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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Magus Coeruleus" data-source="post: 1010122" data-attributes="member: 1704">Re: Re: Clobbered Variant Rule and Level Drain (2 Separate Questions)Hey Sithramir,How do you like using the clobbered variant?  I really like the idea of it for the reasons given in the DMG suggesting it, but I've never used it because I'm afraid it would be a nightmare for me as DM.  Players just have to worry about their own characters, but as DM if the players are up against a large host of baddies, sometimes I don't label each individual with its hitpoints and just ask the player to remember how much damage he/she did to it for me, to know whether it drops on the next hit.  Tracking which ones get clobbered sounds like a pain, but I want to know what your experience is.  Also, do you let PCs know when they've clobbered something?  I can see arguments for telling them it's happened right away, or for making them wait and see what the thing does next round.  The former option gives a lot of power to the PCs because they can plan actions around their knowledge that the foe will only have one action next round.Thanks</blockquote>