[quote=@rush99999]
Considering a bandit's default health is 11, would a damage roll of 9 leave the bandit who attached Jacoby ready to keel over at the lightest touch?
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Unless he is using the base stats for  bandit captain, or a thug, or a veteran, or even a death slaad.  Toss aside yonder metagaming and...  uhhh... listen to your heart?