D&D 4E Death and Dying in 4E: Propose Your Own Homebrewed Rule!

[Sir Brennen]

One thought I had was to have the character become 'disabled' when they initially drop to 0 hps or below. The first failed save {result of 1 - 9} takes them to unconsious/dying. Taking anything other than a single Move action incurs a -5 to the Save check.

This would allow the 'last gasp' actions and retributive strikes from 'dead' foes.

{edit} I like the nat 1 = immediate reroll in addition to the failure

Hmmm... using the roll again on nat 1 rule with your version does mean a character could go from hobbling around disabled to completely dead in the same round, skipping over the unconscious bit. Not necessarily a bad thing, just noting the possibility.

I do like the idea of being disabled until you make your first roll.