tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post6228831141869977434..comments2024-02-05T03:35:05.363-05:00Comments on Reality Refracted: Starting A New Game - Rolling for Hit PointsA.L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-24054333120811620392018-12-31T15:58:36.355-05:002018-12-31T15:58:36.355-05:00I get what you're saying but it's only rea...I get what you're saying but it's only really as weird as the game makes it. If players are in an unexplored dungeon, or in deep space, or in enemy territory, then yeah, bringing in a single new character, let alone several, could be strange. But that's what I mean: games generally don't say "Hey, just bear in mind that if you think any characters might die, pre-arrange centaurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625277812057790915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-46389396711561755122018-12-31T09:16:38.004-05:002018-12-31T09:16:38.004-05:00While being able to get back into the game fast is...While being able to get back into the game fast is a good thing, that's not just a mechanical problem. It can be weird to constantly "hey look, another guy in this dungeon looking for a group just as we lost one" and depending on game lore that can be even harder.<br /><br />That said, you are right. The burden of bringing in a new character is a big part of the fear I think in A.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-26131027151298461502018-12-31T08:16:30.727-05:002018-12-31T08:16:30.727-05:00The number of hit points one has doesn't matte...The number of hit points one has doesn't matter, as long as one can bring in a new character quickly and easily after their current one dies. In fact that's true of any number on a character sheet.<br /><br />D&D moved (at least through 4th Edition) toward higher starting (and later) HP numbers because the game never really offered great advice on quick character turnover, instead centaurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625277812057790915noreply@blogger.com