No I'm not kidding.
Come at me bro
Or on me
Either or
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Why should your fantasy game be limited by something like "health". Whether you die should be based on vibes.
DM: Roll a Vibe Check
Player: I rolled Dark Green
DM: Ooohhh...
My vibe is slightly hurt with a hint of mental damage
One way of escalating drama and tension is by injuring a main character. The scene in Terminator 2, where Sarah Connor has to knock the T-1000 into the blast furnace with consecutive shotgun blasts, isn't nearly as cool without her doing it with a wound in her arm. Frodo collapsing from exhaustion gives us the incredible moment of Samwise shouldering him and carrying the guy, ring and all, up the slope of Mt. Doom. Tinkerbell fading away after hearing "I don't believe in fairies" is what gets the audience on their feet applauding her by the end of the third act.
And particularly for folks invested in the coolness of their characters, some conflicts are much more fun when the outcome isn't anything either storyteller or player could have anticipated. A totally unexpected David v Goliath moment, where a scrawny guy fells a giant with a lucky shot, will be the kind of story people talk about for years - whether David or Goliath or both are PCs.