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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ariosto" data-source="post: 5266129" data-attributes="member: 80487">I see the problem with it being guaranteed that every minion survives a blast that can take out an arbitrarily tougher target (it not really mattering to the rule whether the latter is a first-level fighter or an arch-devil).An eighth-level "superhero" is a fantastic figure in the first place, so having a good chance of surviving a 120' fall -- with, perhaps, 2 h.p. left -- does not bother me. That an ordinary man has no chance of surviving that fall, and such a high chance of getting killed by a fall of a mere 10', is startling.I don't know why the housecat in MM2 gets 1-2 points per pair of paws. I can see it doing just 1 point, but that's still a lot if it's "actual" damage (as opposed to the pummeling sort recovered at 1 point per round). Fractional points, I gather, were considered too much bother. The system was set up to handle deadly clashes among men and monsters -- not trying to give puss a flea-bath!My guess is that thoughts were more along the lines of a magic-user's familiar getting in some claw-raking action before getting eaten by an owlbear, or the like.It can thus call for some thought before invoking a rule. Not every hug calls for a wrestling roll! If something is just plain deadly, then it might not be a matter of hit points at all (e.g., "save vs. poison or die").</blockquote>