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<blockquote data-quote="hong" data-source="post: 4256508" data-attributes="member: 537">In my last game, I operationalised 0 hp as &quot;defeated&quot;. The person doing the defeating could translate that into in-game outcomes however they liked, the options including killed, knocked out, disarmed or surrendered. The default outcome was killed, but anything was possible as long as you could find a plausible description, and it was clear that the defeated person was no longer a threat and unlikely to become a threat in the near future. (This is D&amp;D you know, even death is a minor inconvenience.) As DM I also reserved the right to &quot;take over the director's seat&quot;, and rule that a particular outcome happened; but that was pretty rare. It's just DM's prerogative.One fight I remember well was against a crime boss and her gang of bodyguards -- think O-Ren and the Crazy 88. The party didn't want to kill her, but send a message to her higher-ups. The attack that dropped her to 0 hp was in fact done by a rogue with a crossbow; I ruled that the shot blew out her kneecap, leaving her a screaming heap on the ground.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hong, post: 4256508, member: 537"] In my last game, I operationalised 0 hp as "defeated". The person doing the defeating could translate that into in-game outcomes however they liked, the options including killed, knocked out, disarmed or surrendered. The default outcome was killed, but anything was possible as long as you could find a plausible description, and it was clear that the defeated person was no longer a threat and unlikely to become a threat in the near future. (This is D&D you know, even death is a minor inconvenience.) As DM I also reserved the right to "take over the director's seat", and rule that a particular outcome happened; but that was pretty rare. It's just DM's prerogative. One fight I remember well was against a crime boss and her gang of bodyguards -- think O-Ren and the Crazy 88. The party didn't want to kill her, but send a message to her higher-ups. The attack that dropped her to 0 hp was in fact done by a rogue with a crossbow; I ruled that the shot blew out her kneecap, leaving her a screaming heap on the ground. [/QUOTE]

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