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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 1472018" data-attributes="member: 158">There's no right answer, so I'll post MY answer:Down to half hit points feels like you've just been through a tough barroom brawl; you're a little winded, you've probably got some minor cuts and scrapes, maybe even a BIG cut or scrape or two, but nothing that wouldn't heal up in a few days.Down to, say, 10% of your hit points is VERY winded. You're probably missing some layers of skin somewhere, or you can see a deep cut or two. Two or three more good hits and you're dead. Down to zero hit points is a light or deflected gut wound, or a bleeding non-life threatening wound that needs attention. You are at somebody's mercy.Now, what's the difference of a 10-point strike between a novice and a pro, you ask? The difference is, the blow that would have ended a novice's life at level 1 was partially deflected or dodged or rolled with by the 10th level character. It still hit, but skill at combat defense turned a lethal blow into a grazing one.</blockquote>