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<blockquote data-quote="an_idol_mind" data-source="post: 3739741" data-attributes="member: 43749"><p>In a video game, death is no big deal because your guy respawns within 10 seconds. The big problem with death in D&amp;D is that unless it's a total party kill, the player whose character dies is going to be out of the game and bored for a while. Older editions of the game, particularly basic D&amp;D, got around this by making it very easy to whip up a new character. Your PC dies, you spend 15 minutes out of game to make a new character, then you get written in as a newcomer. Character creation is much longer in 3rd edition, which means a player who loses a PC might not be back until next session -- especially if the group is mid- to high-level, because then you go and buy a ton of gear rather than just taking a starting package. If 4th edition can reduce the time needed to whip up a PC, then death will no longer be as big of a deal, because the guy who loses his character isn't going to have to spend an hour or more putting a new one together.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="an_idol_mind, post: 3739741, member: 43749"] In a video game, death is no big deal because your guy respawns within 10 seconds. The big problem with death in D&D is that unless it's a total party kill, the player whose character dies is going to be out of the game and bored for a while. Older editions of the game, particularly basic D&D, got around this by making it very easy to whip up a new character. Your PC dies, you spend 15 minutes out of game to make a new character, then you get written in as a newcomer. Character creation is much longer in 3rd edition, which means a player who loses a PC might not be back until next session -- especially if the group is mid- to high-level, because then you go and buy a ton of gear rather than just taking a starting package. If 4th edition can reduce the time needed to whip up a PC, then death will no longer be as big of a deal, because the guy who loses his character isn't going to have to spend an hour or more putting a new one together. [/QUOTE]

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