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Message: <blockquote data-quote="moritheil" data-source="post: 4056398" data-attributes="member: 30610">These are great.  Okay, I'll add one.I was DMing a low-level campaign and one of the players had to go.  Unbeknownst to the others, he told me I could see his character off any way that was fitting.  Since his character was a barbarian and one of only two front-liners in an 8-person group, I kept him around for a couple sessions as an NPC.  Most of the other players thought he was coming back soon.The PCs were exploring a cave where an evil cult based itself.  They broke through the guards on the top level and wound up fighting zombies on a ledge, high over a precipice.  The zombies got lucky and put a few criticals on the group, and one of the other PCs was in trouble.  The barbarian charged the zombie - and rolled a 1.  After a moment's reflection, I ruled that he kept charging, missing the zombie, and went over the edge, still screaming furious battle cries.Jaws dropped.  Gasps could be heard.  People stopped breathing for a moment.  "I can't believe you did that," said one of the players.  They were still talking about it months later.</blockquote>