D&D 5th Editon Discussion: 6th thread and counting

[Knaight]

(then again, in 4E X is so large that it's practically impossible for characters to die, except in case of TPK; that's not what everyone wants either)

That depends on how often the GM uses Coup de Grace. I've found 5e fairly lethal despite the generous margin, simply because coup de grace is often a fairly intelligent tactic to use in it, particularly for monsters who drain HP, in 4e, where combats last longer it is an even more viable tactic. I'd consider their method fairly viable really, though it wouldn't work well with 5e for the first few levels.