Editing Death Saving Throw

A '''Death Saving Throw''' is a special type of [[Saving Throw]] that a [[Conditions#Downed|Downed]] creature must make to avoid dying. Typically, Death Saving Throws are only performed by player characters, [[Companion]]s, and certain notable [[NPC]]s. Most enemy creatures simply die when reduced to 0 [[Hit Points]].

== Rolling Death Saving Throws ==
When an eligible creature is reduced to 0 [[Hit Points]], they fall unconscious and become [[Conditions#Downed|downed]]. While downed, the creature must use their full turn to roll one Death Saving Throw per round.

The die rolled is a {{D20}} and the [[Difficulty Class]] of the roll is 10. A roll of 9 or lower results in one failed save, and 10 or higher results in one successful save.

If the downed creature rolls a total of three failures, they die. If the creature rolls three successes ''before'' rolling three failures, they become Stable - though still unconscious - and no longer need to make Death Saving Throws.

== Healing a Downed Creature ==
At any time while [[Conditions#Downed|downed]], if a creature is [[Help]]ed or healed by another creature, they immediately lose the [[Conditions#Downed|downed]] condition, return to consciousness, and no longer need to make Death Saving Throws.

Note that granting a creature [[Hit Points#Temporary Hit Points|Temporary Hit Points]] is not the same as healing them, and does not remove the [[Conditions#Downed|downed]] condition.

== Reviving the Dead ==
A dead creature cannot be healed by normal means and can only be resurrected by powerful magic, such as [[Revivify]], [[Raise Dead]], or [[Resurrection]].