Periapt of wound closure

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#1

Zorro65

Dec 11, 2014 19:57:06

 

I need some advice and clarification. If a character has a periapt of wound closure. Does this mean that since he is stabilized at the beginning of his round that aferr 4 hours he regains 1 hp and is revived?

 

If this is the cass i could jump off a cliff, become stable and 4 hours later i get up and walk away. 

#2

EzechielDantan

Dec 12, 2014 5:32:23

yes, basically unless it deals enough damage to kill you ourtright.

#3

Saelorn

Dec 12, 2014 11:48:08

Zorro65 wrote:
#4

Kennethray

Dec 12, 2014 12:46:16

Yep, if the fall fails to kill you, then you stabalize 1d4 hours later.

 

With that being said, If you were not wearing that item you could jump off the same cliff and make 3 death saves to stablize witht he same outcome.

 

K-Ray

#5

Kennethray

Dec 12, 2014 12:47:03

You stabalize and gain 1hp 1d4 hours later.  Left a few words out of that first sentence.

#6

JRutterbush

Dec 12, 2014 14:07:40

Zorro65 wrote:
#7

El_Condoro

Dec 12, 2014 14:25:49

Especially with the Injuries and Massive Damage options in DMG272-3.

#8

Zorro65

Dec 12, 2014 15:48:06

I was just using the cliff as an example. My DM feels the Periapt is a broken item, thinks it equates to you being nearly immortal. 

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AaronOfBarbaria

Zorro65 wrote:
#10

El_Condoro

Dec 12, 2014 16:12:13

My DM feels the Periapt is a broken item, thinks it equates to you being nearly immortal. 

 

I'm not sure why. It is an uncommon item, so it's not very powerful by magic item standards.

 

The description says you stabilise when dying at the start of your turn. So, you stay on zero hit points and don't need to make any death saves. Good but not a big deal, IMO. You can still be hit while unconscious and stable, with each hit being a critical (2 failed death saves). It might not happen very often but it's possible.

 

The second part is you get to double the hit points restored by using a hit die. I don't see this as in any way a game-breaker.

#11

EzechielDantan

Dec 12, 2014 23:14:18

Perhaps your DM would feel better when you have advantage on your stabilization rolls, this is preferable for me as a DM as well for the following reasons:

 

There still is  a still a chance of dying still but the chance to roll a 1 and suffer two wounds is almost non-existent.

 

There is double the chance to actually roll a 20 and recover 1 hp, something that is not possible by the book at all since you automatically stabilize, which seems weird.

 

It plays a bit more naturally, and not a get out off death's gip free card whenever you get lethally injured, an instant kill is extremely unlikely to happen after the first 2 levels of play which is already a bit of a stretch for me.

#12

mellored

Dec 13, 2014 9:27:42 		it does kinda make you immortal. paticularly since stabilize resets your death saves. but someone could simply take it off of you. even a wild animal would eventually knock it off, after gnawing on your regenerating body for a few hours.
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EzechielDantan

mellored wrote:
#14

Zorro65

Dec 13, 2014 10:19:27

I appreciate the input. I think I will suggest advantage on death saves, that may appease him. I liked to think it would keep you at 0. Sort of stasis but that didnt go over well. 

#15

mellored

Dec 13, 2014 10:32:36 		Nothing about the amulet prevents you from being dismembered. You just don't die. And having your head cut off is massive damage.
#16

Kennethray

Dec 13, 2014 10:48:17

How about the animal sits on your face and you sufficate.

 

Funny, A person can stab you every round and you never die, but they hold their hand over your face and your dead.

 

K-Ray

#17

Slyck314

Dec 13, 2014 11:32:30 		Does stabalizing reset death save or does waking up? I thought it was the second.
#18

mellored

Dec 13, 2014 11:33:59 		I might be misremembering, I'm away from the book.
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AaronOfBarbaria

Slyck314 wrote:
#20

Slyck314

Dec 13, 2014 12:15:50 		The should invent an executioner feat where one of its features is when you crit an unconcious enemy it counts as three fails.
#21

mellored

Dec 13, 2014 12:29:18 		Multi-attack solves it without a feat. 2 Crits and your gone.
#22

Coredump00

Dec 13, 2014 23:56:06

Is this item listed somewhere besides the DMG?  I thought I saw it, but now can't find it.

 

 

I was curious of the wording....

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Daydreamer80

EzechielDantan wrote:
#24

El_Condoro

Dec 14, 2014 12:49:17

It would take a maximum of two hits in a round, not taking into account the actual damage done.