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<blockquote data-quote="The Crimson Binome" data-source="post: 6871110" data-attributes="member: 6775031">Minions aside, 4E was actually super consistent about HP for anyone who wanted to play damage and healing as 99% avoidance, and you could also fit that model into 2E or 3E if you were so inclined. It's just that, if you wanted to view wounds and healing as primarily physical, which wasn't much of an issue in 2E or 3E, then inspiration healing didn't jive so well with that.No, because that whole world model doesn't jive with the idea of cosmetic wounds. It doesn't accept that something as significant as a wound can exist if it isn't reflected in the model - if you actually are wounded, then it would be reflected somewhere; if the rules don't reflect it, then it can't be the case. If you have one fighter who looks super beaten up, and another who looks just fine, then there should be a mechanical difference between them.I mean, I can get why some people wouldn't care about that sort of thing, but it feels like it comes from the same place as re-fluffing and re-skinning that is anathema to simulation.Edit: I'm also only seeing the first 48 pages of this thread. It says your post was 480, but then mine was 554. There's definitely something weird going on with the forums.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Crimson Binome, post: 6871110, member: 6775031"] Minions aside, 4E was actually super consistent about HP for anyone who wanted to play damage and healing as 99% avoidance, and you [I]could[/I] also fit that model into 2E or 3E if you were so inclined. It's just that, if you [I]wanted[/I] to view wounds and healing as primarily physical, which wasn't much of an issue in 2E or 3E, then inspiration healing didn't jive so well with that. No, because [I]that[/I] whole world model doesn't jive with the idea of cosmetic wounds. It doesn't accept that something as significant as a wound can exist if it isn't reflected in the model - if you actually [I]are[/I] wounded, then it would be reflected somewhere; if the rules don't reflect it, then it can't be the case. If you have one fighter who looks super beaten up, and another who looks just fine, then there [I]should[/I] be a mechanical difference between them. I mean, I can get why some people wouldn't care about that sort of thing, but it feels like it comes from the same place as re-fluffing and re-skinning that is anathema to simulation. Edit: I'm also only seeing the first 48 pages of this thread. It says your post was 480, but then mine was 554. There's definitely something weird going on with the forums. [/QUOTE]

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