Improvised Damage

{
  "name": "Improvised Damage",
  "page": 249,
  "__prop": "hazard",
  "source": "DMG",
  "entries": [
    "In some cases you need to determine damage on the fly. The Improvising Damage table gives you suggestions for when you do so.",
    {
      "rows": [
        [
          "{@damage 1d10}",
          "Burned by coals, hit by a falling bookcase, pricked by a poison needle"
        ],
        [
          "{@damage 2d10}",
          "Being struck by lightning, stumbling into a fire pit"
        ],
        [
          "{@damage 4d10}",
          "Hit by falling rubble in a collapsing tunnel, stumbling into a vat of acid"
        ],
        [
          "{@damage 10d10}",
          "Crushed by compacting walls, hit by whirling steel blades, wading through a lava stream"
        ],
        [
          "{@damage 18d10}",
          "Being submerged in lava, being hit by a crashing flying fortress"
        ],
        [
          "{@damage 24d10}",
          "Tumbling into a vortex of fire on the Elemental Plane of Fire, being crushed in the jaws of a godlike creature or a moon-sized monster"
        ]
      ],
      "type": "table",
      "caption": "Improvising Damage",
      "colLabels": [
        "Dice",
        "Examples"
      ],
      "colStyles": [
        "col-2 text-center",
        "col-10"
      ]
    },
    "The Damage Severity and Level table is a guide to how deadly these damage numbers are for characters of various levels. Cross-reference a character's level with the damage being dealt to gauge the severity of the damage.",
    {
      "rows": [
        [
          "1st-4th",
          "{@damage 1d10}",
          "{@damage 2d10}",
          "{@damage 4d10}"
        ],
        [
          "5th-10th",
          "{@damage 2d10}",
          "{@damage 4d10}",
          "{@damage 10d10}"
        ],
        [
          "11th-16th",
          "{@damage 4d10}",
          "{@damage 10d10}",
          "{@damage 18d10}"
        ],
        [
          "17th-20th",
          "{@damage 10d10}",
          "{@damage 18d10}",
          "{@damage 24d10}"
        ]
      ],
      "type": "table",
      "caption": "Damage Severity and Level",
      "colLabels": [
        "Character Level",
        "Setback",
        "Dangerous",
        "Deadly"
      ],
      "colStyles": [
        "col-3 text-center",
        "col-3 text-center",
        "col-3 text-center",
        "col-3 text-center"
      ]
    },
    "Damage sufficient to cause a {@b setback} rarely poses a risk of death to characters of the level shown, but a severely weakened character might be laid low by this damage.",
    "In contrast, {@b dangerous} damage values pose a significant threat to weaker characters and could potentially kill a character of the level shown if that character is missing many hit points.",
    "As the name suggests, {@b deadly} damage is enough to drop a character of the level shown to 0 hit points. This level of damage can kill even powerful characters outright if they are already wounded."
  ],
  "reprintedAs": [
    "Improvised Damage|XDMG"
  ],
  "trapHazType": "GEN"
}