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Sometimes we're telling a story. Sometimes we're playing a game. The goal of a game is to win. What is the goal of telling a story...

This is because of the #1 reason players refuse to surrender: they don't want their PCs captured. It's considered a "violation of their...

There's a problem in some games that its not clear what to do with prisoners. If you're in an ongoing travelling adventure, or one...

I think we're on the same page.

you could easily say the opposite is RAW since they don't mention it. It's up to the DM to allow you to re-try.

@wickedcool The answer to your question is yes. The rest of this chatter is nothing but opinion and style, and a fair bit of Internet...

You're not supposed to say that out loud. Now I have to clutch my pearls and say, "How dare you violate the solemn trust between the...

Again, why? And, who is "their lives" referring to, the Players or the Players' Characters. If it's referring to the Players, then why...

Again, I don't think that's a D&D problem, I think it's a DM problem. The fights are not properly structured. If it's a confined...

I don't understand number 2 except from the point of view that as Players we will eliminate fun out of the game if given half a chance...

This quote should be bronzed and placed upon the altar of role playing games. We are not our characters.

Yup. There's a whole other can of worms you open when taking prisoners, and its one that's easy for a GM to mishandle.

"They're running away with MY treasure and experience points!"

I assume the DM who wants players to run when appropriate will also have their monsters retreat from a battle once in a while to show...

You pretty much hit the nail on the head. Again, I don't find too much difficulty making it clear when the party needs to retreat - I...