I made a 5e Death & Dismemberment table for my new Dark Ages campaign. Roll at zero HP.

I made a 5e Death & Dismemberment table for my new Dark Ages campaign. Roll at zero HP.

Roll 2d6
2              Instantly, gruesomely, killed. Allies in line of sight must make a DC 15 Wis or Cha save or spend a round yelling their dead ally’s name in slow motion.

3              Limb severed, unconscious and dying. DC 15 Death Saves. Cannot be stabilized except by DC 15 Medicine check. Roll 1d6: 1 sword hand, 2 off-hand, 3 sword arm, 4 shield arm, 5 random leg above the knee, 6 random leg below the knee.

4              Severely injured, unconscious and dying. DC 15 Death Saves. Cannot be stabilized except by DC 15 Medicine check. Lower random ability score (1d6 down the line) by 2d4.

5              Injured, unconscious and dying. DC 15 Death Saves. Lower random ability score (1d6 down the line) by 1d4.

6              Unconscious and dying. DC 15 Death Saves. Random injured limb. Roll 1d4: 1 head, 2 sword arm, 3 shield arm, 4 random leg.

7              Unconscious and dying. DC 15 Death Saves.

8              Unconscious and dying. DC 10 Death Saves.

9              Unconscious and stable.

10           Unconscious. Make a DC 15 Con save every round to wake up with 1 hit point.

11           Stunned. Make a DC 15 Con save every round until recovered.

12           Flesh wound. No extra damage.

Injured ability scores:
Make DC 15 Con save once per week for a number of weeks equal to damage taken. A successful save means the ability score increases by 1. A DC 12 Medicine skill check grants advantage.