What's a mishap

[RobW]

As we know, physickers heal 2 wounds for different "mishaps".
I can only suppose the language was deliberately changed from the ITL TOS to be vague.
I'm interested in what others are calling a mishap. We are still doing one combat == one mishap.

[Anaraxes]

"Combat or accident", as in the last PDF I happen to have.

"Mishap" saves some words, which they might have done not for vagueness, but to avoid cutting content when they added words elsewhere. Simply saying "combat" would mean that Physickers couldn't heal accidents -- but combats are not the only way adventurers are likely to get injured. That might be less vague, but it's also far less useful, as well as creating an odd world where sprained ankles or scratched arms can't be treated, even though sword thrusts and axe blows to the skull can be.

[Skarg]

The new Master Physicker text also uses the word "wound".

I think that's all the more reason to allow healing each wound separately, if you have enough physickers/time to do so.

The "per combat" of the original ITL was immediately unacceptable to us as making no sense. We didn't think the physical body would really have any reason to respond to "combats" - wounds are what happen to the body, so how they're distributed into "combats" would have no effect on whether they can be healed or not. That was at about age 11. My desire for things to make sense has only increased over the decades, not decreased.

[RobW]

Originally Posted by Anaraxes

"Combat or accident", as in the last PDF I happen to have.

Yes to rephrase. If in a single combat you are hit three times, is your physicker's healing based on the number of combats (1) or the number of wounds (3).

[Helborn]

ITL pg 76. Combat example. Physicker can only heal 2 hits at the end of combat.

[Skarg]

Originally Posted by Helborn

ITL pg 76. Combat example. Physicker can only heal 2 hits at the end of combat.

If you read the combat example (ITL pg 128-129), you'll also find that each PC was only injured once.

[Helborn]

Originally Posted by Skarg

If you read the combat example (ITL pg 128-129), you'll also find that each PC was only injured once.

Nope. Heniochus takes two separate damages from the trap and from the troll. But gets to be healed only 2 pts