Nov 16, 2023 4:00 pm
OOC:
1. You see a dead creature. Attempt to cast Spare the Dying is a very good action to do right now - you will figure out of it is dead or dying with no need to roll a dice. Though your PC would know stabilization only helps if you do it immediately after creature drops to 0 HP. It is probably too late
2. Let's translate this to real world. Assume you own a private/restricted territory and have your beloved dog running the teritory. You hear dog bark and go check what's going on. You discover your god dead and a group of very well equipped to kill strangers standing around it.
Does it makes sense now? YOU know you didn't kill it, but how does it look?
P.S. Thanks for you input this angle of the story is obviously too complicated for a 5e