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<blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 6515027" data-attributes="member: 957">I don't agree with the &quot;we see in tons of heroic fiction&quot; part.Yes, you do see the narrative you describe.&nbsp; (again GMforPowerGamers example was &quot;beaten and down&quot;, it was not &quot;nicked and scratched&quot;)&nbsp; But in mechanical terms when you start talking about being at 1/4 HP, I don't see that as being captured by the nicked and scratched part of the narrative.&nbsp; I see that as the &quot;beaten down, in danger of getting outright killed, and needing some true serious recovery.In my game we have BOTH in play.&nbsp; A character down 10% of HP covers the narrative part you describe and a character down 75 - 95% is in the part I describe.I have no issue with you choosing whatever you like.&nbsp; But if losing 95% of HP is just nicks and scratches then by your own words your game is missing out on the beaten down portion of the narrative.&nbsp; Maybe you simply don't miss it.&nbsp; That is cool.&nbsp; But a lot of us find that unsatisfying.&nbsp; We want BOTH.&nbsp; And we can have both.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BryonD, post: 6515027, member: 957"] I don't agree with the "we see in tons of heroic fiction" part. Yes, you do see the narrative you describe. (again GMforPowerGamers example was "beaten and down", it was not "nicked and scratched") But in mechanical terms when you start talking about being at 1/4 HP, I don't see that as being captured by the nicked and scratched part of the narrative. I see that as the "beaten down, in danger of getting outright killed, and needing some true serious recovery. In my game we have BOTH in play. A character down 10% of HP covers the narrative part you describe and a character down 75 - 95% is in the part I describe. I have no issue with you choosing whatever you like. But if losing 95% of HP is just nicks and scratches then by your own words your game is missing out on the beaten down portion of the narrative. Maybe you simply don't miss it. That is cool. But a lot of us find that unsatisfying. We want BOTH. And we can have both. [/QUOTE]

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