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<blockquote data-quote="Ralif Redhammer" data-source="post: 6965302" data-attributes="member: 30438">If the PCs use teamwork, absolutely. But some groups just aren’t that good at strategy. The closest thing to a TPK I’ve ever had while running occurred in 5e. They tracked the infamous villain down and he sent his white dragon pet after them. Some PCs went after the white dragon (what I expected, since, you know, dragon), but others decided to take the villain on (uh-oh). The way the encounter was set up, they ended up being separated from the cleric, which meant no healing for them. It also meant that each half of the party was taking on a monster designed to be taken on by all of them at once. Only one PC actually died (due to a crit fail on his death save), but everyone was down at the end of it.For my part, character death is a bummer, but it’s been a part of the game since the beginning. I don’t set out to kill characters, and I cheer for their victories. But sometimes the dice can be swingy, and bad luck abounds. Not to mention, sometimes PCs make very bad decisions.[edit] All that being said, that encounter was also a mistake on my part as well, failing to anticipate how the PCs would react to it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ralif Redhammer, post: 6965302, member: 30438"] If the PCs use teamwork, absolutely. But some groups just aren’t that good at strategy. The closest thing to a TPK I’ve ever had while running occurred in 5e. They tracked the infamous villain down and he sent his white dragon pet after them. Some PCs went after the white dragon (what I expected, since, you know, dragon), but others decided to take the villain on (uh-oh). The way the encounter was set up, they ended up being separated from the cleric, which meant no healing for them. It also meant that each half of the party was taking on a monster designed to be taken on by all of them at once. Only one PC actually died (due to a crit fail on his death save), but everyone was down at the end of it. For my part, character death is a bummer, but it’s been a part of the game since the beginning. I don’t set out to kill characters, and I cheer for their victories. But sometimes the dice can be swingy, and bad luck abounds. Not to mention, sometimes PCs make very bad decisions. [edit] All that being said, that encounter was also a mistake on my part as well, failing to anticipate how the PCs would react to it. [/QUOTE]

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