D&D 5E Can I use the Lucky made in death save ?

Any ability that gives you an edge on death saving throws doesn't seem overpowered in any way. If you have to be down and bleeding out to use your advantage, that's a poor battle strategy. You can still fail death saving throws by being damaged and taking the auto-fail, after all.

I have had a number of characters in my games who have taken lucky. Three or four PCs across the span of my 15th level Tyranny of Dragons game have had it, and it hasn't been a problem at all.
 

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Any ability that gives you an edge on death saving throws doesn't seem overpowered in any way. If you have to be down and bleeding out to use your advantage, that's a poor battle strategy. You can still fail death saving throws by being damaged and taking the auto-fail, after all.

I have had a number of characters in my games who have taken lucky. Three or four PCs across the span of my 15th level Tyranny of Dragons game have had it, and it hasn't been a problem at all.

i've had only one person take it and it's caused four people's worth of problems. when combined with the Halfing reroll thing, the game becomes a lot less swingy for that player.
 

PHB Page 197 - Death Saving Throws,
Unlike other saving throws, this one isn't tied to any ability scores. you are at the hands of fate ... features that improve your chances of succeeding on a saving throw

I do see the Halfling luck saving throw, so yes the Halfling would re-roll the 1 on a death saving throw, wow cheater of death
 

Using the Lucky feat in this way uses 2 luck points though?
Lucky said:
Whenever you make an attack roll, an ability check, or a saving throw, you can spend one luck point to roll an additional d20.
Here you spend 1 luck point to roll an additional d20.

Lucky said:
You can choose to spend one of your luck points after you roll the die, but before the outcome is determined. You choose which of the d20s is used for the attack roll, ability check, or saving throw.
And here you can choose to spend a second luck point (after that additional d20 roll) in order to choose which result to use.

Or am I just crazy? :)
 

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