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A barbarian is injured in combat and healed by a friendly cleric

What Is The Bloodied Condition?

The specific terminology of being bloodied was introduced in the fourth edition of D&D.

Separate Casual And Serious Fights

A Bloodied enemy is liable to take a fight more seriously.

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Healing Hand by Ralph Horsley

Surrender And Retreat

Enemies might choose to retreat or even surrender when badly injured.

Bossfights With Phases

The bloodied condition is a good threshold for changing the tempo of a boss fight.

Rebalancing A Fight

Sometimes DMs will make a mistake when balancing a fight.

A paladin heals an urgently wounded ally after a fierce battle against a troll

Healing Hand by Ralph Horsley

An injured dragon starts attacking more aggressively and frantically,making it easier to hit but still dangerous.

A tournament can use the bloodied condition tomark an endpoint with a clear winner but no risk of death.

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