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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Since we use bleeding rules that already factors in someone's constitution towards the character's ability to sustain life. Going to 0 is unconscious and negative your max hit points is considered death. Considering the damage that got you that point bleeding out in 10-12 rounds isn't really all that much in real world time. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Also going back to our magic number, receiving a single blow to the head, chest or abdomen that is double the hitpoints +6 is instant death. If the damage to those locations is just negative its regular bleeding rolls, if its double the hitpoints its the major bleeding rolls. We've had situations with characters bleeding out of 2-3 wounds that they have to roll for individually. Watching them slip ever closer to the negative hitpoint "deadline" certainly does provide tension,... especially when the rest of the party still needs to finish combat before they can even think of helping their fallen comrade.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> runequest-bounces@rpgreview.net [mailto:runequest-bounces@rpgreview.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Styopa<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 19, 2011 2:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> RuneQuest Rules<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Runequest] Contemplating House Rule -- Advice?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Peter Maranci <<a href="mailto:pmaranci@gmail.com">pmaranci@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Personally it has always seemed to me that the cut-off of death at zero general HP didn't make sense - it's much too binary for a percentile system. :D<br><br>How about this? At zero HP, the victim is unconscious. For every point below 0, they must make a resistance roll of the negative damage versus their CON. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Not too complicated at all, although I'd make it vs half their con, otherwise you're giving them a boatload of safety net.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I like it, I think it will add tension when someone is 'at death's door'. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>