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Slaying the Target Outright
In Dungeons and Dragons 4th edition's Player's Handbook I. on page 288 states:
Under "Coup De Grace," there is the rule "Slaying the Target Outright": "If you deal damage ...
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How to introduce a new PC into the party after character death?
In the D&D 4e campaign that I am running, there has recently been lots of character death. The death itself is not the problem, because the players seem perfectly fine generating new characters (I ...
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D&D4E - Need Penalty for Character Death [closed]
I'm running an evil campaign at the moment for D&D 4e, and recently I "accidentally" killed a player character.
Now said player character is a vampire, and he was level 4 with 44 hit points. Long ...
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Can an immortal character be killed permanently?
In the Exalted Angel epic destiny (Divine Power p.154), a player's character has its origin changed to 'Immortal', and at level 24, gains the 'Reborn in Light' feature where, upon its first death per ...
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Must you pay Raise Dead component cost when using the Ashen Crown?
The Ashen Crown, an artifact from Seekers of the Ashen Crown, reads, in part:
Power Daily (Standard Action)
As the ritual Gentle Repose, but no
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How Do Granted Saving Throws Interact with the Dying Condition?
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I've been assuming that granting death saving throws was probably not a good thing, but this recent question got me thinking.
Death saving throws are a type of saving throw, so you should be ...
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How would you handle a D&D 4e Total Party Kill without killing them? [duplicate]
I have a lot of story planned and it's just as lame for me as it is for them. I accidently threw a couple Mud Lashers that were too difficult after they had defeated the huge Mudbeast. This was ...
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My players almost die in my encounters every time. Does this mean my encounters are too hard?
I'm running my first campaign with three friends. This is the first time any of us have done any table-top role-playing. I'm working the party through the H1: Keep on the Shadowfell campaign using ...
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Is it acceptable for the GM to attack a recently-stabilized character?
I was playing the Scales of War campaign with a group of friends, and my character was getting absolutely destroyed in an encounter.
I had failed two death saves, but fortunately for me, the fight ...
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Counting milestones for the death penalty
When a character is resurrected using the Raise Dead ritual, she gets a death penalty:
The subject returns with a death penalty: –1 to all attack rolls, skill checks, saving throws, and ability ...
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Can you start your turn when you're dead?
In my epic game, I am playing a level 30 Keeper of the everflow.
Keepers have a level 24 feature:
Life Overflow (24th level): Once per day when you start your turn at 0 hit points or fewer, you ...
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How should treasure parcels be adjusted to account for permanent character death in Dungeons and Dragons 4e?
In a D&D game I play, the party has had a 200% character turnover rate due to character death at low levels. Spawning at higher levels provides the incoming players with gear appropriate to their ...
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What about character death should be included in a social contract?
For a D&D (4e, primarily) game what about player-character death should be included in a group's social contract? What are some options for best reaching consensus about the possibility of death ...
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