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How Often Should a PC Die in D&D 5e?
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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 7037866" data-source="post: 9526533"><p>If the poll question was:</p><h3>How Often <em><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">Does</span></em> a PC Die in D&D 5e?</h3><p>I would agree with you.</p><p></p><p>Then, I would answer, for my current campaign we have had 3 PC deaths. 1st level, 3rd or 4th level, and 7th level. So, I would answer "how oftend does a PC die in D&D 5E?" with "Once about every 3 levels in my current game."</p><p></p><p>But the poll questions also have responses with "I prefer..." meaning a <em>somewhat</em> planned or anticipated PC death on a schedule.</p><p></p><p>What you are getting from the poll really isn't what the poll is asking for:</p><p></p><p>How often <em>should</em> a PC die and what is your preference to the rate of deaths/ timing of deaths.</p><p></p><p>So I think you are actually missing the point of the poll. It isn't asking what you think it is. If it was <em>meant to</em> (which is possible!) then it was very poorly made. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🤷♂️" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937-2642.png" title="Man shrugging :man_shrugging:" data-shortname=":man_shrugging:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /> </p><p></p><p>I have to assume others post and write at face value. So, I take the poll to mean what is says it does.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guest 7037866, post: 9526533"] If the poll question was: [HEADING=2]How Often [I][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Does[/COLOR][/I] a PC Die in D&D 5e?[/HEADING] I would agree with you. Then, I would answer, for my current campaign we have had 3 PC deaths. 1st level, 3rd or 4th level, and 7th level. So, I would answer "how oftend does a PC die in D&D 5E?" with "Once about every 3 levels in my current game." But the poll questions also have responses with "I prefer..." meaning a [I]somewhat[/I] planned or anticipated PC death on a schedule. What you are getting from the poll really isn't what the poll is asking for: How often [I]should[/I] a PC die and what is your preference to the rate of deaths/ timing of deaths. So I think you are actually missing the point of the poll. It isn't asking what you think it is. If it was [I]meant to[/I] (which is possible!) then it was very poorly made. 🤷♂️ I have to assume others post and write at face value. So, I take the poll to mean what is says it does. [/QUOTE]
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