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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 1468461" data-attributes="member: 5100">We used conversion for a session and a half before we realized that would lead to a large amount of coup-de-graces at higher level.  Pretty much anytime it takes more than one hit to take something down, you're going to have subdual damage that contributes significantly to the "downing" of your foes. The more hits it takes, the more the problem compounds.  That 10th level fighter in full plate the group is facing could have 80 hps left when he drops.  There really isn't any question that he's going to get back up at some point.  The question is: do you want to tie him up and take him to the authorities, risk dealing with him again later, or slit his throat? When I told my players that it might impact their alignment, it was a short trip away from damage conversion.  I just couldn't shake the image from "The Patriot" when the rat-bastard British lieutenant orders all the wounded American soldiers killed at the Gibson character's mansion.  That was not something I felt heroes should be doing, especially out of necessity.</blockquote>