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Is character death acceptable in 4e? If so, how often?
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<blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 4816129" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p>This has not happened in our game (or at least to the point that I have noticed it), but I must say that I've been waiting for it and dreading it at the same time.</p><p></p><p>In 3E, I had a house rule that no matter how negative a PC was in hit points, he could be saved with a Cure/Heal spell or a Curing potion if the healing got the PC up to -9 or higher hit points. We did not talk across the table about "how many hit points are you negative", etc. In fact, mechanics table talk like "how many hit points do you have" was generally frowned upon. Any unconscious PC was at risk of dying because the other PCs tended to not know the details of the downed PC. Every unconscious PC was a concern and downed PCs often took top priority.</p><p></p><p>So, I am not too keen on the 3 strikes and you are out rule. It can drastically affect player decisions and not for the better. IMO.</p><p></p><p>I want a downed player to be a priority, I do not want players to say "No worries, he still has a few more rounds". That is so meta-gamey.</p><p></p><p>I think the 3 strikes rule is anti-team instead of pro-team, so I don't like it. Fortunately, our Cleric has Berronar's Salve, so that mitigates it a bit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KarinsDad, post: 4816129, member: 2011"] This has not happened in our game (or at least to the point that I have noticed it), but I must say that I've been waiting for it and dreading it at the same time. In 3E, I had a house rule that no matter how negative a PC was in hit points, he could be saved with a Cure/Heal spell or a Curing potion if the healing got the PC up to -9 or higher hit points. We did not talk across the table about "how many hit points are you negative", etc. In fact, mechanics table talk like "how many hit points do you have" was generally frowned upon. Any unconscious PC was at risk of dying because the other PCs tended to not know the details of the downed PC. Every unconscious PC was a concern and downed PCs often took top priority. So, I am not too keen on the 3 strikes and you are out rule. It can drastically affect player decisions and not for the better. IMO. I want a downed player to be a priority, I do not want players to say "No worries, he still has a few more rounds". That is so meta-gamey. I think the 3 strikes rule is anti-team instead of pro-team, so I don't like it. Fortunately, our Cleric has Berronar's Salve, so that mitigates it a bit. [/QUOTE]
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