When they go neg (mortally wounded)

[garhkal]

When character's go into the mortally wounded level of damage, they get 2d6 rounds worth of rolling before they die (maybe sooner)..
Do you let the player read out which round he is at to the rest (assuming they don't already know)? Do you have him stay silent (out cold character, no speach)..
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[Esoomian]

They can stabilize on their own by succeeding in that roll can't they?

I've never had it be an issue in any groups I've seen as a mortally wounded character always became the centre of attention (unless they were wounded by another player).

That said I'd probably keep the player quiet and then offer hints as the GM from time to time.
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I've never seen any reason to hide those details from the other players. Generally people are paying attention anyway, so they know when it happens.

I find people knowing what's going down adds to the tension and excitement in the situation. It heightens everyone's experience.
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[garhkal]

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[Bren]

[Whill]

[garhkal]

Yes.. I have had some who flat out forgot what round it was on, and also in ambush situations, where some dropped before the others got there (or as they got there) they lost track of where it was.


As a linked question. If someone IS rendering aid, and is shot/smacked.. is their dodge/parry hampered?
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[Bren]

I have played that the players do not know how damaged their pal is. They and the fallen PC's player just know that he has fallen. In that case it is not obvious how much time is available or even that a clock is ticking.

I see allowing all the players to know the wound status of a fallen PC a nice allowance of meta game information to make it more likely that the player survives and (as others said) to add tension and drama during the combat rather than strictly sticking with what information the characters would really know and providing tragedy or pathos when finding their comrade bled out after the combat is over.

[Whill]

I'm ok with some metagaming in some situations. I always announce every PC's wound status changes exactly as they are. I just consider it a gimmie that the other PCs just happen to realize how bad their fallen comrade's wound is. In my game, I try to make every PC mortally wounded result dramatic as possible for us all.

In my very first SW group, we got into the habit of using the lingo of "I" to represent Incapacitated since we recorded an "I" in the Wound Status circle. Then I got into the habit of using the same terminology for GCs, but since I don't tell player the specific GCs wound statuses when they fall unconscious, "I" for GCs began to mean "Incapacitated or worse". Basically they fall down and do not get back up. In most cases that means they are essentially down for the count for that encounter (if not for good). I would say, "He's Ied." That stuck and I still do that, and new players look at me confused until someone tells them what I mean. Initially that terminoligy was only used for lethel damage, but I sometimes say "He's Ied" for stun damage too, meaning that the GC is unconscious.

If someone is administering First Aid and is shot at, is their dodge hampered? I agree with Bren. I have usually ruled that First Aid is the only action someone can do in a round, and Dodge involves moving so your victim isn't going to move with you. If you get shot at and choose to Dodge after beginning to perform the First Aid, you abandon the First Aid attempt but still suffer the -1D MAP penalty to your Dodge anyway because you were concentrating on something else when reacting to the shot. But in that case I do rule that the medpac is not used and still fully available to try again.
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[Bren]

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I'd decide on a case by case basis.
It's easier to determine the status of a mortally wounded speeder crash victim than a mortally wounded nerve toxin victim.
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[garhkal]

You don't roll a Wild die... just plain old 2d6.
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I do.
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