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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JamesonCourage" data-source="post: 5805044" data-attributes="member: 6668292">While I do appreciate you going to some length to explain your interpretation for me, I don't think it will satisfy the majority of players. I don't like it because it's "magic can heal scrapes and bruises, but not well, and only once, and it doesn't stack with medication, inspiration, healing potions, or anything else." Other people (that like healing surges) won't like it because it requires hit point damage to be physical wounds (which is my preference, once the THP pool is absorbed).Well, healing surges are directly tied to death and dying, as is the recovery rate as implemented in the edition in which healing surges are used. You need to spend healing surges to pop out of the negative, or to heal between combats. This can be easily tweaked, though, so you're correct if you're saying that these rules do not necessarily have to be directly tied to healing surges.Oh, thank you for such a productive and civil conversation. Even if we disagree, I like having the discussion, and hope we both take something away from it, even if it's a little more clarity as to we hold to what we believe.Yes, I agree with you about implied setting. However, I think you can make a game that opens up a lot more stories, while having solid mechanics. I'm not a fan of rampant long range reliable teleportation or divination, and 4e's changes were a great step (compared to 3.X) towards opening up story possibilities. Yes, having those abilities open up some stories, which is why I said I don't like them being rampant and reliable. I think missing out on them (or having limited help, such as speed boosting effects or clues) opens up more story possibilities.</blockquote>

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