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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 8833414" data-attributes="member: 53980">So you're saying that the same exact character, same sheet, same everything, is dead at one table but they take him to another table and he's alive? Or do you mean that they make a similar character with the same name and personality, and play them at different tables?The former sounds like cheating to me. And the latter isn't the same character. You might be playing Bormir at both John and Tim's tables, but the Bormir at John's table didn't defeat the Dragon King of Rancor (that happened at Tim's table). If, at John's table, Bormir starts boasting how he slew the Dragon King, people are going to look at him like he's crazy. Because there never has been a Dragon King in John's setting.That's your experience, but it hasn't been mine. I already said that for a group like that you arguably need level drain (et al) because if all the group cares about is levels and treasure, then that's the only setbacks they can face. That's seems pretty easy to solve with a conversation where you let them know that for this new campaign there will be nasty challenges in store for them, such as level drain. If they protest against that, then maybe they aren't a good fit for you. You could seek out a different group that's better aligned with your interests, or have one of the players run a campaign (sitting in the DMs chair has a way of giving players a sense of perspective, IME).</blockquote>

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