Duncan Haldane
Explorer
Just wondering the opinions of players and especially DMs on this topic.
When I DM and an NPC goes negative I try to keep some rough count in my head of whether they are still alive when the combat ends. I like my PCs to have to make active choices to heal them, coup de grace or just let them bleed out.
Sometimes, for important NPCs I will even roll Stabalization checks.
I know other DMs often just let them die. I know of one particular DM who rules that if they don't have a name they die on -1. This is especially applicable in RPGA games, as important NPCs are named, unimportant ones usually aren't.
So, what do you do in your games?
When I DM and an NPC goes negative I try to keep some rough count in my head of whether they are still alive when the combat ends. I like my PCs to have to make active choices to heal them, coup de grace or just let them bleed out.
Sometimes, for important NPCs I will even roll Stabalization checks.
I know other DMs often just let them die. I know of one particular DM who rules that if they don't have a name they die on -1. This is especially applicable in RPGA games, as important NPCs are named, unimportant ones usually aren't.
So, what do you do in your games?