{
  "children": [],
  "desc": "Sometimes an attacker wants to incapacitate a foe, rather than deal a killing blow. When an attacker reduces a creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack, the attacker can knock the creature out. The attacker can make this choice the instant the damage is dealt. The creature falls unconscious and is stable.",
  "index": "knocking-a-creature-out",
  "name": "Knocking a Creature Out",
  "parent": {
    "index": "damage-and-healing",
    "name": "Damage and Healing",
    "url": "/api/2014/rules/damage-and-healing"
  },
  "updated_at": "2026-09-24T21:12:35.682Z",
  "url": "/api/2014/rules/knocking-a-creature-out"
}