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Message: <blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 5628754" data-attributes="member: 22424">Okay, cool.Yes. Also, multiple characters can attempt First Aid all at once (or they can use Aid Another - their choice). Once a character is down and dying, you're usually looking for ways to keep them alive, not hasten their demise. (IME, at least.)Per RAW, it takes a standard action. As above, I wouldn't house rule this to make it any more lethal.Now, if I was of a mind to house rule death and dying:Once a character drops below 0 hit points, he is dead. Well, he's quite dead, but not completely dead. If the character receives magical healing within one round, he recovers hit points, counting from 0 (so, it doesn't matter how far below 0 the character dropped). If the character receives First Aid within 1 round, he is stable. The character also gets one 10% self-stabilisation roll.If the character does not receive aid within the alloted time, he slips to the state of mostly dead. He's worse than quite dead, but not yet completely dead. At this point, he cannot be revived without heroic means.A character who is mostly dead can be revived with the application of a revivify spell within 5 minutes, or the use of Emergency Aid (Heal check DC 25, takes 5 minutes). However, each of these can be attempted only once.If the character does not receive aid within the alloted time, he is completely dead. At this point, only raise dead or the like can help him.</blockquote>