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Message: <blockquote data-quote="blargney the second" data-source="post: 1635836" data-attributes="member: 14678">I ran the third game of my new campaign last night, and I must admit I was a little surprised at the players' reactions to some of the stuff that happened... and I'd like to hear other folks' takes on the situation.First off, I have to admit that there were some slightly attenuating circumstances.  I'm leaving Montreal to return to Victoria, so this game (and others) is now prematurely terminated.  Needless to say, I think it affected the players' moods a bit.That being said, I sort of mutated their PCs.  One got laser vision that causes him headaches (Searing Light 1/day that causes him subdual damage), another got an eye in the palm of his hand (Eyes in the Back of Your Head feat), and the third one's left arm was turned into a strong blue tentacle (Improved Grapple feat).Mr. Laserhead started zapping anything and everything that pissed him off (once per day), while the tentacled guy went to a barber to have it cut off.  Sir I-Palm didn't complain, but he didn't seem happy either.Is it a faux pas to alter a player's character like this?  I thought it was a nifty alternative to giving them magic items as a reward, but I'm not sure they saw it that way.-blarg</blockquote>