-10 + 1/2 level

[hong]

For a high-level game, I just say that you (the character) die if you (the player) want it to happen. With resurrection magic ubiquitous at those levels, it's not like death is anything other than an inconvenience anyway.

 

[boolean]

Nitpick: -10 + 1/2 their level actually makes it easier to die. For the example character, -10 +2 = -8.

You mean -(10 + 1/2 level).

 

[darthkilmor]

I use -(Con) = dead. That's worked well too.

We use the same rule(applies to PC's and critters/NPC's-they- might-want-captured-alive alike.).

 

[MarkB]

I use -(Con) = dead. That's worked well too.

If you want to take that further, a houserule that works well alongside it is to require players to roll (CON score) or less on a d100 in order to stabilise.

 

[EyeontheMountain]

And they take an amount of damage equal to the amount they roll over their con if they fail the roll. That would add to the death toll