Hi everyone. I am wondering if anyone has any official answer (or unofficial insight) into this question.
How does non-lethal (subdual!) damage interact with the Diehard feat? Looking at the PHB, I seem to think that the Diehard feat does not affect a character's reaction to non-lethal damage at all, but in some cases that seems a little silly. If the standard rules apply, then a character with the Diehard feat and 1 point of non-lethal damage would fall unconscious if his or her hit point total dropped to 0 or less. The same character with no non-lethal damage could keep on swinging, if not as proficiently as before because he or she could only act as though disabled. Disabled beats unconscious anyday.
Thoughts? Comments? If I misread this situation, I would love to be corrected. If not, it would be great to find some kind of solution, even if that solution is "play the rules as they are".
How does non-lethal (subdual!) damage interact with the Diehard feat? Looking at the PHB, I seem to think that the Diehard feat does not affect a character's reaction to non-lethal damage at all, but in some cases that seems a little silly. If the standard rules apply, then a character with the Diehard feat and 1 point of non-lethal damage would fall unconscious if his or her hit point total dropped to 0 or less. The same character with no non-lethal damage could keep on swinging, if not as proficiently as before because he or she could only act as though disabled. Disabled beats unconscious anyday.
Thoughts? Comments? If I misread this situation, I would love to be corrected. If not, it would be great to find some kind of solution, even if that solution is "play the rules as they are".
