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<blockquote data-quote="JediSoth" data-source="post: 1780995" data-attributes="member: 13882">We have frequent near-death experiences, but we haven't had an actual character death in at least 12-15 game sessions. We have two games currently running, a low-level FR campaign and a loosely-connected series of Star Wars D20 adventures. The FR campaign, as far as I can tell, is all original material and seems to be fairly well-balanced for our party. The Star Wars D20 adventures were all pre-published and seemed to be likewise balanced, though, I think we did get over our heads a few times and managed to get lucky.&nbsp;&nbsp;When I run games, I use one of those XP calculators to determine if encounters are suitably challenging. I've found that it works really well for the type of players in my group. The one time I've had a near-TPK was a miscalculation on MY part when breaking a Staff of Power. I calculated the damage correctly, I just was counting on the wizard being able to burn more of its charges before having to break it. But, they started kicking his butt big time and I sort of panicked. Oh well, one of my players thought it was an awesome climax to the campaign and the rest just complained about it, even after I apologized for screwing up. &nbsp;&nbsp;Now they're begging me to run them through &quot;The World's Largest Dungeon&quot; as soon as our FR campaign wraps up. I reckon we'll soon see how often they die in there.&nbsp;&nbsp;JediSoth</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JediSoth, post: 1780995, member: 13882"] We have frequent near-death experiences, but we haven't had an actual character death in at least 12-15 game sessions. We have two games currently running, a low-level FR campaign and a loosely-connected series of Star Wars D20 adventures. The FR campaign, as far as I can tell, is all original material and seems to be fairly well-balanced for our party. The Star Wars D20 adventures were all pre-published and seemed to be likewise balanced, though, I think we did get over our heads a few times and managed to get lucky. When I run games, I use one of those XP calculators to determine if encounters are suitably challenging. I've found that it works really well for the type of players in my group. The one time I've had a near-TPK was a miscalculation on MY part when breaking a [i]Staff of Power[/i]. I calculated the damage correctly, I just was counting on the wizard being able to burn more of its charges before having to break it. But, they started kicking his butt big time and I sort of panicked. Oh well, one of my players thought it was an awesome climax to the campaign and the rest just complained about it, even after I apologized for screwing up. Now they're begging me to run them through "The World's Largest Dungeon" as soon as our FR campaign wraps up. I reckon we'll soon see how often they die in there. JediSoth [/QUOTE]

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