![]() So you are indeed calculated the damage for that attack correctly. There is not a damage minimum of 1, so it is possible to deal 0 damage with an attack. Jeremy Crawford has (unofficially) clarified: It is possible for an attack to do 0 damage.1ĭoes the described attack cause failed Death Saving Throws? - No Thus the simple, easy-to-apply ruling we get here. ![]() If you have to start carving out exceptions for every static damage effect that doesn't roll damage but you think might kind of be like a roll, applying the critical hit rule could get complicated and cumbersome. This ruling, besides being in line with the literal reading of the RAW, is likely made to keep the rules of what damage to multiply from a critical (only rolled damage) consistent. Jeremy Crawford agrees and has (unofficially) clarified:Īn unarmed strike deals 1 + Str. See this Q&A for further discussion of this. So, RAW, critical hits do not increase the damage of unarmed strikes. Unarmed strikes do not have any damage rolled. Do unarmed strikes get double damage on a critical hit? - NoĬritical hits only double damage that you roll.However, a critical hit does not get to increase its damage from a critical hit. This means that it will automatically hit regardless of the opponent's AC and has the potential to cause 2 failed death saving throws from a creature at 0 HP. If you roll a 20 on an unarmed strike, it is considered a critical hit. Unarmed attacks can crit, but do not do double damage Does that even count as damage then?ĭoes the attack actually provoke failed Death Saving Throws?Ĭan an unarmed strike even crit if there are no dice being thrown? You are proficient with your unarmed strikes. On a hit, an unarmed strike deals bludgeoning damage equal to 1 + your Strength modifier. Instead of using a weapon to make a melee weapon attack, you can use an unarmed strike: a punch, kick, head-butt, or similar forceful blow (none of which count as weapons). Ok, so that's 2 failed Death Saving Throws for the PC! Let's calculate the damage, just in case. Massive Damage can still outright kill the character so damage should still be rolled and if it equals or exceeds their max HP then they die If an Unconscious character takes damage while at 0 HP, they automatically fail one death saving throw, or 2 death saves if the damage is from a critical hit. The NPC rolls with advantage and beats the PC's AC. A weak (8 Strength) and hostile NPC tries to punch the PC to kill it for good.Īttack rolls against an Unconscious character have advantage and any attack that hits the character is a Critical Hit if the attacker is within 5 feet of the character Consider this improbable yet possible scenario (which nonetheless came up at our table last night):Ī PC is unconscious and currently making Death Saving Throws.
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