> > Is there a real fantasy book or novel that actually mentions the
> term "hit points"?
>
> Not a published one. (Dear God, I hope I'm right.)
>
> My current project, I'm happy to say, passes the test, though
> sometimes with a narrow squeak or on a technicality. 9 is a close
> one, and the only reason I get by 28 and 29 is that, from what I've
> got worked out now, there should be four books in the series, not
> three, five, or ten. Some might accuse me of violating 19, but I
> protest that it is not so. All the others I sail by with ease. Woot.


Cool. Some of the questions are violated all the time by fantasy novelists, and some of them even get away with it. Heck, Terry Brooks made his name by violating #74, and look at him now! The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb seems to be all about incorportating every single fantasy cliche ever, but in a way that makes them almost fresh and new.

I bet I'm still the only person who has ever failed at question #24, though. :-)

-- Dave