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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Libramarian" data-source="post: 5828753" data-attributes="member: 6688858">Classically a PC gained the ability to withstand one more hit per level, up to name level, and then HP gain slowed down after that.So a 10th level character would be able to fight with 9 arrows in him, which is heroic but not completely unreasonable.50 cent survived being shot 9 times.I likewise don't consider falling damage to be so nonsensical when HP scaling is kept in check.It is possible, though unlikely to die from a 10 ft fall, and possible, though unlikely to survive a 60 ft fall, particularly if it's down a ravine or waterfall as is often the case in a game of D&D, rather than the experimentally controlled straight drop onto concrete as people often seem to assume when discussing this issue.Toning down the scaling solves many problems. It is a Good Thing.(You don't necessarily need to increase defense scaling to compensate for reduced HP scaling. You just need to reduce damage scaling.)</blockquote>