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<blockquote data-quote="The_Hanged_Man" data-source="post: 7069248" data-attributes="member: 52062"><p>Killing a downed PC is easy in any edition. Well, in 2nd they are immediately dead at zero so it is a non-issue. In 3rd you die at -10 (or negative Con in Pathfinder) and one hit on a downed player is all generally it takes there. </p><p></p><p>What really separates 5e from older editions is how difficult it is to kill an upright PC. Anything short of triggering the instant death rule and the PC just goes to zero, and at high levels instant death is rare. I've seen it happened when players are critically hit by something like a Chasme, which reduces hp max, but once a PC hits 70-80+ HP they are pretty safe from instant death even when they are at low HP. Once they are at 100+ HP, instant death is extremely unlikely. </p><p></p><p>Compare this to 2nd and 3rd, where the threat of death is very real for even high level characters once they are at low HP. One solid non-critical hit is all it takes. Plus, there are massive damage rules which can kill a PC without even dropping them to 0 if they get hit hard enough. So, in general I find 5e much less deadly than 2nd or 3rd. I've seen PCs die in 5e, but they can often survive things that would kill their older edition ancestors outright.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The_Hanged_Man, post: 7069248, member: 52062"] Killing a downed PC is easy in any edition. Well, in 2nd they are immediately dead at zero so it is a non-issue. In 3rd you die at -10 (or negative Con in Pathfinder) and one hit on a downed player is all generally it takes there. What really separates 5e from older editions is how difficult it is to kill an upright PC. Anything short of triggering the instant death rule and the PC just goes to zero, and at high levels instant death is rare. I've seen it happened when players are critically hit by something like a Chasme, which reduces hp max, but once a PC hits 70-80+ HP they are pretty safe from instant death even when they are at low HP. Once they are at 100+ HP, instant death is extremely unlikely. Compare this to 2nd and 3rd, where the threat of death is very real for even high level characters once they are at low HP. One solid non-critical hit is all it takes. Plus, there are massive damage rules which can kill a PC without even dropping them to 0 if they get hit hard enough. So, in general I find 5e much less deadly than 2nd or 3rd. I've seen PCs die in 5e, but they can often survive things that would kill their older edition ancestors outright. [/QUOTE]
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