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Message: <blockquote data-quote="danzig138" data-source="post: 4045733" data-attributes="member: 3595">Like the other guy said, being an opponent of the players has nothing to do with PCs dying. One is not dependant on the other. If you all know the one character likes to charge in, and the rogue scouts, then you had to know something like this was a possibility. And being final is what makes it a CDG. If you don't want it to be final, don't CDG someone. What sorts of situations? The kind where characters die? I usually end up shaking my head saying "Seriously, how did you expect that to work?"It happens. Sometimes the dice are against you, and sometimes, you do stupid things. As a DM, I don't really give it much thought - I keep going with the game. The last time I played a character that died (as a result of a failed Climb checked), I laughed at the "How the hell did I miss that?" of it. Sure the RAW can be lethal. Did you mean "too lethal"? Even so, I don't see what the RAW being to lethal has to do with letting the dice fall where they will. And yes, I firmly believe that if you don't want the dice to dictate the restuls, you shouldn't roll them. If you don't want a roll of the dice to kill a PC, then you shouldn't be rolling dice for combat - IMO, etc. What is there to handle? He's dead. In some games, he'll get reincarnated or resurrected and keep on keeping on. In others, he'll stay dead, in which case, it's handled by getting to work on the next character who will hopefully have better luck.</blockquote>

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