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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mattachine" data-source="post: 5814023" data-attributes="member: 6678226">I also agree that a roleplaying game where a PC can be killed by simple chance is flawed. Even if a player hasn't spent a long time on backstory, they have spent a good bit of thought and time just making the PC. When the PC dies because of one or two unlucky rolls, it is usually very unsatisfying.I'm not against PC death. I am a player who permakills my PCs when they die in-game (they always refuse to come back via magic). When these deaths are due to falling in combat, either heroically or foolishly, it becomes a great story. When these deaths are due to an instant-death trap (hello, first edition) or a single lucky crit by a monster, it becomes a story about the failings of the game system. If the game is going to be modular, then "deadlier games" can certainly be a simple option. *Dangerous crits*PCs' starting hps are less than or equal to maximum damage from a one-handed weapon*Instant death effectsI posit that the majority of players would rather a game that doesn't feature these rules.</blockquote>