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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 6782867" data-attributes="member: 15700">Steadfast DM, but not exactly like you say.&nbsp; The rogue gets his attack on a surprise round, so the guard can't act at all during that round.&nbsp; Taking the guard down from 25 to 1 hp would be handled like this by me:&quot;Your weapon plunges deep, and the guard falls to his knees; brought near to death.&quot;&nbsp; Initiative would then be rolled, but at disadvantage for the guard since he is wounded so grievously.&nbsp; Going from max down to 1 or even 2 hp is going to have some affect.&nbsp; Then again, I don't subscribe to the style of play that you're perfectly the same from 1 hp to max hp, even though the rules technically say that.&nbsp; There might not be a huge mechanical difference, but if you inflict near max damage that nearly kills the opponent, that's the perfect time to make a ruling and describe the situation as the example I have given.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 6782867, member: 15700"] Steadfast DM, but not exactly like you say. The rogue gets his attack on a surprise round, so the guard can't act at all during that round. Taking the guard down from 25 to 1 hp would be handled like this by me: "Your weapon plunges deep, and the guard falls to his knees; brought near to death." Initiative would then be rolled, but at disadvantage for the guard since he is wounded so grievously. Going from max down to 1 or even 2 hp is going to have some affect. Then again, I don't subscribe to the style of play that you're perfectly the same from 1 hp to max hp, even though the rules technically say that. There might not be a huge mechanical difference, but if you inflict near max damage that nearly kills the opponent, that's the perfect time to make a ruling and describe the situation as the example I have given. [/QUOTE]

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