Vampiric Strike and High Health

[Godogma]

If you have a character with high ST/HP and they use Vampiric Strike, do they heal more than the 1/3 normally acquired?

[Kalzazz]

Referring specifically to the case of Vampiric Strike imbuement, and character with 20+ HP

[Maz]

I don't know what Vampiric Strike is nor do I know what you mean by "heal 1/3" as that makes little sense in normal GURPS terms where healing is otherwise alwasy measured in straight HP.

BUT. I will refer you to the rule for "High HP and Healing" in Basic p.424. It might help out.
Basically if an effect normally heals 1 HP, someone with 20 HP heals 2 for the same effect. Someone with 30 HP would heal 3 HP and so on.

[Dragyn]

I would rule that it works exactly as stated. This isn't an inborn regeneration advantage, etc. Just like a healing spell I would only allow to work as written, you still only get 1 hp per 3 hp "drained", unless you take the penalty to skill outlined in the description.

Now, if a Power that Be comes along and tells me I'm wrong, then so be it. :)

[Godogma]

According to basic every type of healing for people/things with over 20 HP the healing rate is doubled. We want to get some clarification on the issue. Healing spells heal double HP from what's rolled at 20-29 HP as well.

[Dragyn]

Originally Posted by Godogma

According to basic every type of healing for people/things with over 20 HP the healing rate is doubled. We want to get some clarification on the issue. Healing spells heal double HP from what's rolled at 20-29 HP as well.

Huh.. well, after reading B424 again, I have to agree.. double the effect if using it to heal HP.

[Lamech]

By RAW yes. Yes they do. The GM may wish to change this certain circumstances. The vampiric strike, vampiric bite, and other leech powers are particularly weird since they allow for a character to stab himself to heal up with enough HP. Or even just 20 HP and the versions that normally heal at 1 to 1.

[Dragyn]

I'd close that loophole with an iron gate.

With spikes.

[UncreativeNameMaker]

I did some searching to see if this has been addressed in regards to Leech, since they're the same sort of thing. Found an opinion from Kromm here. He basically says that yes the high HP rules should apply.

[Kalzazz]

It just strikes me as weird that the amount of healing could thus easily exceed the amount of damage actually done