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<blockquote data-quote="pogre" data-source="post: 8027869" data-attributes="member: 6588">The answer is not terminal velocity. That happens a considerable distance after this.This came up in game when a player whose PC was a barbarian came to gorge 1,500' deep and said, &quot;Yeah, I'll just step off.&quot; I asked if they were committing suicide, because this was going to kill the PC. &quot;Nope,&quot; the player replied, &quot;The barbarian will survive the fall.&quot;I stated unequivocally the PC would die -&nbsp; yes, I was aware of the rule - yes, I guess this is a ruling outside the rules, and therefore, a house rule that was unannounced. However, I countered, the player was exploiting player knowledge of the rules to benefit his PC.So, that's where this question comes from - what purpose does the limit on falling damage serve? What am I missing?I do remember the falling damage rules debates from the early Dragons and the subsequent ban on articles and letters on falling damage. Just reviving an old D&amp;D tradition: Let's debate falling damage!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pogre, post: 8027869, member: 6588"] The answer is not terminal velocity. That happens a considerable distance after this. This came up in game when a player whose PC was a barbarian came to gorge 1,500' deep and said, "Yeah, I'll just step off." I asked if they were committing suicide, because this was going to kill the PC. "Nope," the player replied, "The barbarian will survive the fall." I stated unequivocally the PC would die - yes, I was aware of the rule - yes, I guess this is a ruling outside the rules, and therefore, a house rule that was unannounced. However, I countered, the player was exploiting player knowledge of the rules to benefit his PC. So, that's where this question comes from - what purpose does the limit on falling damage serve? What am I missing? I do remember the falling damage rules debates from the early Dragons and the subsequent ban on articles and letters on falling damage. Just reviving an old D&D tradition: Let's debate falling damage! [/QUOTE]

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