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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 7043946" data-attributes="member: 53980">I agree with those who say that this has a bit too much of a death spiral mechanic built into it, and that Jester David's solution is a good one.As an alternative, should you decide that you'd prefer less lingering penalties, give the player disadvantage on their rolls (and advantage for the enemy against any saving throws that character inflicts) for a round after being healed from zero (or perhaps the character needs to make a saving throw for the penalty to go away). The character was down and dying, and it takes them a few moments to comport themselves. This means that downed characters will want to play defensively for a short time after being healed, since they won't be effective on offense. That further discourages whack-a-mole since they will seek more healing or otherwise look for a way to stay vertical until their penalty ends.Personally, I've always wanted to do a reverse death spiral system in the spirit of the Tenra Bansho Zero RPG, where characters actually get meaner the closer they are to death, but I haven't found a mechanic that's a good fit for it in 5e (yet).</blockquote>