Do You Kill off your PC's.

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Diremede

First Post

• Oct 17, 2006

• #1

I was just curious how many of you DM's or GM's or however you want to put it, actually kill off your PC's.

I know a lot of DM's that will fudge the results often or come up with some strange circumstances to keep the PC's alive, but how many of you are cold hearted enough to just let them die.

I myself have had at least 3 characters in our current campaign die and made the players create new ones.

 

Last edited: Oct 18, 2006

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Stormborn

Explorer

• Oct 17, 2006

• #2

Do I let 2nd level PCs die due to a bunch of bad roles made against a couple of skeletons or other beigns that were supposed to be a mere speed bump in the adventure? No.

Do I let PCs die in combat with the BBEG or one of his/her/its main minions? Yes.

Its what works best for me and my group and the games we want to play, but I know others will condem me for it.

 

Styracosaurus

Explorer

• Oct 17, 2006

• #3

Why kill them, when torture is available?

 

Crothian

First Post

• Oct 17, 2006

• #4

Ya, I'll kill them and their little dog too!!

 

Kelleris

Explorer

• Oct 17, 2006

• #5

Styracosaurus said:

Why kill them, when torture is available?

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This is pretty much my take on the matter. I won't kill a PC unless they're really asking for it, but boy can their adventure and their lives spiral down into the crapper if they persistently screw up.

I hardly ever fudge rolls to do it, though. It's built into the game - I use Mutants and Masterminds-style hero points and a hugely expanded range for the disabled and dying conditions.

 

Last edited: Oct 17, 2006

megamania

Hero

• Oct 17, 2006

• #6

In Creation Schema I have killed-

Boddynoc (twice)
Flurry
Balroc
Khora
Clorox
Bob
Ippikak
Chief
Sunder
Blacksands

folks retired-
Sharshek
Taskerdoo
Matterhorn

We are between levels 13 and 15 currently.

 

Daijin

First Post

• Oct 17, 2006

• #7

Yes, they expect me not to cheat at all, everything they do is the result of their hard work, thinking cap, luck, and whatnot.

 

Choranzanus

Explorer

• Oct 17, 2006

• #8

I try not to kill them.

It is simple. If you kill a character than you have a huge problem on your hands as a DM to solve, because the player is out. There is really no other reason than this one. It is a lot easier to fudge a result and punish the character (player) in other way, than to call for deus ex machina explanations how the new character joined the party in mid dungeon.

 

Flexor the Mighty!

18/100 Strength!

• Oct 17, 2006

• #9

I've never killed a PC, the dice do it.

 

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Hunter In Darkness

First Post

• Oct 17, 2006

• #10

i have killed off a few and have fuged a few rolls ...but yeah they dies it happens