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<blockquote data-quote="res" data-source="post: 1564500" data-attributes="member: 6904">I don't have a problem with an &quot;enemy&quot; attacking someone whos down and unconsious.&nbsp; In fact, I've never really viewed unconsious as being actually knocked out, but just severly wounded and you're incapacitated.&nbsp; Look in movies like Lord of the Rings when a guy is dieing is still awake but can't defend himself.&nbsp; An orc there never hesitated to stop and hit him again.But, because the PCs are supposed to be heros and not the &quot;extra&quot; that was killed by some urk-hi I'd give them a chance to save their comrad.&nbsp; If a bad guy drops him in one round to the negitives, I'd make it clear right away that the orc/goblin/whatever is preparing to Coup des Grace their friend.&nbsp; This gives them a round to do something to save the character from their impending doom.We have similar situations with monsters with Grapple attacks.&nbsp; Some huge creature might grab a PC who has no Escape Artist and has no chance of winning a grapple check.&nbsp; The rest of the party can now attack the monster and risk striking their friend, or they can stand and watch their guy be squeezed to death.&nbsp; Its a real bad situation to put the PCs in as a DM, but it does keep them from getting over-confident and keeps the fear of death in them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="res, post: 1564500, member: 6904"] I don't have a problem with an "enemy" attacking someone whos down and unconsious. In fact, I've never really viewed unconsious as being actually knocked out, but just severly wounded and you're incapacitated. Look in movies like Lord of the Rings when a guy is dieing is still awake but can't defend himself. An orc there never hesitated to stop and hit him again. But, because the PCs are supposed to be heros and not the "extra" that was killed by some urk-hi I'd give them a chance to save their comrad. If a bad guy drops him in one round to the negitives, I'd make it clear right away that the orc/goblin/whatever is preparing to Coup des Grace their friend. This gives them a round to do something to save the character from their impending doom. We have similar situations with monsters with Grapple attacks. Some huge creature might grab a PC who has no Escape Artist and has no chance of winning a grapple check. The rest of the party can now attack the monster and risk striking their friend, or they can stand and watch their guy be squeezed to death. Its a real bad situation to put the PCs in as a DM, but it does keep them from getting over-confident and keeps the fear of death in them. [/QUOTE]

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