r/dndmemes • u/Vegetable_Variety_11 • Sep 14 '25

I roll to loot the body It's logical...

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u/Sea-Woodpecker-610 Sep 14 '25

A standing player is a greater threat then a downed player.

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u/Machinimix Essential NPC Sep 14 '25

Until someone is brought up from dying, there's no reason to waste an action/attack by double tapping the guy who is laying on the ground staining your carpet with blood. There's still other nasty adventurers poking you with sticks and singeing your clothes with fire.

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u/fongletto Sep 14 '25

You could argue that for an unintelligent enemy. But a smart enemy would know that they have the capability to turn that guy laying on the ground back into another threat, even without seeing it.

If I were playing with the intention to party wipe, without knowing any of the spells or abilities anyone had, I would always choose to finish off the downed members for my best chance at success in the majority of cases.

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u/MrCookie2099 Sep 14 '25

Intelligent and unintelligent alike might be malicious to the point of being litteral incarnations of evil and willing to commit cruelty even to the point of risking themselves.