The magic of 7-9 extends to other moves, sure. Not all of them. Nothing cool happens on the harm move.

My experience of play has shown me that 7-9 just feels different. The players cringe on a miss, and I’m messing with that Pavlovian response to them: misses are not failures.

So, sure, procedurally and “legally” I could have totally waited for a miss to kill that NPC. But the texture of the 7-9 moment is just … different. I’m not sure how else to explain it.

There’s lots and lots about the craft that have their own truths aside from what is procedurally accurate. I mean this isn’t controversial is it?