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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Libramarian" data-source="post: 5828737" data-attributes="member: 6688858">The way I think about/narrate HP is...First of all, I make a distinction between killing blows and nonkilling blows. Killing blows are suitably dramatic. Nonkilling blows are sometimes narrated sometimes not. I don't relativize nonkilling blows much by the target's remaining HP. A roll of 8 with a 1d8 weapon is always a solid blow, a 1 is always a weak blow. If you don't relativize the damage roll, then you can let it "speak for itself" without narrating the damage.High level characters are able to keep fighting with more damage sustained. High level monsters/animals can do this because they are physically larger. High level PCs/NPCs can do this because...a little bit of a) physically tougher, b) better training, c) spiritually driven.Low level characters have "glass chins". It doesn't take that much damage to throw them off their game such that the next blow is a killing one. High level characters get beaten within an inch of their life and still keep fighting.So I don't actually have a problem with morale/spiritual HP effects. What I DO have a problem with are effects that key off of a percentage of HP, like a healing spell or rest restoring 25% of HP. I think of high level characters @ 25% HP as being in worse shape than low level characters @ 25% HP. So it should take more time/magical oomph to heal them.Unfortunately I suspect we'll see that idea (percentage HP) quite a bit in 5e.</blockquote>

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