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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fenes 2" data-source="post: 628262" data-attributes="member: 6166">I like novels, and tv series where I don't have to worry about the characters.The major reason I play (and DM) RPGs is not to get a challenge, but to create an entertaining story.  I do not put obstacles to overcome in front of the PCs, but encounters where I expect some entertainment can be gotten out of. If my group spends 2 hours trying to get into a castle but fails while having a blast I have done my job. If they get into the castle with some smart plan but do not have fun doing it, then I have failed as a DM.People who get jaded and lose their sense of disbelief when they don't have to fear for their PCs are not people I want to play with, just as I am sure people who play for the challenge to overcome obstacles, who enjoy the satisfaction that just their wits and a little luck stood between their PCs and a TPK would not like to play with me.As far as the token threat of loss goes, I have had parties enslaved, robbed blind, important NPCs killed, lost honor and dignity - as long as the players have fun.</blockquote>