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<blockquote data-quote="Imagicka" data-source="post: 3197120" data-attributes="member: 4621">Greetings...Well, barring any extenuating circumstances, such as the death was pending in the previous game session (ie. the death trap), or was pre-discussed and agreed upon.&nbsp; No.&nbsp; I don’t think it’s a good idea to ever kill off a character when the player isn’t there.&nbsp; Even in situations where their is prior understanding, I still will shy away from it.&nbsp; I don't know about your game, but when there is even the hint or rumour of food.&nbsp; Especially pizza; the game stops.&nbsp; *Ding Dong*GM &quot;Get the door, it's Dom... who am I kidding?&nbsp; It's Pizza Hut!&quot;I don’t know what you call it in your game.&nbsp; But I’ve heard it called ‘Going to McDonald’s, Going to the General Store, Watching the Horses, Protecting Base-Camp, Praying at the Temple.’&nbsp; --&nbsp; Like Olaf, I just call it The Somewhere Else rule.&nbsp; I’ve always house-ruled it that whenever a player isn’t there in person.&nbsp; Their character will usually find someplace safe to hang out while the rest of the party goes off to do their thing.&nbsp; I just recently got to watch 'The Gamers' by Dead Gentlemen Productions.&nbsp; I was amused by the fact that John's character, the barbarian would be standing around doing nothing, while his character wasn't there, and the NPCs would just ignore him.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Imagicka, post: 3197120, member: 4621"] Greetings... Well, barring any extenuating circumstances, such as the death was pending in the previous game session (ie. the death trap), or was pre-discussed and agreed upon. No. I don’t think it’s a good idea to ever kill off a character when the player isn’t there. Even in situations where their is prior understanding, I still will shy away from it. I don't know about your game, but when there is even the hint or rumour of food. Especially pizza; the game stops. [b]*Ding Dong*[/b] [b]GM[/b] [i]"Get the door, it's Dom... who am I kidding? It's Pizza Hut!"[/i] I don’t know what you call it in your game. But I’ve heard it called ‘[i]Going to McDonald’s, Going to the General Store, Watching the Horses, Protecting Base-Camp, Praying at the Temple.[/i]’ -- Like Olaf, I just call it The Somewhere Else rule. I’ve always house-ruled it that whenever a player isn’t there in person. Their character will usually find someplace safe to hang out while the rest of the party goes off to do their thing. I just recently got to watch 'The Gamers' by Dead Gentlemen Productions. I was amused by the fact that John's character, the barbarian would be standing around doing nothing, while his character wasn't there, and the NPCs would just ignore him. [/QUOTE]

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