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Old May 5th, 2008
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Originally Posted by NickMiddleton View Post
I've used variants of the D&D "dying rule", where a fatally wounded character loses a further hit point per round until -CON, at which point they are beyond treatment - it depends on the genre and setting.
And I use it all the time. Coupled with reduced HPs, it makes a neat "Major Wound" level at 0hp. Scares the players wonderfully, too!
(Trad. fantasy genre, btw).

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Originally Posted by The Last Conformist View Post
I do wonder what the "(-___)" bit is then for.
Trying to tempt me into using it, I guess. But no, having all possible hp/pp/etc numbers is just too silly...
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