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Is damage while unconscious cumulative?
In 5e DnD, the massive damage rule still applies while unconcious at 0 hp, but is the damage taken during unconciousness cumulative?
For example, a character with max 20 hp is hit for 25 damage. A ...
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What do I do while throwing death saving throws? [closed]
A big problem I've seen with the D&D 5E system,is that throwing death throws are not fun, not engaging, and very boring.
I am playing the cleric in a party with no other healers. I get knocked ...
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Can a Creature at 0 HP Take Damage?
Inspired by this question (and a comment underneath it), I thought we should have a solid answer on the site for this question:
Can a character at 0 HP take damage?
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If I am hit after I am reduced to 0 HP during this duel in the Hoard of the Dragon Queen adventure, do I take 1 or 2 death save failures?
We're playing Hoard of the Dragon Queen. During the brutal first episode, there is a duel that can take place (p. 12; spoilers in the link).
When the player loses the duel, the other participant...
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What happens when a PC drops to 0 HP outside of combat?
All similar questions I've found are concerned with what happens if combat ends while there is an unconscious PC, but I can't find any rules regarding what happens if someone drops to 0 HP while the ...
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Is there anything I should be wary of introducing this rule for unconsciousness into my games?
3.5 is pretty lethal, and I always felt it was a little weird that a sorcerer was unconscious for the same amount of time before dying as a barbarian. So I've been tinkering with the following house ...
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How to determine when opponents attack unconscious player characters?
As a GM, how can I tell what monsters will keep attacking unconscious PCs?
I am especially wondering what happens if a party all become unconscious during combat (that is, their HP all got reduced to ...
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What happens when a PC is attacked while unconscious in 5e?
Let's say that a character receives a 2-hit multiattack: The first hit reduces the character to 0 HP. Then the monster targets the fallen character with the second hit.
Is the accuracy or likelihood ...
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If you're unconscious and making death saving throws, and an attack from within 5 feet of you hits you, does it cause 2 failed death saves?
In the PHB, it says that three death saving throw failures means you die; taking any damage causes 1 failure, and a critical hit causes 2 failures. But the unconscious condition says that attacks ...
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