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<blockquote data-quote="Jedi_Solo" data-source="post: 3824167" data-attributes="member: 40245">As others have said: becuase I, as a player, have a chance to react to my PC's impending doom.This reaction may or may not save my PC's life.&nbsp; Maybe the group has the correct spell or maybe they don't.&nbsp; Maybe a wall has magically appeared between the cleric and the dying fighter so they have to use a few rounds to meet.As a player I get to at least TRY to save my PC.&nbsp; Maybe I will succeed, maybe I will fail.&nbsp; Maybe my PC will see another adventure, maybe the last thing my PC will do see how many of those [bleep]ing bastards I get to take down with me.&nbsp; To me having those few rounds amps up the drama so much more than a split second 'please not a 1' can ever give me.I've said time and time again that I hate losing all the backstory and time I've put into a character.&nbsp; If I must lose that backstory I want to have as much control over how I go out as I can - at least this way I can have my wizard attempt to put the party barbarian's rage to shame by leaping face first into melee combat if I so choose.If my PC is going to croak - I at least want it to be a cool croak.&nbsp; The extra rounds give me that chance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jedi_Solo, post: 3824167, member: 40245"] As others have said: becuase I, as a player, have a chance to react to my PC's impending doom. This reaction may or may not save my PC's life. Maybe the group has the correct spell or maybe they don't. Maybe a wall has magically appeared between the cleric and the dying fighter so they have to use a few rounds to meet. As a player I get to at least TRY to save my PC. Maybe I will succeed, maybe I will fail. Maybe my PC will see another adventure, maybe the last thing my PC will do see how many of those [bleep]ing bastards I get to take down with me. To me having those few rounds amps up the drama so much more than a split second 'please not a 1' can ever give me. I've said time and time again that I hate losing all the backstory and time I've put into a character. If I must lose that backstory I want to have as much control over how I go out as I can - at least this way I can have my wizard attempt to put the party barbarian's rage to shame by leaping face first into melee combat if I so choose. If my PC is going to croak - I at least want it to be a cool croak. The extra rounds give me that chance. [/QUOTE]

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