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From: scott@hou2g.UUCP (N. Ersha)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: Zero Hit Points
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Date: Mon, 29-Jul-85 08:51:13 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 29 08:51:13 1985
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In my campaign, we play a variation on the zero hit
point "death" (this works only for combat damage, 
not poison).

When a character is down to zero hit points, he is
in a "coma" if *any* character reaches him to render
even rudimentary first aid within d4+1 rounds.
If no one reaches him/her in this time (or first
aid is "interrupted" by an adversary), the character
dies. (No Save :-)).

Then, AFTER a healing spell or potion is tried the 
character must survive a system shock roll, with 
a -5% modifier for each HP taken after he/she reaches zero.
Note this means that the healing magic CAN be wasted.

This makes characters a *little* harder to kill, but is
balanced by the peril it puts his "rescuer" in.  "Rescuers"
are burdened with a poor defense while giving first aid,
you see.  And your recovery ability is based on constitution
(via system shock), which is natural.

			SJBerry