially in high-combat games.  What I dislike is the method by which they do so.  At least with the wands, potions, and such, you have a viable excuse as to how this happens (magic).  It's an old one, and it's over-used...but it works for me.Others might not agree or conform to my play style, and that's fine.  That's why I think healing surges should be kept separate from the 5E core, and released in a book of alternate rules for low-magic campaigns.</blockquote>

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