Questions tagged [unconscious]
For questions about being unconscious. Unconscious characters are unable to move or act, often at the mercy of another entity.
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Numbing Tonic and knocked out
What happens to someone who is under 0 hp when they are already under the effects of numbing tonic? So someone is down to 2hp and have 2 temp hp, then are hit by an attack for 5 damage, leaving them ...
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Does an unconscious dying creature with regeneration regain its actions on its following turn?
A matter of order?
While seeming like an easy question, it might actually be a bit more convoluted.
The way I see it, the question comes down to the order of following two aspects:
Regaining actions
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Zeal cleric capstone and the Dhampir bite
The Zeal cleric capstone Blaze of Glory reads as follows:
When you are reduced to 0 hit points by an attacker you can see, even if you would be killed outright, you can use your reaction to move up ...
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Is there any way to get immunity to unconsciousness?
Preferably permanently and without losing class abilities.
I tried searching for this immunity, through races, feats and backgrounds, but so far only found the moon druid's transformation into an ...
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If a PC gets knocked unconscious but the attack involves a separate saving throw, when does the saving throw trigger?
It seems that when an attack involves base damage such as slashing and an extra source of damage, such as poison damage, that requires a save, both damage sources are considered to be instantaneous ...
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Is Turn Undead still in effect when the cleric becomes unconscious or is otherwise removed from combat?
The rules seem to imply that the undead have to be within range and sight/earshot only at the beginning of the effect. Which makes sense since part of the feature is that they run away from you and ...
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Does a Wildfire Druid actually enter the unconscious condition when using Blazing Revival?
The 14th level Circle of Wildfire ability reads:
If the spirit is within 120 feet of you when you are reduced to 0 hit points and thereby fall unconscious, you can cause the spirit to drop to 0 hit ...
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What happens if the initial damage from the Feeblemind spell reduces the target to 0 HP (or kills them)?
The description of the feeblemind spell says:
You blast the mind of a creature that you can see within range,
attempting to shatter its intellect and personality. The target takes
4d6 psychic damage ...
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When should Death Saves be rolled under the rules for Speed Factor Initiative?
In my new campaign I am using the Speed Factor variant for Initiative (DMG pp. 270-271). We like this a lot but it is confusing concerning unconscious PCs.
This question says that taking Actions while ...
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Could a Dragon use an unconscious PC as a thrown weapon?
I like to ground my games with a cinematic scope and my players may come up against a dragon pretty soon. The dragons are very much feral and evil and so I am looking to show their feral nature.
If a ...
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Can the Wither and Bloom spell allow an unconscious/dying PC to spend a Hit Die to heal?
The description of the wither and bloom spell states (Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos, p. 38; emphasis mine):
You invoke both death and life upon a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on a point within ...
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How does Sildar Hallwinter regain HP in Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure?
I recognize that there are several Sildar-related questions answered in this forum, but my question is more related to procedure than his specific character.
The adventure guide says "Quick-...
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Can a Carrionette use its Soul Swap on a creature, when it already has control of another creature's body?
The carrionette listed in Van Richten's Guide To Ravenloft, is given a Challenge Rating 1 (!?!) and features a Soul Swap ability that seems very powerful:
Targeting a creature within 15 feet that's ...
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When using Air Walk and you're knocked out, do you fall?
Yes, the title is heavily inspired by the similar PF2 question about the Fly spell, with the difference that air walking is more walking than flying.
While Air Walk is on...
The subject can tread on ...
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What is the difference between "Unconscious" and "Asleep"?
The Sleep spell explicitly causes targets to fall "unconscious" but includes many references to sleep, as well as the line:
"Undead and creatures immune to being charmed aren’t ...
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