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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 9716226" data-attributes="member: 4937">I differ I think from most tables in using absolutely the same rules for PCs and NPCs.&nbsp;&nbsp; So a 7 hp gobin dies in my game at -9hp (because of size class) and is in the same &quot;dying&quot; state as a PC would if reduced to -1.&nbsp; (Reduced to 0 you are always &quot;staggered&quot; and potentially &quot;unconscious&quot; but not yet &quot;dying&quot;.)&nbsp;&nbsp; You'd only have a 7 hp PC wizard under my rules in the case of pixie or some other tiny race (so dead at -8hp under my house rules).&nbsp; A typical human PC wizard would typically have at least 12 hp even at first level.&nbsp; But regardless, if reduced to -1 hp they are all &quot;dying&quot;.&nbsp; My 3e based game doesn't have 'inspiration' it has 'destiny', but functionally the same sort of thing applies.&nbsp; Most NPCs don't have destiny, but important ones of the sort gods may be using as pawns like the PCs may well also have destiny.Quite often a battle with a large number of goblins would find some still dying on the battlefield after combat finishes.&nbsp; Rarely does this matter much, as unless the goblins held the field, said dying goblin must stabilize, survive been finished off by the PCs, and then any scavengers and carrion feeders that come along until they regain consciousness, and then while staggered manage to avoid any other damage and find some shelter to heal up.&nbsp; That's a hard road for a goblin, but possible.&nbsp; Occasionally it has happened that some apparently mortally wounded foe has (unknown to the PC's who don't check carefully enough) survived to tell its fellows to avoid the PCs or seek vengeance on them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 9716226, member: 4937"] I differ I think from most tables in using absolutely the same rules for PCs and NPCs. So a 7 hp gobin dies in my game at -9hp (because of size class) and is in the same "dying" state as a PC would if reduced to -1. (Reduced to 0 you are always "staggered" and potentially "unconscious" but not yet "dying".) You'd only have a 7 hp PC wizard under my rules in the case of pixie or some other tiny race (so dead at -8hp under my house rules). A typical human PC wizard would typically have at least 12 hp even at first level. But regardless, if reduced to -1 hp they are all "dying". My 3e based game doesn't have 'inspiration' it has 'destiny', but functionally the same sort of thing applies. Most NPCs don't have destiny, but important ones of the sort gods may be using as pawns like the PCs may well also have destiny. Quite often a battle with a large number of goblins would find some still dying on the battlefield after combat finishes. Rarely does this matter much, as unless the goblins held the field, said dying goblin must stabilize, survive been finished off by the PCs, and then any scavengers and carrion feeders that come along until they regain consciousness, and then while staggered manage to avoid any other damage and find some shelter to heal up. That's a hard road for a goblin, but possible. Occasionally it has happened that some apparently mortally wounded foe has (unknown to the PC's who don't check carefully enough) survived to tell its fellows to avoid the PCs or seek vengeance on them. [/QUOTE]

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