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<blockquote data-quote="Zerovoid" data-source="post: 209551" data-attributes="member: 283">This logic only makes sense for wounds below a certain degree.&nbsp; More muscle mass could help soften blows somewhat, and enable you to retain functionality in spite of a wound.&nbsp; A more effecient cardiovascular system would help you cope with massive blood loss, and there's certainly quite a bit to be said for remaining conscious in spite of pain.&nbsp; Certainly this is the original justification for hit points:&nbsp; &quot;You've been through alot, so now you're really tough, and things don't hurt you as much.&quot;&nbsp; This made sense when I was 12 and first started playing DnD, and didn't really think about it much.&nbsp; Its the way I play it in my games, even though it doesn't really make sense.&nbsp; This is what the system really is.&nbsp; The stuff in the current edition of the PHB was made up as a justification later.Just to muddy the waters a little though, isn't the reason Mike Tyson can be me up mostly a matter that he has way more strength and constitution than me?And also, a bullet to the brain is a bullet to the brain.&nbsp; Same with most massive internal injuries.&nbsp; Past a certiain point, nobody can shrug it off.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zerovoid, post: 209551, member: 283"] This logic only makes sense for wounds below a certain degree. More muscle mass could help soften blows somewhat, and enable you to retain functionality in spite of a wound. A more effecient cardiovascular system would help you cope with massive blood loss, and there's certainly quite a bit to be said for remaining conscious in spite of pain. Certainly this is the original justification for hit points: "You've been through alot, so now you're really tough, and things don't hurt you as much." This made sense when I was 12 and first started playing DnD, and didn't really think about it much. Its the way I play it in my games, even though it doesn't really make sense. This is what the system really is. The stuff in the current edition of the PHB was made up as a justification later. Just to muddy the waters a little though, isn't the reason Mike Tyson can be me up mostly a matter that he has way more strength and constitution than me? And also, a bullet to the brain is a bullet to the brain. Same with most massive internal injuries. Past a certiain point, nobody can shrug it off. [/QUOTE]

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