Monster/NPC Death [Archive] - Wizards Community

Monster/NPC Death [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Keyar81
05-22-07, 09:00 AM Do Monsters and NPC's obey the same rules for death as set forth for characters in the phb or do they die when they hit 0?
Morwen
05-22-07, 09:28 AM The same rules. However, undead die at 0.
tiercel
05-22-07, 07:42 PM Constructs are also destroyed at 0.

In practice, I find that your average monster is removed from the battlemap at 0 -- most DMs will only track negative hit points for BBEGs, and/or monsters who could somehow wind up being in the area of some kind of AoE healing.
Kouk
05-22-07, 09:35 PM Right. In theory, they are alive until negative 10 (for living things). In practice, they are dead unless the enemy group has a cleric or your PCs want to capture one alive and interrogate it later.

Enemies that are not *quite* dead at the end of a fight are usually left to die on their own -- but I guess there is no rule saying they can't stabilize and seek revenge at a later date...

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Keyar81 05-22-07, 09:00 AM	Do Monsters and NPC's obey the same rules for death as set forth for characters in the phb or do they die when they hit 0?
Morwen 05-22-07, 09:28 AM	The same rules. However, undead die at 0.
tiercel 05-22-07, 07:42 PM	Constructs are also destroyed at 0. In practice, I find that your average monster is removed from the battlemap at 0 -- most DMs will only track negative hit points for BBEGs, and/or monsters who could somehow wind up being in the area of some kind of AoE healing.
Kouk 05-22-07, 09:35 PM	Right. In theory, they are alive until negative 10 (for living things). In practice, they are dead unless the enemy group has a cleric or your PCs want to capture one alive and interrogate it later. Enemies that are not quite dead at the end of a fight are usually left to die on their own -- but I guess there is no rule saying they can't stabilize and seek revenge at a later date...