So, I decided to try a silly experiment in NV. I used tfc so I could technically be a separate entity from my character. Then I used the kill command. Surprisingly, I wasn't forced to reload a save and could fly around to my heart's content.
Instead of doing that I clicked on my characters body and typed "resurrect."
Unfortunately, there were no explosions or ragdoll physics glitches, just a crash.
So who else likes to use the console to pull off such shenanigans?