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Cooking Up Contingency Plans (i.imgur.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/rpgmemes@ttrpg.network
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Since my polymorph meme has only garnered three downvotes so far I thought I'd offer a bit more controversial take, and see if I can manage to stir the pot a bit with this one.

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[–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)
  1. You take damage that reduces you to 0 Hit Points and fall unconscious
  2. Contingency triggers and Vampiric Touch takes effect
  3. Vampiric Touch is lost beacuse you lose concentration on a spell if you are incapacitated
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  • [–] [S] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You trigger after you take damage but before you fall unconscious, like numerous other triggers in the game. I just used the Strength Before Death example because it shows even without magic there's enough time to squeeze a whole ass turn in between those two events.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    You trigger after you take damage but before you fall unconscious, like numerous other triggers in the game.

    I fail to see how that's supported by RAW. If damage reduces you to 0 hit points and fails to kill you, you fall unconscious.

    The fact that a Fighter subclass gives you an ability to act otherwise doesn't affect this, any more than you could say you stay conscious at 0 because Zealot Barbarians can do it. You don't have that ability. You're unconscious or dead when Vampiric Touch triggers. Vampiric Touch fails.

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