tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792554562605164850.post2593282996273506133..comments2023-06-15T04:58:24.542-07:00Comments on Dungeon Mistress: Dealing with Character Death: The Stages of GriefCelestial7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11550393390068522994noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792554562605164850.post-55220974185735086652015-02-19T14:02:01.688-08:002015-02-19T14:02:01.688-08:00The great thing about he DM screen. People assume...The great thing about he DM screen. People assume it's so the DM can fudge the die in their own favour, but it's usually in the players' favour when I do it.Akerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764536299102638631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792554562605164850.post-6218734845613674222013-09-20T11:38:03.460-07:002013-09-20T11:38:03.460-07:00Just want to say your article is as surprising. Th...Just want to say your article is as surprising. 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Closing off hope for that character's reinstatement is utterly useless.<br /><br />How much does a True Resurrection cost in terms of gameplay time? Surely alluring is a pilgrimage to a shrine where the high priest of a faith is meditating. All the more alluring is the (1) money the party rogues will get for espionage along the way, (2) prestige the party paladin will receive for confirming an alliance between the Neutral Good high priest and his own Lawful Good cult, (3) the sheer amount of spells the high priest's wizardly retinue have access to (in tandem with the party rogues, these will be easily accessible).<br /><br />More complex a question is: afloat in the sea of possibilities within D&D, how do you make the game interesting to concentrators and ADHD people alike?Septemberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629554581190199658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792554562605164850.post-71352015781413300552011-11-27T04:17:40.515-08:002011-11-27T04:17:40.515-08:00I'd love to see more on this blog!I'd love to see more on this blog!JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07468586709952502011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792554562605164850.post-43880139943055484692011-08-18T21:21:32.786-07:002011-08-18T21:21:32.786-07:00I run a weekly D&D Encounters game for a local...I run a weekly D&D Encounters game for a local game shop in Toronto. You can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/user/ScaryHairStudios<br /><br />Character death is something I'm often confronted with. I like your stance on it though. The ability to work something in to save a character at the last minute is useful. <br /><br />That said, a few of the players that come to the game are often kids. I'd feel bad about killing their characters, even if they'd had it coming by not paying attention or neglecting to notice that they're fighting a dragon.Kiel Chenierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016752327301291104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792554562605164850.post-16973311414732423672011-07-05T12:14:14.878-07:002011-07-05T12:14:14.878-07:00Nothing to add really, save that I'm glad you ...Nothing to add really, save that I'm glad you returned to posting! I enjoy your insights.The Grey Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14696474020129732936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792554562605164850.post-41893539942784152322011-06-19T04:25:24.067-07:002011-06-19T04:25:24.067-07:00I try to limit the occasions where PCs will die &q...I try to limit the occasions where PCs will die "just because." But I have little to no mercy on those who find themselves in a lethal situations either because of stupidity and/or conscious choice. <br /><br />In the above example, I would kill the PC without a qualm. He sought the battle, it was in the midst of combat, and the dice fell where they may. <br /><br />IME, when you remove the real threat of PC death, or even try to stack things against it, you lessen the immersion and the enjoyment.<br /><br />At the risk of boring people by telling a campaign story, I killed a PC with a an exploding trap once. The party had found the tripline and decided to hook it with a poleaxe and pull while standing back a few feet. The player of the dead PC called shenanigans because –as the PC in the rear– he felt he should have been safe. I explained the Area of Effect still covered him. He then said the trap was unfair because it was "too deadly." My response was "Perhaps, after successfully finding it, then you shouldn't have DELIBERATELY SET IT OFF." <br /><br />A bad decision by the players led to that death and I felt no remorse for snuffing the PC.Bigharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232940345429292782noreply@blogger.com