Some example Plot Armour stories are listed below. I strongly recommend that you make up your own story to fit
the situation, but if you run out of inspiration you can roll a d8 on this table, adapting details to fit your scenario and
rerolling if the given story really doesn’t fit.
| d8 | Result |
|---|---|
1 |
The enemies leave you for dead – you wake up d4 hours later on 1 hp |
2 |
When you go over the cliff, you miraculously fall into the river, or catch hold of a root |
3 |
The enemies stop short of killing you, for reasons as yet unknown |
4 |
You duck behind a rock at the exact moment the dragon breathes fire, and hide there |
5 |
The floor/ground/bridge gives way beneath you, saving you from the killing blow and depositing you somewhere out of harm’s way (for now!) |
6 |
The enemy, in their cruelty, decide they would rather you live severely wounded than die quickly |
7 |
Your Wild Magic/Patron/Deity/Angelic Guide intervenes, whether by accident or design |
8 |
What would have been a fatal blow clips one of the other enemies instead, a mass brawl breaks out and you crawl away in the confusion |