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<blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 6379214" data-attributes="member: 6685730">Look at WotC's implied damage definition again:Damage is points that reduce hit points.That's it.&nbsp; HP does nothing to help you avoid damage.&nbsp; HP may help you -measure- damage (if you know what a character's max HP are).&nbsp; HP help you avoid -death-, but even that is in question if you've seen the negative-hit-points-flowchat elsewhere in the forum.&nbsp; If you want to define damage another way, the consequences are on you.I was just illustrating the contrast in definitions.Example of less ambiguity:Inigo Montoya's HP by damage type:Piercing HP 6Slashing HP 18Bludgeoning HP 12Notice how those crossbow bolts took him out fast?No, I actually like the Death Save the more I think about it.&nbsp; I suppose you could get a +1 bonus per level, and a couple Get out of Death Free cards.&nbsp; Whenever you get hit by something that could cause a normal person to die, you roll d20+character level versus 10.&nbsp; If you win, you live.&nbsp; Hit severity could add or subtract from the 10.It doesn't.&nbsp; Inigo gets healed to 5 hp just as fast as a guard.&nbsp;&nbsp; Only if you're assuming damage=wounds does Inigo look injured when he has 5&nbsp; hp, instead of his full 18.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GMMichael, post: 6379214, member: 6685730"] Look at WotC's implied damage definition again: Damage is points that reduce hit points. That's it. HP does nothing to help you avoid damage. HP may help you -measure- damage (if you know what a character's max HP are). HP help you avoid -death-, but even that is in question if you've seen the negative-hit-points-flowchat elsewhere in the forum. If you want to define damage another way, the consequences are on you. I was just illustrating the contrast in definitions. Example of less ambiguity: Inigo Montoya's HP by damage type: Piercing HP 6 Slashing HP 18 Bludgeoning HP 12 Notice how those crossbow bolts took him out fast? No, I actually like the Death Save the more I think about it. I suppose you could get a +1 bonus per level, and a couple Get out of Death Free cards. Whenever you get hit by something that could cause a normal person to die, you roll d20+character level versus 10. If you win, you live. Hit severity could add or subtract from the 10. It doesn't. Inigo gets healed to 5 hp just as fast as a guard. Only if you're assuming damage=wounds does Inigo look injured when he has 5 hp, instead of his full 18. [/QUOTE]

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