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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5941627" data-attributes="member: 22779">I've seen all sorts of hit point threads.&nbsp; They come and go.&nbsp; But, I think one of the basic issues is that everyone has a different idea of what, exactly a &quot;wound&quot; is.&nbsp; If we can pin down a fairly agreeable definition of what a wound is, then I think we can move forward.I'll start with what I don't think a &quot;wound&quot; as D&amp;D defines it, is.&nbsp; If, in real life, a cat scratches me, I have a red line, maybe some blood drawn, but that's about it.&nbsp; That is not a wound, to me.&nbsp; It hurts, it might be a bit annoying, but, it would take thousands of these to actually be life threatening.Same goes for bumps and bruises.&nbsp; I'm quite tall.&nbsp; I live in a country where they feel that about 5 feet is an appropriate height for a doorway.&nbsp; Which means I tend to whack my melon on a fairly regular basis.&nbsp; This might explain my posting habits, I'm not sure.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />But, in any case, again, while it hurts when I do it, and I might even have a bump on my noggin for a bit, I'm still not going to call that a wound.&nbsp; It's not life threatening, I could do it repeatedly before it would actually start being life threatening.&nbsp; I do NOT suggest any one try.&nbsp; To me, a wound has to be something that is debilitating in some way.&nbsp; Some years ago, I fell down and rammed a spike through my hand.&nbsp; Now, not life threatening, but definitely a wound.&nbsp; I could not use that hand for some time.Which is why I think I have such a difficult time with the whole HP=wounds argument.&nbsp; There's no way someone could take that many wounds, as I define the term.&nbsp; You'd be seriously hurt if you took eight to ten actual wounds in a fight.&nbsp; Again, as I define &quot;wound&quot;.Now, I think there are a number of people who would define my whacking my head on the doorway as a wound.&nbsp; Which does go a long way to explaining how every hit could be a wound.&nbsp; Sure.&nbsp; But, if that's true, then the whole 1 day healing thing shouldn't be a problem.&nbsp; Yup, I took lots of minor wounds - but, since they're all just scrapes, bumps and bruises, none of them are debilitating and none of them really affect my ability to take more bumps, bruises and scrapes.&nbsp; In game, I might still look banged up, but, on my character sheet, I have full hit points.So, could you define &quot;wound&quot; for me?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5941627, member: 22779"] I've seen all sorts of hit point threads. They come and go. But, I think one of the basic issues is that everyone has a different idea of what, exactly a "wound" is. If we can pin down a fairly agreeable definition of what a wound is, then I think we can move forward. I'll start with what I don't think a "wound" as D&D defines it, is. If, in real life, a cat scratches me, I have a red line, maybe some blood drawn, but that's about it. That is not a wound, to me. It hurts, it might be a bit annoying, but, it would take thousands of these to actually be life threatening. Same goes for bumps and bruises. I'm quite tall. I live in a country where they feel that about 5 feet is an appropriate height for a doorway. Which means I tend to whack my melon on a fairly regular basis. This might explain my posting habits, I'm not sure. :D But, in any case, again, while it hurts when I do it, and I might even have a bump on my noggin for a bit, I'm still not going to call that a wound. It's not life threatening, I could do it repeatedly before it would actually start being life threatening. I do NOT suggest any one try. To me, a wound has to be something that is debilitating in some way. Some years ago, I fell down and rammed a spike through my hand. Now, not life threatening, but definitely a wound. I could not use that hand for some time. Which is why I think I have such a difficult time with the whole HP=wounds argument. There's no way someone could take that many wounds, as I define the term. You'd be seriously hurt if you took eight to ten actual wounds in a fight. Again, as I define "wound". Now, I think there are a number of people who would define my whacking my head on the doorway as a wound. Which does go a long way to explaining how every hit could be a wound. Sure. But, if that's true, then the whole 1 day healing thing shouldn't be a problem. Yup, I took lots of minor wounds - but, since they're all just scrapes, bumps and bruises, none of them are debilitating and none of them really affect my ability to take more bumps, bruises and scrapes. In game, I might still look banged up, but, on my character sheet, I have full hit points. So, could you define "wound" for me? [/QUOTE]

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