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<blockquote data-quote="Calico_Jack73" data-source="post: 1329721" data-attributes="member: 14403">Personally I'd love to see Hit Points go, at least as we know them now.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is for three reasons:1) It is ridiculous to think that a PC with 25%, 50%, or more of his hit points gone is going to fight as well as he did when he was fresh.&nbsp; I like Vampire and Shadowrun for assigning penalties when you take a certain damage threshold.2) PC's shouldn't take damage the same way.&nbsp; A Dwarven Fighter with an 18 Con should be able to weather damage better than say an Elven Wizard with a Con of 8.&nbsp; Sure, Hit Points reflect that but I'd like to get away from hit points.&nbsp; Cyberpunk handles it well with the Body Type Modifier.&nbsp; The healthier you are the better you deal with shock and damage so you end up taking less than someone who isn't as healthy.&nbsp; Everyone uses the same condition monitor so it pays to be healthy.3) There is no system to kill someone in a single shot or to knock them out easily.&nbsp; Again I like Vampire for their system in which greater accuracy contributes to greater damage.&nbsp; Crossbows and Firearms should command a healthy respect but try intimidating a 10th level Fighter with a Crossbow that only does 1d10 damage.&nbsp; He could easily take several shots and still be in fighting form.&nbsp; &quot;HA-HA!!!&nbsp; I STILL HAVE 20 HIT POINTS LEFT&quot;.&nbsp; In a hit point system you can't reach a good balance of lethality.&nbsp; Either they are too lethal or too weak.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Calico_Jack73, post: 1329721, member: 14403"] Personally I'd love to see Hit Points go, at least as we know them now. This is for three reasons: 1) It is ridiculous to think that a PC with 25%, 50%, or more of his hit points gone is going to fight as well as he did when he was fresh. I like Vampire and Shadowrun for assigning penalties when you take a certain damage threshold. 2) PC's shouldn't take damage the same way. A Dwarven Fighter with an 18 Con should be able to weather damage better than say an Elven Wizard with a Con of 8. Sure, Hit Points reflect that but I'd like to get away from hit points. Cyberpunk handles it well with the Body Type Modifier. The healthier you are the better you deal with shock and damage so you end up taking less than someone who isn't as healthy. Everyone uses the same condition monitor so it pays to be healthy. 3) There is no system to kill someone in a single shot or to knock them out easily. Again I like Vampire for their system in which greater accuracy contributes to greater damage. Crossbows and Firearms should command a healthy respect but try intimidating a 10th level Fighter with a Crossbow that only does 1d10 damage. He could easily take several shots and still be in fighting form. "HA-HA!!! I STILL HAVE 20 HIT POINTS LEFT". In a hit point system you can't reach a good balance of lethality. Either they are too lethal or too weak. [/QUOTE]

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