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<blockquote data-quote="ArchfiendBobbie" data-source="post: 7310322" data-attributes="member: 6867728">Arguing that why people do something, or the stupidity of them doing it, does not stop people from doing it. That's why we have warning labels on chainsaws about not trying to stop the blade with your genitalia or to hold them by the wrong end. And why it is the Darwin Awards exist.The important question is not &quot;is it smart for them to do it,&quot; but &quot;how likely are they to do it anyway?&quot; And unfortunately, both media and myth are filled with people who died needlessly and ended up hailed as heroes. And the number of times they're depicted doing it and both succeeding and surviving. So for a fantasy hero game, there really is a strong incentive to do it anyway simply because it's what you've seen countless fantasy hero characters do in other media.That's why your argument is kinda missing the point of what MarkB, myself, and others have said. It's not that we necessarily think it's smart or a good idea. It's that we know most players will do it anyway.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ArchfiendBobbie, post: 7310322, member: 6867728"] Arguing that why people do something, or the stupidity of them doing it, does not stop people from doing it. That's why we have warning labels on chainsaws about not trying to stop the blade with your genitalia or to hold them by the wrong end. And why it is the Darwin Awards exist. The important question is not "is it smart for them to do it," but "how likely are they to do it anyway?" And unfortunately, both media and myth are filled with people who died needlessly and ended up hailed as heroes. And the number of times they're depicted doing it and both succeeding and surviving. So for a fantasy hero game, there really is a strong incentive to do it anyway simply because it's what you've seen countless fantasy hero characters do in other media. That's why your argument is kinda missing the point of what MarkB, myself, and others have said. It's not that we necessarily think it's smart or a good idea. It's that we know most players will do it anyway. [/QUOTE]

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