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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SurgicalSteel" data-source="post: 271211" data-attributes="member: 5611">newbs all aroundWell, hmmm...I am trying to think of a way to say this tactically...Alright.I am known in my group as a ruthless GM, and I have acquired an unwonted reputation as a character killer. While I neither  accept nor reject this label, there are three rules I learned early.#1 when a player is away, YOU control their character and let them always hang back.  I don't care if they are barbarians.This way, the only way that character dies is if the entire party is killed.#2 Never kill characters on their first adventure.#3 and this is the most important, Never, never kill a newbie player's first character on the first adventure In some ways you did all of these things.This is not good DMing.There are times when characters are permitted to die.When a newbie player with their first character is not playing is about the worst possible time to kill a character that I can concieve of.Frankly, this is about you experience and skill as a GM.Now if you are a newbie GM thats understandable, but it still boils down to this:Never, never, NEVER kill a character if the player who made the character is not there.The character is...comatose, orblind and crippled, orteleported away mysteriously orblah blah blah, but do not kill a character if the player who made that character was not controlling her/his actions at the time.Thats about the best way to make someone leave your group that I know of.The fact that she is your wife has nothing to do with this.As a DM, you screwed up.It doesn't matter if you never even met the person before.Thats just bad DMing.Its that simple (unless you intend to make sure your group disintegrates, that is).</blockquote>

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