post #3280190

This is what you get when a character's head has been violently removed from the rest of their body, cutting the brain off from it's necessary supply of oxygenated blood. Aside from unusual circumstances (such as being undead, an android, or some other creature with no need of blood) a character injured in this way will always lose consciousness within seconds and quickly die as their brain starves for oxygen. As a result, any "normal" character whose head has been removed is either already dead, or on the very cusp of death.

• Not to be confused with detachable head or disembodied head, both of which are non-lethal.

Related tags:

• decapitation - The act of removing the head by force, usually by cutting.
• severed head - A head that has been removed from the rest of the body.
• execution - A character is put to death as a punishment for some offense.
• headless - A character who is missing their head for some reason.
• neck wound

See also:

• detachable head - Used when the head can be removed (and usually replaced) without the character dying.