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<blockquote data-quote="Baron Opal" data-source="post: 2138151" data-attributes="member: 10433"><p>I was once in a game where I did something dim and my character died. So, I made my next character and waited patiently. Now, the adventuring group was evilly aligned, which is relevant in that the party was not just going to pick up some schmoe. If they were not of the fighter's guild or from the temple of Set, it just wasn't going to work. Even so, there were factions, etc. So, I was told that I would have to wait until the party returned to the city-state to resupply. This was my second or third time playing with this group. There was one game a week.</p><p></p><p>I showed up for the second session and sat on my hands for 5 hours.</p><p></p><p>I called for the third session and chatted with the DM about a reasonable expectation for when I could rejoin the group. I got a verbal shrug and an apology.</p><p></p><p>Around the sixth session I ran into him and he told me that the character would be <em>raised</em> by the temple and that the party had returned. I told him that I had found another game. He was surprised.</p><p></p><p>I come to the table to play. I can accept that my character is going to get squashed from time to time, and I can wait until the next session for the next entry-point. I don't mind bending to verisimilitude to enhance the experience, to a point. If I have to wait a <strong>six weeks</strong> I'll find a different group, thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Baron Opal, post: 2138151, member: 10433"] I was once in a game where I did something dim and my character died. So, I made my next character and waited patiently. Now, the adventuring group was evilly aligned, which is relevant in that the party was not just going to pick up some schmoe. If they were not of the fighter's guild or from the temple of Set, it just wasn't going to work. Even so, there were factions, etc. So, I was told that I would have to wait until the party returned to the city-state to resupply. This was my second or third time playing with this group. There was one game a week. I showed up for the second session and sat on my hands for 5 hours. I called for the third session and chatted with the DM about a reasonable expectation for when I could rejoin the group. I got a verbal shrug and an apology. Around the sixth session I ran into him and he told me that the character would be [i]raised[/i] by the temple and that the party had returned. I told him that I had found another game. He was surprised. I come to the table to play. I can accept that my character is going to get squashed from time to time, and I can wait until the next session for the next entry-point. I don't mind bending to verisimilitude to enhance the experience, to a point. If I have to wait a [b]six weeks[/b] I'll find a different group, thanks. [/QUOTE]
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