Dying

2013-12-09T15:18:05Z

143.248.206.89: Changed to conform to SoZ dying rule.

'''Dying''' is the status of being [[unconscious]] due to low hit points. A character whose [[hit point]]s have just fallen negative or zero falls to this state, and is unavailable until the end of the encounter. When the encounter ends, dying characters are automatically resurrected at 1 hit point as if [[raise dead]] was cast upon them. Dying characters are considered [[dead]] during the encounter, and this means only raise dead and [[resurrection]] are possible to force dying characters to rise again during the encounter.

==[[Storm of Zehir]]==
The concept of dying have changed drastically, similar to the [[DnD 3.5]] rule of dying and death.

A character whose hit points fall between 0 and minus half the maximum hit points falls unconscious, can take no [[action]]s, and start bleeding. Each [[round]] on her turn, a dying character loses 1 hit point until she eventually become [[dead]] by reaching the minimum hit points allowed, or get [[stable]] by being healed at least 1 hit point.

Dying characters are no more considered dead in SoZ. This means just healing spells like [[cure light wounds]] may suffice for dying characters to rise again.

Although the rule allows damaging dying characters, they cannot be targetted by harmful spells or attacks.

==[[DnD 3.5]] comparison==
Although the SoZ concept of dying is much similar to the PnP rule, there are still differences between them. In PnP, dying characters can only have hit points from -1 to -9. A dying character has chance to become [[stable]] by her own, while a character stabilized by her own may fall dying again. Furthermore, dying characters are also subject of [[coup de grace]] in 3.5.
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