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<blockquote data-quote="Imaculata" data-source="post: 6856868" data-attributes="member: 6801286">Thinking about it, I think my PC death count as a DM is actually at zero as well. I had one player kill another player through an act of betrayal in an evil campaign. So that death isn't exactly on me. And another character died simply because the player had left the group, so it didn't really matter what happened to the character. But I've never actually caused a player to die myself. And yet, I have subjected my players to pretty hard battles that were close calls. One player got knocked out, and almost got dragged into the jungle by cannibals. And a battle with a bunch of giant spiders in an underground city, almost ended badly for again the same player, playing the same character. And that same player character also almost lost his eyes a few sessions ago. Maybe this is more a case of one particular player taking a lot of risks.Although the players often joke around about how I'm an evil DM, it is not my intention to kill any of them. In fact, I'd say I'm pretty fair and forgiving. But I do balance the challenge ratings of their battles carefully. I also tend to telegraph the danger level of certain opponents and hazards very clearly to them. I want them to know what the stakes are, so they can make an informed choice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Imaculata, post: 6856868, member: 6801286"] Thinking about it, I think my PC death count as a DM is actually at zero as well. I had one player kill another player through an act of betrayal in an evil campaign. So that death isn't exactly on me. And another character died simply because the player had left the group, so it didn't really matter what happened to the character. But I've never actually caused a player to die myself. And yet, I have subjected my players to pretty hard battles that were close calls. One player got knocked out, and almost got dragged into the jungle by cannibals. And a battle with a bunch of giant spiders in an underground city, almost ended badly for again the same player, playing the same character. And that same player character also almost lost his eyes a few sessions ago. Maybe this is more a case of one particular player taking a lot of risks. Although the players often joke around about how I'm an evil DM, it is not my intention to kill any of them. In fact, I'd say I'm pretty fair and forgiving. But I do balance the challenge ratings of their battles carefully. I also tend to telegraph the danger level of certain opponents and hazards very clearly to them. I want them to know what the stakes are, so they can make an informed choice. [/QUOTE]

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