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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 8210224" data-attributes="member: 6987520">Yes, there is a lot of randomness, but if one PC is taking the blows, it is up to the others to help keep them going before they get close to 0 HP. If the tank doesn't yell for help, or if the others don't act to keep the tank up, they are failing as a team.Healing doesn't need to be buffed to keep the team going. They just need to do it before the tank is in the "danger zone" of hitting 0 HP.How long are they really "sitting idle", though? IME, a few minutes, maybe... and that is only if the others don't get them back to positive HP to get them back into the fight. I don't see players sitting idle for long at any of my games, even when combat intensive. YMMV, as it sounds like it does.I disagree, respectfully. Dropping removes the PC from the action and thus reduces the effective power of the party, making the encounters even more dangerous than they should be.Yes, without a negative HP, being at 2 HP and taking 2 or taking 30 still only puts you to 0, but either way you are out for a while, so I don't see that as an encouraged nor desirable behavior.You see a problem here, but I don't. 5E has more than enough healing IME, so much so that you don't actually even need a cleric or other healer in the game to play it. Again, given that a 0 HP PC is not contributing to the combat, that is incentive enough IMO to keep the PC up if possible, despite that allowing them to go to 0 HP might be more "efficient" to taking the damage.No, we have our upcast house-rule to make upcasting all dice-based spells more attractive, not just healing. FWIW, it doesn't break anything. If you want to begin a private conversation or a new thread on the topic, feel free. Otherwise, since we've been using the rule with great effect and appeal, I have no need to justify it.At any rate, I don't see the need or purpose for your house-rule. Nothing wrong with it, as I said before, just not for me our needed at my tables. If you wanted such a rule, I certainly think it would work fine. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Otherwise, I'll bow out unless addressed. Good luck with it!</blockquote>

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