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<blockquote data-quote="Cheiromancer" data-source="post: 1497970" data-attributes="member: 141">How attached are they to their characters?&nbsp; Not very, I'd imagine, if they are so willing to put them at risk.So their response to a TPK might well be &quot;Yay!&nbsp; New characters!&quot;Even if this is not true, if they believe that you will not let their characters die it takes the sense of risk out of the game.&nbsp; And that makes things kinda boring.&nbsp; Whatever an evil campaign should be, it should not be boring!And, finally, just because it is an evil campaign doesn't mean that it should lack a moral compass.&nbsp; If you can demonstrate that sometimes bad things happen to bad people... well, I think that would be a good thing.So three reasons not to hold back from a TPK.&nbsp; They've been warned- let the dice fall where they may.Besides, they might surprise you.&nbsp; PCs can sometimes pull off incredible things.&nbsp; Watching them defeat your &quot;undefeatable&quot; villain is one of the funnest parts of DMing.&nbsp; Give them the chance to surprise you!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cheiromancer, post: 1497970, member: 141"] How attached are they to their characters? Not very, I'd imagine, if they are so willing to put them at risk. So their response to a TPK might well be "Yay! New characters!" Even if this is not true, if they believe that you will not let their characters die it takes the sense of risk out of the game. And that makes things kinda boring. Whatever an evil campaign should be, it should not be boring! And, finally, just because it is an evil campaign doesn't mean that it should lack a moral compass. If you can demonstrate that sometimes bad things happen to bad people... well, I think that would be a good thing. So three reasons not to hold back from a TPK. They've been warned- let the dice fall where they may. Besides, they might surprise you. PCs can sometimes pull off incredible things. Watching them defeat your "undefeatable" villain is one of the funnest parts of DMing. Give them the chance to surprise you! [/QUOTE]

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