@JeremyECrawford Q: when a PC is hit and goes below 0 HP, does he stop at 0 or is he at a negative number (for purposes of heals, etc.)?
— Satan'sToast (@SatansToast) October 21, 2015
Hit points go no lower than 0 in fifth edition #DnD. https://t.co/fTvzpisCCT
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 21, 2015
@SatansToast wow, thanks for the quick reply! You're welcome!
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 21, 2015
At 0 hp, you die if damage = your hp maximum or higher. And damage imposes 1 death save failure (2 if a crit). #DnD https://t.co/6LnbftyFzC
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 22, 2015
@mAcChaosso if your max hp is 20, youre at 0 and get hit for 20 = instant death? That's correct.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 22, 2015
@JeremyECrawford aren't all hitd against a uncounsous/helpless creature crits ?
— Edwin Suijkerbuijk (@Edwin_Suijkerbu) October 22, 2015
You automatically score a critical hit against an unconscious target if you hit it from within 5 ft. of it. #DnD https://t.co/1G5CJln1vY
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 22, 2015
@JeremyECrawford Aren't all melee attacks against unconscious targets crits though? Does that mean those hits auto-deal 2 failed saves?
— Sean (@Lord_Sicarious) October 22, 2015
Every critical hit against a creature with 0 hp does, indeed, impose 2 failed death saves on it. #DnD https://t.co/j83p5IhAqv
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 22, 2015
@BlakeMCso any melee attack on a target at 0hp = two death saving throw fails then? (Other than reach weapons)
Correct, unless the target is somehow at 0 hp but not unconscious.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 22, 2015
@JeremyECrawford @Lord_Sicarious so it could take more than one attack to murder a helpless creature?
— Trevor Holland (@imnotasnowflake) October 22, 2015
It could take more than one hit, yes. Keep in mind that monsters rarely make death saves, dying at 0 hp. #DnD https://t.co/HTh34xncvk
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 22, 2015
@JeremyECrawford @imnotasnowflake @Lord_Sicarious I know that's for simplicity but what is the lore justification for it?
— Joran Dox (@NightFantomJ2) October 23, 2015
It's entirely up to the DM—and often invisible to players—whether a monster dies at 0 hp or hangs on. #DnD https://t.co/V0XXcrmIGT
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 24, 2015