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<blockquote data-quote="hong" data-source="post: 3773209" data-attributes="member: 537">And this is relevant because...?Contrary to popular belief, hit points are not the sum total of resources.And it is. The fact that there are OTHER novels and movies that make a point of showing people getting tired doesn't change that.Exactly. So why have a formula in the first place?Everything is possible. Some things are more probable than others. Trust me, I'm a statistician.Relevance might also be useful. For all practical purposes, Vance is irrelevant except when it comes to D&amp;D, so pointing to him is equivalent to saying that D&amp;D models itself.IOW, you admit that 4-encounters-per-day models nothing except itself.And this is relevant to 4-encounters-per-day because...?Nonsense. If per-day balancing becomes unnecessary or of lesser importance, then the DM is forcing a minor flavour choice on the players.Yes, I've noticed. Game balance, you know the concept, yes?Exactly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hong, post: 3773209, member: 537"] And this is relevant because...? Contrary to popular belief, hit points are not the sum total of resources. And it is. The fact that there are OTHER novels and movies that make a point of showing people getting tired doesn't change that. Exactly. So why have a formula in the first place? Everything is possible. Some things are more probable than others. Trust me, I'm a statistician. Relevance might also be useful. For all practical purposes, Vance is irrelevant except when it comes to D&D, so pointing to him is equivalent to saying that D&D models itself. IOW, you admit that 4-encounters-per-day models nothing except itself. And this is relevant to 4-encounters-per-day because...? Nonsense. If per-day balancing becomes unnecessary or of lesser importance, then the DM is forcing a minor flavour choice on the players. Yes, I've noticed. Game balance, you know the concept, yes? Exactly. [/QUOTE]

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