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2e, the most lethal edition?
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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 7637848" data-attributes="member: 23751"><p>Yep. The rule was only for "any creature." That includes PCs dude. I guess it wouldn't apply to rocks.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Um, no. First, it's not an option. It's in the combat section, not some mythical "optional rule" section. Specifically, it's in the section talking about hit points and damage. It explains what happens when you drop to 0 hit points. What happens? You fall unconscious. Then it explains what happens when you go past 0. What happens? You lose 1 hit point per round until -10. The ONE AND ONLY OPTION it speaks about is that the DM can extend unconsciousness to up to -3 hit points if one blow takes you to that range.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Don't have a stroke man. We get that there are two rules that both apply to all creatures, including PCs during combat. The non-optional rule that happens when you drop to zero(and possibly down to -3) and the non-optional rule that says you don't die until -10 hit points.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Show me where it says that it was optional. My 1e DMG doesn't say optional anywhere other than what quoted from it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, that is correct. Players saved and interrogated many creatures that way.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I played 1e for years with many DMs and never once had a DM have a PC die at 0. Monsters? Sure, but that was mainly just short hand for letting them just die at -10 since nobody was saving the monsters anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 7637848, member: 23751"] Yep. The rule was only for "any creature." That includes PCs dude. I guess it wouldn't apply to rocks. Um, no. First, it's not an option. It's in the combat section, not some mythical "optional rule" section. Specifically, it's in the section talking about hit points and damage. It explains what happens when you drop to 0 hit points. What happens? You fall unconscious. Then it explains what happens when you go past 0. What happens? You lose 1 hit point per round until -10. The ONE AND ONLY OPTION it speaks about is that the DM can extend unconsciousness to up to -3 hit points if one blow takes you to that range. Don't have a stroke man. We get that there are two rules that both apply to all creatures, including PCs during combat. The non-optional rule that happens when you drop to zero(and possibly down to -3) and the non-optional rule that says you don't die until -10 hit points. Show me where it says that it was optional. My 1e DMG doesn't say optional anywhere other than what quoted from it. Yes, that is correct. Players saved and interrogated many creatures that way. I played 1e for years with many DMs and never once had a DM have a PC die at 0. Monsters? Sure, but that was mainly just short hand for letting them just die at -10 since nobody was saving the monsters anyway. [/QUOTE]
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