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<blockquote data-quote="The Grassy Gnoll" data-source="post: 6558765" data-attributes="member: 6788652">It makes sense to do minimum damage. But, equally, a save is a save, whether halving damage from an ancient red dragon or a kitten with the flu.How about, if you save and the damage rolled is 1, you take no hp damage but suffer a minor embuggerance equivalent to half a hp (also known as one irk).Examples could include: in the case of the stirge, its proboscis is bent so it's harder to shift so it takes an action plus a bonus action to remove it? In the case of a spell attack, perhaps some of your beard/braid/eyebrow/fingernail is singed/frozen/zapped off. Perhaps you bite your tongue (and the player has to thpeak like thith for five minuteth in real time) In the case of a poison attack, your eyeballs bug out for an hour but you're otherwise fine. Little bit of colour but still 'damage'.And rules apply to monsters too - so if you play minimum 1hp damage, remind Mr Rules Lawyer that when he is at 1hp and finds himself in a minimum damage scenario, he'd have to abide by the rule too. I'd bet having half his moustache fall off as he gulps his healing potion might be more appealing to him than dropping unconscious and turning into a scratching post for that poorly kitten.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Grassy Gnoll, post: 6558765, member: 6788652"] It makes sense to do minimum damage. But, equally, a save is a save, whether halving damage from an ancient red dragon or a kitten with the flu. How about, if you save and the damage rolled is 1, you take no hp damage but suffer a minor embuggerance equivalent to half a hp (also known as one irk). Examples could include: in the case of the stirge, its proboscis is bent so it's harder to shift so it takes an action plus a bonus action to remove it? In the case of a spell attack, perhaps some of your beard/braid/eyebrow/fingernail is singed/frozen/zapped off. Perhaps you bite your tongue (and the player has to thpeak like thith for five minuteth in real time) In the case of a poison attack, your eyeballs bug out for an hour but you're otherwise fine. Little bit of colour but still 'damage'. And rules apply to monsters too - so if you play minimum 1hp damage, remind Mr Rules Lawyer that when he is at 1hp and finds himself in a minimum damage scenario, he'd have to abide by the rule too. I'd bet having half his moustache fall off as he gulps his healing potion might be more appealing to him than dropping unconscious and turning into a scratching post for that poorly kitten. [/QUOTE]

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