@ChrisPerkinsDnD need a ruling on this, crit with near max damage falls a foe, but player want to knock out rather than kill. Which happens?
— Lunchboxx1090 (@lunchboxx1990) January 17, 2016
Ultimately the DM's call, but the "Knocking a Creature Out" rule in the PH says the foe is knocked out. I concur. https://t.co/tyC5Pc8TbR
— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) January 17, 2016
@ChrisPerkinsDnD does a player need to declare they want to knock out an enemy before they roll the attack or just when they hit 0 HP?
— Matt Ferguson (@fatthewmergs) January 17, 2016
As per the PH, the player can call it after melee attack damage is rolled and the creature drops to 0 hit points. https://t.co/oAf6cz4CMd
— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) January 17, 2016