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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 6004097" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>I accept death by infelicity without reservation, and have been stung by it many times. Sometimes, your PC is just NOT the hero of the saga. Sometimes, your PC is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elpenor" target="_blank">Elpenor</a>.</p><p></p><p>Most famously, I had a 2Ed Dwarf die from failing a series of rolls that- according to my mathematician buddies- equalled the odds of winning the Texas lottery.</p><p></p><p>But I've also had other brushes with the ass end of Fortune. I rolled a 2 for a 1/2Orc Ranger to avoid going over a cliff side. I had a Player's Option Cleric- dubbed "Superman" by another player who didn't like the way I built him compared to <em>HIS</em> cleric- get one shotted in his first combat.</p><p></p><p>I'm one of those rare people who had a PC die during character creation in Traveller.</p><p></p><p>I had a MechWarrior PC die in his first combat- his mech was head-shotted upon landing in the drop zone.</p><p></p><p>The first time I encountered the Deck of Many Things, my PC drew the Void card.</p><p></p><p>And in all of those situations, after a moment of "Rackafratz!"-ing, I either started to make a new PC, grabbed a backup PC I had already prepared, or ask the GM if I could help him run NPC for the rest of the evening.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>HOLY CRAP! I just realized I'm a black guy with a bunch of red shirts in my wardrobe! I really AM just here to show the seriousness of the situation!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 6004097, member: 19675"] I accept death by infelicity without reservation, and have been stung by it many times. Sometimes, your PC is just NOT the hero of the saga. Sometimes, your PC is [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elpenor"]Elpenor[/URL]. Most famously, I had a 2Ed Dwarf die from failing a series of rolls that- according to my mathematician buddies- equalled the odds of winning the Texas lottery. But I've also had other brushes with the ass end of Fortune. I rolled a 2 for a 1/2Orc Ranger to avoid going over a cliff side. I had a Player's Option Cleric- dubbed "Superman" by another player who didn't like the way I built him compared to [I]HIS[/I] cleric- get one shotted in his first combat. I'm one of those rare people who had a PC die during character creation in Traveller. I had a MechWarrior PC die in his first combat- his mech was head-shotted upon landing in the drop zone. The first time I encountered the Deck of Many Things, my PC drew the Void card. And in all of those situations, after a moment of "Rackafratz!"-ing, I either started to make a new PC, grabbed a backup PC I had already prepared, or ask the GM if I could help him run NPC for the rest of the evening. HOLY CRAP! I just realized I'm a black guy with a bunch of red shirts in my wardrobe! I really AM just here to show the seriousness of the situation! [/QUOTE]
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