Table Of Woe

When anyone but fighters is knocked to 0 or less hp they must roll on the Table of Woe.

Fighters need not roll on table of woe unless reduced to negative hp.

Table Of Woe
1d20 Survival Roll	Melee Attack
	1-4: Head	5-6: Torso	7-9: Arm	10: Leg
	Ranged Attack
	1-2: Head	3-6: Torso	7-8: Arm	9-10: Leg
0 or less	DEAD
1-2	Helm save for Coma or Death.	DEAD	Gonna Die
3-4	Helm save for Coma or Death	Gonna Die
5-6	Helm save for Grievous Wound or Coma	Grievous Wound	Grievous Wound	Grievous Wound
7-8	Helm  save for knocked out or Grievous wound	Grievous Wound	Crippling Wound	Crippling Wound
9-10	Helm save for stunned or Serious wound	Serious Wound
11-15	Helm Save or Knocked Out	Shield Save or Serious Wound	Shield Save or Serious Wound	Serious Wound
16-20	Helm Save or Stunned	Knocked Down And Stunned	Shield save or Drop Item and Stunned	Knocked Down and Stunned
21 or more	Helm Save or lose Helm	Knocked Down	Shield Save or Drop Item	Knocked Down

The D20 Survival Roll is 1d20 + toughness bonus (in my campaign it’s like a fortitude save)

If HP score is greater then the negative of character level, apply that as modifier to roll. (i.e. 3^rd level character gets normal save chance at 0 to 3 hp, if knocked to -4 subtract 4 from the survival roll.)

Knocked Down: Adjacent foes may get a free attack. Takes a whole round to get up, anything carried was dropped.

Stunned: incapacitated until a save is made, check at end of each following round.

Knocked Out: will not revive for 2-7 turns.(20-70 rounds)

Serious Wound: Healing spells under 3^rd level will not restore HP loss from this wound. Stunned until end of next round.

Crippling Wound: Lose limb and 1d4 ability points.

Grievous Wound: Incapacitated. Lose 1 ability point and helpless for  2-12 weeks, a serious wound. If an arm or Leg hit make another save or lose the limb in not treated within duration of recovery( Lose 1 Ability point if limb lost to this wound).

Gonna Die: You are going to die unless someone bandages you up.  Lose 1d4 Ability points. Dead in 2-12 rounds.  If an arm or Leg hit  lose the limb unless healing magic of 3^rd level or higher restores all hp lost to this wound before rounds are done. Make save to remain conscious during your grim death any actions you take while dying are at-4.

Coma: Knocked out really badly. Immediately lose 1 ability point. Make a save after each week to recover. For each week in Coma lose 1 Ability point. Only exceptional healing that restores all HP loss to wound on one roll will relieve coma.

Death: dead right away.

Helm save X or Y: make a helmet save if you have one on,  suffer X on successful save or Y on failed save.

Shield save X or Y: make a shield save if you have one on, suffer X on successful save or Y on failed save. Shield save only allowed if attack from shielded side.

Ability Point Loss is permanent unless restored by powerful magic or super-science.

Arm or Leg wound ability loss is STR or DEX 50/50 either

Torso wound ability score loss is STR or CON 50/50 of either

Head wound ability score loss is INT or WIS 50/50 of either. Except for coma.

Ability score loss while in coma can come off any ability score randomly chosen. 1- STR, 2- INT,3-WIS,4-DEX,5-CON, 6-CHA.

Helpless characters may moan and weakly communicate, they may not take action, or cast spells. Any saves they are forced to make against attacks in this condition are made with 1d10 rolls instead of d20’s.

Table adapted from one at Built by Gods Long Forgotten.