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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9526420" data-attributes="member: 6801845">The problem I have with the wording is that &quot;should&quot; implies that it's independent of character choices and, as I explained earlier, player preferences.&nbsp; I've killed off PCs, had my own PC die, had a few TPKs (admittedly none in 5E), had a lot of times where we came close to a TPK (in all editions).&nbsp; In my campaigns if a PC does die, it's not guaranteed they can be brought back.&nbsp; In fact, I can't remember a PC ever being brought back to life other than maybe once or twice with a revivify.However, as others have stated there are many ways for the PCs to fail and death is typically the most boring option.&nbsp; If a PC dies the player just writes up a new character and we all move on.&nbsp; But if the group fails to stop the capture of the artifact that guards the city?&nbsp; The ongoing story of the campaign and change based on this pivot point.&nbsp; Depending on the scope and downstream aftereffects, failure (and success, especially unexpected success) can have dramatic long term consequences.&nbsp; It's one of the reasons I like to have an ongoing campaign world.So if a PC dies it's &quot;Hey, remember Harry the dwarf?&nbsp; Yeah, the dwarf cursed with facial baldness.&nbsp; How did he die again?&quot;&nbsp; Meanwhile failure can make for a fun rallying cry and story turning point &quot;It all makes sense now, but this city fell because we failed.&nbsp; We vow to not fail again!&nbsp; Remember the Omala!&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9526420, member: 6801845"] The problem I have with the wording is that "should" implies that it's independent of character choices and, as I explained earlier, player preferences. I've killed off PCs, had my own PC die, had a few TPKs (admittedly none in 5E), had a lot of times where we came close to a TPK (in all editions). In my campaigns if a PC does die, it's not guaranteed they can be brought back. In fact, I can't remember a PC ever being brought back to life other than maybe once or twice with a revivify. However, as others have stated there are many ways for the PCs to fail and death is typically the most boring option. If a PC dies the player just writes up a new character and we all move on. But if the group fails to stop the capture of the artifact that guards the city? The ongoing story of the campaign and change based on this pivot point. Depending on the scope and downstream aftereffects, failure (and success, especially unexpected success) can have dramatic long term consequences. It's one of the reasons I like to have an ongoing campaign world. So if a PC dies it's "Hey, remember Harry the dwarf? Yeah, the dwarf cursed with facial baldness. How did he die again?" Meanwhile failure can make for a fun rallying cry and story turning point "It all makes sense now, but this city fell because we failed. We vow to not fail again! Remember the Omala!" [/QUOTE]

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