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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 6869231" data-attributes="member: 92305">One can assume that if lower hit points indicate that you are less likely to avoid a killing blow, then you can also assume that the character is getting tired, sloppy, out of breath, run-down, sweaty, his pulse pounding in his temples.  Loosing hit points is less like gaining a wound and more like being worn down from the fight.I don't know about Fifth Edition, but Third Edition has Feats where the character continue to operate at -1 HP and beyond.  Some 3E d20 versions have special rules that allow a character to continue functioning at a reduced level at 0 HP and sometimes beyond.In 1E AD&D, Gygax speaks of characters continuing untill about -3 HP or so.Yes, it's all abstract, but "conditions" can be assigned to a character based on how long it takes the character to heal.In the d20 3.5 based Conan game:Losing any HP, but above 1 HP?  The character is being weathered down in a fight.  His endurance is fading.  He's less likely to avoid a killing blow (or a blow that does serious damage).  Damage Points heal relatively quickly, so much of this type of damage is just resting up (sore muscles, maybe a bruise or a light cut).At 0HP, the character is staggered.  His actions are halved.  His wound is akin to the above, but he's been brained pretty good.  Or, he's taken a blow that makes him a lot less capable than he was before.  But, he'll heal relatively quickly.At -1 HP, the character takes a wound that drops him (unless the character has a special Feat that allows him to fight on in spite of this wound).   This may not be a life-threatening wound, but it's enough to knock him out of the action.  Maybe a blow to the head.  He'll heal much, much slower.At -10 HP, the character takes enough damage to kill him.  Maybe he laid on the ground and bled from a wound.  Maybe he was rammed through with a yard of steel.  Maybe his head was chopped off.  He's dead.</blockquote>

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