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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shiroiken" data-source="post: 8757437" data-attributes="member: 6775477"><p>It depends on the game style, but it can be. I had a jackwagon player back in 1E put his throat against a loaded crossbow because "the damage can't kill him;" he was surprised when he died. Back then, you could just have your throat slit while under a Sleep spell, so obviously a character who deliberately exposed his throat to an attack would suffer the same. I also had a player autofail a Fireball that he cast in a 10x10 room (yes, he died too). Before 3E tried to codify what happens when you're completely vulnerable, the idea that there were some things you couldn't escape with a die roll was widely accepted (if not particularly enjoyed). Later editions took away this idea, putting lots of mechanics in the way of logic, but the DM is still given a lot of leeway when it comes to modifiers.</p></blockquote><p></p>