Re: Crossbows

Harry Bandoian wrote:
>
> Ya in AD&D you could take a slash to the gut take 20 points of damage
> and still survive the fight! I mean in real life your guts would be all
> over the floor and youd BE DEAD!!!!! But in AD&D high level heros are

No, a human in AD&D can't take a 20 point blow to *the gut* and live.
Hit points in AD&D are a combination of luck, skill, stamina, sixth
sense, grace of the gods and (a little) toughness. That's why you can
instakill someone who's Held, sleeping, tied up, or whatever.

As an example, imagine a 1st level fighter with 8 hp, who gets hit for 7
points of damage. That's a nasty wound, probably hit him in the stomach
or something. However, let's say he survives (he had a friendly cleric
nearby), and advances to 10th level, with 80 hp. Now he gets into
another fight, and takes another 7 hp hit. He sees that blow coming a
long way away, and turns so it doesn't hit him squarely in the belly,
but rather scratches his arm - tick off 7 hp.

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