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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ted Sandyman" data-source="post: 6353370" data-attributes="member: 6777382">Did you ever end up doing anything more with this?I've been running Dagger for Kids quite a bit lately.  A six-page lite game by Brave Halfling Publishing, characters have only have three stats: AC, HP, and a Saving Throw.  This minimalism got me thinking ... if AC, HP, and Saves all reflect a character's ability to avoid damage, what's the point of having three separate stats?That brought me to about the same place: What if characters only had one stat: HP?<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Don armor and get a bump.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Poisons deal Xd6 HP damage.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Paralysis and similar effects roll Xd6 where X = the monster's Hit Dice.  If the total exceeds the victim's current HP then he is effected; if not then it is resisted.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Magic spells like Charm Person don't force a saving throw, but the MU rolls d6 = to his level.  Exceed targets current HP and it works</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Magic spells like Fireball lose their "save for half damage"</li> </ul>I'm also a big fan of the tension created by the attrition-game and I'd hate to see that go.  Healing is one of the few things that I haven't yet resolved myself to with 5th ed.</blockquote>