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Here's a suggestion. Calculate damage as per normal, 1d6 per 10ft. Then divide the total damage by the PC's Constitution. If the result is 1 (rounded down), the PC is reduced to 0 hp and will start making death saves next round. For each 1 higher, the PC automatically fails 1 death save. So if...

That's a pragmatic solution, but not necessarily an immersive one. Player dice rolls are always (with a few exceptions like the diviner) resolved immediately, and I think initiative dice need to be as well. It'd be a bit weird for party members to discuss how they'll be going at 9,15,18 etc in...

This initiative system won't suit every group, but there's at least one clear audience for it: those who, when the DM says "A dragon is charging towards you.", respond with "I shoot it!", "I run up and smash it!", "I cast a protection spell!", "I cast Magic M... ok, guess we should all roll for...