New Posts For Thread: Healing Surges... another name for a simulationist?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29539521/Healing_Surges..._another_name_for_a_simulationistGetting back into D&D with 4e. I quite like a lot of things about 4e, espeically from a DM perspective, but there are also things I don’t like, in particular I can’t rationalize healing surges to myself (or my players). It seems very viPrevious HP references, if anyone desires:AD&D 1e PHB p.34: "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 whihttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29539521/Healing_Surges..._another_name_for_a_simulationist?post_id=527379851#527379851Previous HP references, if anyone desires:AD&D 1e PHB p.34: "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 whiThu, 20 Dec 2012 15:34:36 -0600I like to think of HP as the hero's ability to keep fighting. It's a mixture of health, morale and stamina. From that standpoint, healing surges are your innate reserves to rally each of those things. You can only go to the well so many times, eventuhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29539521/Healing_Surges..._another_name_for_a_simulationist?post_id=527375553#527375553I like to think of HP as the hero's ability to keep fighting. It's a mixture of health, morale and stamina. From that standpoint, healing surges are your innate reserves to rally each of those things. You can only go to the well so many times, eventuThu, 20 Dec 2012 13:24:23 -0600Stamina, endurance, cardio... basically anything that minimizes fatigue. This concept implies that hits on trained/armored adventurers are at worst minor cuts/bruises... until they start getting too tired to avoid injury very well.4e is pretty hard ohttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29539521/Healing_Surges..._another_name_for_a_simulationist?post_id=527372583#527372583Stamina, endurance, cardio... basically anything that minimizes fatigue. This concept implies that hits on trained/armored adventurers are at worst minor cuts/bruises... until they start getting too tired to avoid injury very well.4e is pretty hard oThu, 20 Dec 2012 11:28:00 -0600Indeed. Healing Surges aren't really video game based, their more like "plot power".http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29539521/Healing_Surges..._another_name_for_a_simulationist?post_id=527360695#527360695Indeed. Healing Surges aren't really video game based, their more like "plot power".Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:12:04 -0600Great read. D&D has always said hit-points were not lifeforce. Hit-points is an accumulation of luck, skill etc. In 1e we said that first level hit-points were the actual physical durability of the character (which is why they were so fragile andhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29539521/Healing_Surges..._another_name_for_a_simulationist?post_id=526966091#526966091Great read. D&D has always said hit-points were not lifeforce. Hit-points is an accumulation of luck, skill etc. In 1e we said that first level hit-points were the actual physical durability of the character (which is why they were so fragile andTue, 18 Dec 2012 03:10:33 -0600