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RE: [DL] Fantasy D20




--- Seanchai <Seanchai@compuserve.com> wrote:
> >>Nope. Vitality Points are what you describe.<<
> 
> Nope. From the first edition of the AD&D PHB, page
> 34: "These hit points
> represent how much damage (actual or potential) the
> character can withstand
> before being killed. A certain amount of these hit
> points represent the
> actual physical punishment which can be sustained.
> The remainder, a
> significant portion of hit points at higher levels,
> stands for skill, luck,
> and/or magical factors...Thus, the majority of hit
> points are symbolic of
> combat skill, luck (bestowed by supernatural
> powers), and magical forces."
> 

And yet CLW heals the same ammount whether the target
is 1st level (possibly healing him fully) or 10th
(barely repairing a scratch)

-MW

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