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<blockquote data-quote="dren" data-source="post: 3121528" data-attributes="member: 5176">Depends: do you roll the dice in front of the players? If you do, let the PC die. If you don't, drop him to -1, and proceed from there. Alternatively, have the character drop, then stop the events and roll it back to the prior morning waking up from a dream in a cold sweat screaming. Take the player aside and say &quot;My fault for sending you in over your head.&quot; Then replay from there. I understand some people wanting the dice to drop where they land and this is what I do in my campaigns, but you don't want to discourage the newbie from playing. Making the events fun and exciting imho is more important than teaching them D&amp;D lessons. A little later on when they get bloodlust or cocky you can teach them that characters can and do die. This is the DMs fault for not taking the PC's level in mind, especially with a newbie involved, but hey, many of us have all made this mistake, so not a huge deal.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dren, post: 3121528, member: 5176"] Depends: do you roll the dice in front of the players? If you do, let the PC die. If you don't, drop him to -1, and proceed from there. Alternatively, have the character drop, then stop the events and roll it back to the prior morning waking up from a dream in a cold sweat screaming. Take the player aside and say "My fault for sending you in over your head." Then replay from there. I understand some people wanting the dice to drop where they land and this is what I do in my campaigns, but you don't want to discourage the newbie from playing. Making the events fun and exciting imho is more important than teaching them D&D lessons. A little later on when they get bloodlust or cocky you can teach them that characters can and do die. This is the DMs fault for not taking the PC's level in mind, especially with a newbie involved, but hey, many of us have all made this mistake, so not a huge deal. [/QUOTE]

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