Questions tagged [character-death]
For questions about issues related to the in-game death, or threat/fear of death, of a player's character in an RPG.
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Are there any well-known, proprietary RP games in which a powerful wizard can compel suicide or murder? [closed]
Are there any well-known, proprietary RP games in which a powerful wizard can compel suicide or murder?
I'm not a player but I sometimes read questions and answers here.
Out of curiosity I wondered ...
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How is a soul different from the living creature that it came from?
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If someone who can cast a spell like Plane Shift or Gate dies, what prevents their soul from simply casting the spell and returning to the Material Plane?
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Does the Death Ward spell protect against the effect of the Implosion spell?
The death ward spell protects against death effects. Is implosion's instant death a death effect for this purpose?
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Does a character automatically fail one death save when they drop to 0 hit points?
I have a question regarding death saves and whether anyone knows an official source that can determine this.
So according to my DM's interpretation of the RAW, if an attack brings you below zero hit ...
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How can victims of a Devourer / Spawn of Kyuss be restored?
In 5e, there are some monsters which can kill and transform / disintegrate PCs. While disassembling the published monsters, I made the following interesting observation:
Some of these state that only ...
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When did D&D first move away from instant death?
Early editions of D&D direct that a character dies when reaching 0 hp, that is, instantly.
Hit Points and Hit Dice Any creature reduced to 0 hit points (or less) is dead. Page B6 (D&D Basic ...
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Do familiars get death saving throws?
Do familiars summoned by the Find Familiar spell get to utilize Death Saving Throws, or do they die immediately when they reach 0 hit points?
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Can a DM permanently kill a player character?
Currently my character is at 0 HP and doing death saves.
The DM however, has said an Ogre is holding my character upside down by the legs and is going to potentially rip my character in half in the ...
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Can you cast Speak With Dead on dead undead?
The description of the speak with dead spell says (emphasis mine):
You grant the semblance of life and intelligence to a corpse of your
choice within range, allowing it to answer the questions ...
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Do non-native outsiders die of old age?
Outsiders are described so:
Unlike most other living creatures, an outsider does not have a dual nature—its soul and body form one unit.
The bond between Outsiders and their Home Planes is strong, ...
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Can the Regenerate spell bring someone back from the dead?
The description of Regenerate states:
You touch a creature and stimulate its natural healing ability. The target regains 4d8 + 15 hit points. For the duration of the spell, the target regains 1 hit ...
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Do a creature's special abilities still function after the creature dies?
Do a creature's special abilities still function after the creature dies?
I know that, for example, the paladin's class feature Aura of Courage specifies that it doesn't function if the paladin is ...
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Damage reduction vs Dying/Bleeding Out [duplicate]
When a character has less than 0 but more than -10 HP, they are considred "dying". According to the SRD:
A dying character loses 1 hit point every round. This continues until the character dies or ...
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How does the Reactive Healing feat work?
I'm confused as to how the Reactive Healing feat works. Specifically:
The brief description talks about being knocked unconscious. If a blow would kill you outright, can you still use Reactive ...
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Is there a general rule that covers interaction between effects that cause death at 0 hit points and features that prevent death at 0 hit points?
There are a large number of questions on this site and online regarding the interaction between effects that cause death at 0 hit points and features that prevent death at 0 hit points.
Effects that ...
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