Re: Coming back to DnD

Neil Cerutti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Brandon Cope wrote:
> > Neil Cerutti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Wolfie wrote:
> >> >>> Perhaps, perhaps not. But people's HP don't inflate in real
> >> >>> life either.
> >> >>
> >> >>Yeah they do.
> >> >>
> >> >>On The Discovery Channel's _Extreme Martial Arts_, they
> >> >>explained how, for example, the bone and muscle structure of
> >> >>a martial artist is much stronger than that of a normal
> >> >>person, through training.
> >> > 
> >> > DR
> >> 
> >> What about it?
> > 
> > It's increased DR, not increased HT.

Excuse me, that should be "increased HP." It is certainly possible for
a martial artist to improve overall HT though intense training.
 
> Except that breaking things still hurts them. They don't have
> DR-like immunity.

Toughness (DR 2), the highest "innate" DR allowed for a normal human,
would seem to not be out of line as a result of this kind of training.
It helps against kicks and punches to a fair degree without making one
"sword proof."

Brandon