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The section on "Stabilizing a Creature" states:

You can use your action to administer first aid to an unconscious creature and attempt to stabilize it, which requires a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check.

 

A stable creature doesn’t make death saving throws, even though it has 0 hit points, but it does remain unconscious.

This method of stabilizing seems to require that the creature be unconscious. Perhaps this is not the case, but is there ever a time where it matters - a time where a creature has 0 Hit Points, is conscious, yet unstable?

I would like answers to use "official" content; no Unearthed Arcana, Homebrew, or Twitter/Stream material should be considered.

I have only found one time where this matters, which is the Zealot barbarian using the Rage Beyond Death feature. In this case, you cannot stabilize this barbarian using a Medicine check.

The section on "Stabilizing a Creature" states:

You can use your action to administer first aid to an unconscious creature and attempt to stabilize it, which requires a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check.

A stable creature doesn’t make death saving throws, even though it has 0 hit points, but it does remain unconscious.

This method of stabilizing seems to require that the creature be unconscious. Perhaps this is not the case, but is there ever a time where it matters - a time where a creature has 0 Hit Points, is conscious, yet unstable?

I would like answers to use "official" content; no Unearthed Arcana, Homebrew, or Twitter/Stream material should be considered.

I have only found one time where this matters, which is the Zealot barbarian using the Rage Beyond Death feature. In this case, you cannot stabilize this barbarian using a Medicine check.

The section on "Stabilizing a Creature" states:

You can use your action to administer first aid to an unconscious creature and attempt to stabilize it, which requires a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check.

A stable creature doesn’t make death saving throws, even though it has 0 hit points, but it does remain unconscious.

This method of stabilizing seems to require that the creature be unconscious. Perhaps this is not the case, but is there ever a time where it matters - a time where a creature has 0 Hit Points, is conscious, yet unstable?

I would like answers to use "official" content; no Unearthed Arcana, Homebrew, or Twitter/Stream material should be considered.

I have only found one time where this matters, which is the Zealot barbarian using the Rage Beyond Death feature. In this case, you cannot stabilize this barbarian using a Medicine check.

The section on "Stabilizing a Creature" states:

You can use your action to administer first aid to an unconscious creature and attempt to stabilize it, which requires a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check.

A stable creature doesn’t make death saving throws, even though it has 0 hit points, but it does remain unconscious.

This method of stabilizing seems to require that the creature be unconscious. Perhaps this is not the case, but is there ever a time where it matters - a time where a creature has 0 Hit Points, is conscious, yet unstable?

I would like answers to use "official" content; no Unearthed Arcana, Homebrew, or Twitter/Stream material should be considered.

I have only found one time where this matters, which is the Zealot barbarian using the Rage Beyond Death feature. In this case, you cannot stabilize this barbarian using a Medicine check.

The section on "Stabalizing a Creature" states:

You can use your action to administer first aid to an unconscious creature and attempt to stabilize it, which requires a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check. A stable creature doesn’t make Death Saving Throws, even though it has 0 Hit Points, but it does remain Unconscious.

This method of stabalizing seems to require that the creature be unconscious. Perhaps this is not the case, but is there ever a time where it matters - a time where a creature has 0 Hit Points, is conscious, yet unstable? I would like answers to use "official" content, no Unearthed Arcana, Homebrew, or Twitter/Stream material should be considered.

I have only found one time where this matters, which is a Zealous Barbarian Raging Beyond Death. In this case you cannot stabalize this Barbarian using a Medicine check.

The section on "Stabilizing a Creature" states:

You can use your action to administer first aid to an unconscious creature and attempt to stabilize it, which requires a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check.

A stable creature doesn’t make death saving throws, even though it has 0 hit points, but it does remain unconscious.

This method of stabilizing seems to require that the creature be unconscious. Perhaps this is not the case, but is there ever a time where it matters - a time where a creature has 0 Hit Points, is conscious, yet unstable? 

I would like answers to use "official" content; no Unearthed Arcana, Homebrew, or Twitter/Stream material should be considered.

I have only found one time where this matters, which is the Zealot barbarian using the Rage Beyond Death feature. In this case, you cannot stabilize this barbarian using a Medicine check.