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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rushlight" data-source="post: 2076034" data-attributes="member: 3801">I suppose it all hinges on your point of view.  It's not the bodycount that's the desire - it's the unknown that beckons.  While I could set up a story where the PCs have no fear of an accidental death, that really boils down to me describing the story to them with some occational input.  Either way, no one is suprised when the story ends all Hollywood style.  But we feel there's enough of that coming out of Hollywood.  Sometimes bad things happen - the unpredictability is what makes it more exciting.  I mean, who really gets worked up when James Bond dives off a 70 foot building?  Do you *really* expect anything bad to happen to him?  No, of course not.  He'll do something flashy and he'll be fine.   But we're not roleplaying in Hollywood.  When you take a header off a building, you better check yourself first.  You might make it - you might not.  But you'll never duplicate that level of tension, excitement and anticipation as you roll that die without a chance of something bad happening.  It's visceral.  It's the closest we can get to how you'll feel if you were to be facing that jump in person - even if it is just a mere sliver of emotion.   Try to evoke that when the players know nothing bad can happen, and you'll just end up with players waiting for you to explain to them how they got off the roof.  "Gee, you jump down and nearly die!  But you don't.  Now where do you go?"  That's not even close to being exciting.</blockquote>

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