New Posts For Thread: Does ongoing damage stop when you're dying?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29508029/Does_ongoing_damage_stop_when_youre_dyingWe've always played where it goes away when you die; but we're starting to question that because we can't actually find a rule regarding it (one way or another).Thanks :)You kidding right ? Something like 97% of the words used in the game are only found in the dictionary. A game term is a term defined in the game system. For terms not defined in the game system you must rely on dictionary if you want to have any sembhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29508029/Does_ongoing_damage_stop_when_youre_dying?post_id=526544005#526544005You kidding right ? Something like 97% of the words used in the game are only found in the dictionary. A game term is a term defined in the game system. For terms not defined in the game system you must rely on dictionary if you want to have any sembSun, 02 Dec 2012 11:34:44 -0600FWIW In the absence of proper game definition for it, Dictionary.com has:Destroyed, verb (used with object)1. to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, orremains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyondrepair or renewalhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29508029/Does_ongoing_damage_stop_when_youre_dying?post_id=526543713#526543713FWIW In the absence of proper game definition for it, Dictionary.com has:Destroyed, verb (used with object)1. to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, orremains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyondrepair or renewalSun, 02 Dec 2012 11:22:39 -0600In actual play its much closer to: ''Dead creatures don't take turn anymore, unless a game element let them do otherwise''http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29508029/Does_ongoing_damage_stop_when_youre_dying?post_id=526542939#526542939In actual play its much closer to: ''Dead creatures don't take turn anymore, unless a game element let them do otherwise''Sun, 02 Dec 2012 10:47:21 -0600FWIW In the absence of proper game definition for it, Dictionary.com has:Destroyed, verb (used with object)1. to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, orremains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyondrepair or renewalhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29508029/Does_ongoing_damage_stop_when_youre_dying?post_id=526542715#526542715FWIW In the absence of proper game definition for it, Dictionary.com has:Destroyed, verb (used with object)1. to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, orremains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyondrepair or renewalSun, 02 Dec 2012 10:41:35 -0600[/quote]Find me an equivalence that says "destroyed" is synonymous with "dead" - and then justify that rule in the face of things like the epic powers that are usable while dead and raise you and put you back in the turn order without re-rolling inithttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29508029/Does_ongoing_damage_stop_when_youre_dying?post_id=526541737#526541737[/quote]Find me an equivalence that says "destroyed" is synonymous with "dead" - and then justify that rule in the face of things like the epic powers that are usable while dead and raise you and put you back in the turn order without re-rolling initSun, 02 Dec 2012 10:00:19 -0600