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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 180523" data-attributes="member: 151">Quite possibly.&nbsp; I'll be honest, I've lost track of what we're arguing here.&nbsp; Originally, I thought this was primarily an argument of Monte's opinion that D&amp;D's 'sacred cows' were, in fact, it's greatest strengths.&nbsp; What is the point of contention about the combat system and hit points, exactly?&nbsp; I'm not being facetious, here...I really don't understand what we're discussing.&nbsp; Is it mmadsen's dissatisfaction with the versimilitude of the hit point mechanic, and others support of same?&nbsp; mmadsen obviously enjoys one flavor, folks like carnifex, another.&nbsp; If mmadsen is contending that it's a trivial task to change the system to use an alternate, low hp variant, swell.&nbsp; I don't agree, as it sends dozens of rules sprialing into re-evaluation and testing, IMHO.&nbsp; That said, I understand his dissatisfaction with it, and see nothing wrong with it.&nbsp; I just don't prefer that style.&nbsp; As it stands, it seems like each complaint about a low-hp system results in another patch, and cumulatively, it's far too much work for a little more suspension of disbelief, to me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 180523, member: 151"] Quite possibly. I'll be honest, I've lost track of what we're arguing here. Originally, I thought this was primarily an argument of Monte's opinion that D&D's 'sacred cows' were, in fact, it's greatest strengths. What is the point of contention about the combat system and hit points, exactly? I'm not being facetious, here...I really don't understand what we're discussing. Is it mmadsen's dissatisfaction with the versimilitude of the hit point mechanic, and others support of same? mmadsen obviously enjoys one flavor, folks like carnifex, another. If mmadsen is contending that it's a trivial task to change the system to use an alternate, low hp variant, swell. I don't agree, as it sends dozens of rules sprialing into re-evaluation and testing, IMHO. That said, I understand his dissatisfaction with it, and see nothing wrong with it. I just don't prefer that style. As it stands, it seems like each complaint about a low-hp system results in another patch, and cumulatively, it's far too much work for a little more suspension of disbelief, to me. [/QUOTE]

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