Quote:That's the way it works in the game. We have three or four people on the team who can heal, and Doug is actually the best of the lot, since he can do an almost unheard-of area effect healing. It's Warriors SOP to bring HP back to full immediately after a fight.
Well, you know how the coyote always falls down cliffs and get hit by rocks and falls down cliffs and then gets hit by rocks and all that? And, sure, at the time it looks like he's in pain, but after a new scene, he's all better. And it's funny, but it's not DRAMATIC (lightning flashes, thunder rumbles, women scream). And it's much the same with ol' Dougie-doug.
The only way to keep Doug from healing himself -- especially after taking major damage -- would be to a) kill him outright, b) keep him unconscious and/or c) take away his helmet. A and B are not good story material, at least not from Doug's POV.
And yes, finally, there is a semi-intentional resemblence to how cartoon characters bounce back from massive damage. He is Looney Toons, after all.
-- Bob
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"Flan on!" -- The battlecry of the Human Dessert