I thought it was a pretty neat idea. It kind of had a ritualist vibe to it where you make sacrifices for a greater benefit. I found it a lot more involved than just using water healing or potion spam. At least you took damage and couldn't invest in body building or you resist bleed to much. If there's still some way to role play my characters with this theme in mind I'll be happy either way. Leech was a big part of that though.
