At worst it should just cut your stamina meter bar in half and maybe pause your movement for a second.
There is absolutely no reason stepping off a sagging one story ledge kills you. You should be able to drop to the floor below without a problem, especially in a game that is advanced enough to have mantling and gun aim support when placed against objects.
Just add a one second pause upon landing if you're worried about some imaginary balance issue. Straight up killing the player is just ridiculous, though.
There is absolutely no reason stepping off a sagging one story ledge kills you. You should be able to drop to the floor below without a problem, especially in a game that is advanced enough to have mantling and gun aim support when placed against objects.
Just add a one second pause upon landing if you're worried about some imaginary balance issue. Straight up killing the player is just ridiculous, though.