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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Huntsman57" data-source="post: 6782595" data-attributes="member: 6803721">I've been giving thought to the best method to capture the spirit of the more lethal -10 2E and 3.5 dying system while still using the 5E death rolls. So in 2E and 3.5, when reduced below 1 hitpoint one of two things happens. You're either reduced to 0 through -9 and are unconscious and losing 1 hitpoint per round until stabilized by a teammate (no auto-stabilization) or you go to -10+ at which point you're dead.Trying to create this with death rolls, I think what needs to happen is that we need to take into consideration that the blow that takes you below 1 hitpoint has a chance to kill you outright. We then need to consider the average time, if you weren't killed outright, that you have to live if not stabilized by a teammate.So here is what I've come up with....- a single failed death save = death- a death save is made at the moment you are taken below 1 hitpoint, and every rounf thereafter- you will not auto-stabilize- the likelihood of succeeding your death saving throw improves to 5-20 (based on a general average of dropping unconscious at around -4 to -5)So this makes it more likely that you succeed any given roll, but creates a realistic possibility of dying instantly and offers a statistically similar chance of surviving after dropping below 1 hitpoint as the older editions.Thoughts?</blockquote>