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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 3133533" data-attributes="member: 8530">Exactly!&nbsp; &nbsp; Prior to the start of our present module I posted the following in our &quot;Setting and Rules Discussion&quot; thread of our Wild West campaign:Character Death I could say that I won’t ever kill a playing character. I’m not going to do that. The potential for character death is a key part of RGP’s in general, D&amp;D in particular and just about every Western story that I’ve ever read or watched. Without it the game would lose a lot of its drama and edge. I don’t consider myself to be a killer DM by any stretch of the imagination. It’s been five years since a playing character has died in my Sunday night group. I haven’t actively tried to kill any of the characters but I also haven’t been pulling my punches &lt;&lt;examples then cited&gt;&gt;.&nbsp; That’s how this game works and how it will continue to work. Character actions or inactions can result in consequences that may, in turn, lead to a character’s death. So how should you play it? As one player stated earlier, &quot;when the risks characters take diminishes so does the excitement”. I recommend that you continue to play the game as you have, smartly, and if a beloved character dies as a result then they die.&nbsp; Don’t be foolhardy but also don’t be so cautious that the game ceases to be fun. </blockquote>

[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 3133533, member: 8530"] Exactly! Prior to the start of our present module I posted the following in our "Setting and Rules Discussion" thread of our Wild West campaign: [B][U]Character Death [/U][/B][U][/U] [I]I could say that I won’t ever kill a playing character. I’m not going to do that. The potential for character death is a key part of RGP’s in general, D&D in particular and just about every Western story that I’ve ever read or watched. Without it the game would lose a lot of its drama and edge. I don’t consider myself to be a killer DM by any stretch of the imagination. It’s been five years since a playing character has died in my Sunday night group. I haven’t actively tried to kill any of the characters but I also haven’t been pulling my punches <<examples then cited>>. That’s how this game works and how it will continue to work. Character actions or inactions can result in consequences that may, in turn, lead to a character’s death. So how should you play it? As one player stated earlier, "when the risks characters take diminishes so does the excitement”. I recommend that you continue to play the game as you have, smartly, and if a beloved character dies as a result then they die. Don’t be foolhardy but also don’t be so cautious that the game ceases to be fun. [/I] [/QUOTE]

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