One-shot kill

Daggerheart Nexus & Character Tools
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Hello everyone,

does anyone know if there is a rule in Daggerheart like the DnD one of Instan Death because of to much damage?

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Howdy Shatar91, and welcome to Demiplane!

As far as I’m aware, there isn’t a one-hit-KO in Daggerheart, but there is a massive damage rule, which you can find here.

To make the game more dangerous, the table may implement a Massive threshold that’s double your Severe threshold. If you ever take Massive Damage, you mark an additional Hit Point.

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Thank you Mellie.

So pretty much one could always increase the threshold of the damage to one-shot a person in a way. For example if they were to fall down a loooong way or get a massive crit then technically a PC could die in one go if the damage threshold is high enough.

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Ooh, that reminds me that there are indeed optional rules for falling damage! link

Falling Damage
If a character falls a long way to the ground you can use the following as a guide:

  • A fall from Very Close range deals 1d10 direct physical damage.
  • A fall from Close range deals 1d20 direct physical damage.
  • A fall from Far Range deals 1d100 direct physical damage, or death at GM discretion.

You may always increase or decrease the dice rolled to fit the story.

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