• @[email protected]
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    267 months ago

    Considering the original meaning of “hit points” referring to how many shells a given ship could take before sinking, 12hp out of a basic spell is still pretty impressive.

    • @[email protected]
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      217 months ago

      …as a big simplification in naval war games, not as a real-life military rating for a ships durability under actual fire.

    • @Archpawn
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      37 months ago

      Technically that was “life”. It’s just that conceptually it was hitpoints.