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D&D 5E Object or creatures falling on other creatures (i.e. the PCs!)

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Do the Core Rulebooks address anywhere suggested damage for an heavy object or creature falling onto a character (i.e. a bad guy pushes a statue onto a hero from a height, or a PC is standing right next to a Brontosaurus when it falls over dead)? I know XGTE is going to address falling again, but I wonder if anybody has suggestions in the meantime...
 

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AFAIK, this is a DM call. I'd consider the overall hardness of an object falling to the landing surface. In the case of a statue falling on creatures, the statue is dealing the damage to the creatures (probably 1d6 bludgeoning/ 10ft fallen, with a Dex save to negate based on size). In the case of a creature falling on creatures, both are suffering impact (probably Dex save for the landing creature to negate, but otherwise divide falling damage). If a planned event, I'd probably just figure out a reasonable damage and save in advance, based on traps.
 

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