[Ranylyn]

As someone still recovering from simply stepping on a can (and as a result of this, losing so much blood that I became nauseous from it within a very short time frame ; and I basically just shaved a bit off the side of my foot. Guess I hit a major blood vessel somehow.) a few weeks ago, I'd like to play devil's advocate. Small scratches and scrapes are more common in daily life, but in actual combat? Many historical duels ended with both combattants bleeding out shortly (as in a few minutes) after the match had been decided. I think that when things that can easily puncture the skin are involved, it's far more likely to suffer a more serious cut than a minor scratch.

I mean, I get why, from a balance perspective, why people would prefer more minor scratches, but consider how little an injury actually takes to be considered "crippling" in real life; if you stub your toe or roll your ankle, your ability to move is hampered. If you pull a muscle in your arm, it may be too much to even lug a bag of groceries in that hand while it still hurts. It makes practical sense for deeper injuries to be more common than shallow ones from a perspective analyzing combat.