Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="77IM" data-source="post: 7492441" data-attributes="member: 12377">I just came up with another idea, after reading <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?653391-Ever-try-PC-death-at-0-hit-points&amp;p=7492240#post7492240" target="_blank">this post</a> on another thread.&quot;Hardcore Mode&quot; makes it harder to succeed at death saves -- you need to roll a 15 or better. So you're more likely to die, but it will probably still take 3+ rounds for it to happen.In Super Extra Hardcore Mode, you could die in as little as one round:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death save DC is 15 -- you need a 15 or better to succeed.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you fail by 5 or more (that is, you get a 10 or lower) it counts as two failures.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you fail by 10 or more (that is, you get a 5 or lower), you die instantly.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you suffer a critical hit while dying, you die instantly. (Coup de grace is back, baby!)</li>
</ul>The goal of this change, is to make it so that when someone drops to 0 hit points, they don't die right away (because instant death is usually un-fun) BUT the other PCs need to really scramble to rescue/stabilize that character (because scrambling to rescue/stabilize an ally is fun).Here it is in table form:Death SaveRoll : Outcome20 : You heal 1 hit point, regain consciousness, and are no longer dying.15-19 : 1 success.10-14 : 1 failure.5-9 : 2 failures.1-4 : You die.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="77IM, post: 7492441, member: 12377"] I just came up with another idea, after reading [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?653391-Ever-try-PC-death-at-0-hit-points&p=7492240#post7492240"]this post[/URL] on another thread. "Hardcore Mode" makes it harder to succeed at death saves -- you need to roll a 15 or better. So you're more likely to die, but it will probably still take 3+ rounds for it to happen. In [B]Super Extra Hardcore Mode,[/B] you could die in as little as one round: [list][*]The death save DC is 15 -- you need a 15 or better to succeed. [*]If you fail by 5 or more (that is, you get a 10 or lower) it counts as two failures. [*]If you fail by 10 or more (that is, you get a 5 or lower), you die instantly. [*]If you suffer a critical hit while dying, you die instantly. ([I]Coup de grace[/I] is back, baby!)[/list] The goal of this change, is to make it so that when someone drops to 0 hit points, they don't die right away (because instant death is usually un-fun) BUT the other PCs need to really scramble to rescue/stabilize that character (because scrambling to rescue/stabilize an ally is fun). Here it is in table form: [B][U]Death Save[/U][/B] [B]Roll[/B] : [B]Outcome[/B] 20 : You heal 1 hit point, regain consciousness, and are no longer dying. 15-19 : 1 success. 10-14 : 1 failure. 5-9 : 2 failures. 1-4 : You die. [/QUOTE]

Verification