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<blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 7135023" data-attributes="member: 53980">I've been working on a similar idea, using the Lingering Injury rules from the DMG. The idea is that it allows PCs to continue fighting when they would otherwise go unconscious, but at the risk of long term or even permanent injury (death is also a possibility, of course; even a hero can only push themselves so far before their body gives out). Keep in mind that these rules are both unfinished and untested.When a PC would be reduced to zero hp, they may roll on the wound table (below) to remain standing at 1 hp.[ATTACH]84942[/ATTACH]Injuries (including wounds) are difficult to heal. The damage absorbed by the wound is the DC to heal it. Magical healing can reduce this DC. You can attempt to recover from one (non-permanent) injury after a long rest. This requires a successful Medicine check against the DC.The idea is that you are most likely to accrue Wounds (10-19) as you are injured, each of which give you a cumulative -1 on future Wound checks, which in turn makes it more likely that you'll suffer a long-term or permanent injury (or death). I added the ability to shake off half your wounds on a natural 20 because I want the PCs to have a chance of coming out of the death spiral. I've also considered heroic last stand rules, where a character who is using these rules gains a significant offensive boost (because I like the idea of a character becoming even more badass as he's on the threshold of death). I might make it a feat, I'm not really certain.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fanaelialae, post: 7135023, member: 53980"] I've been working on a similar idea, using the Lingering Injury rules from the DMG. The idea is that it allows PCs to continue fighting when they would otherwise go unconscious, but at the risk of long term or even permanent injury (death is also a possibility, of course; even a hero can only push themselves so far before their body gives out). Keep in mind that these rules are both unfinished and untested. When a PC would be reduced to zero hp, they may roll on the wound table (below) to remain standing at 1 hp. [ATTACH=CONFIG]84942._xfImport[/ATTACH] Injuries (including wounds) are difficult to heal. The damage absorbed by the wound is the DC to heal it. Magical healing can reduce this DC. You can attempt to recover from one (non-permanent) injury after a long rest. This requires a successful Medicine check against the DC. The idea is that you are most likely to accrue Wounds (10-19) as you are injured, each of which give you a cumulative -1 on future Wound checks, which in turn makes it more likely that you'll suffer a long-term or permanent injury (or death). I added the ability to shake off half your wounds on a natural 20 because I want the PCs to have a chance of coming out of the death spiral. I've also considered heroic last stand rules, where a character who is using these rules gains a significant offensive boost (because I like the idea of a character becoming even more badass as he's on the threshold of death). I might make it a feat, I'm not really certain. [/QUOTE]

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