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<blockquote data-quote="BSF" data-source="post: 1656523" data-attributes="member: 13098"><p>I think you already know the answer. </p><p></p><p>Dump the group like yesterday's bad fashion. By the book, -10 is dead. So you want to change that? That's fine, just let the players know. You want to make an on-the-fly house-rule? OK, why didn't you do that with the other two PC's? The PC biffs the house-ruled Fort save and he gets to reroll it? Hell, let the PC die and then give the group a mysterious benefactor that just happens to have a single use Diamond of True Ressurection that he will give the party if they promise to use it on the Barbarian and go on a quest that will, of course, require lots of Rage bashing on bad guys the rest of the party can barely hurt. At least that would be a bit more subtle. </p><p></p><p>Now, I am not saying that it is particularly subtle, just more subtle than what happened. </p><p></p><p>Yes, rules are at DM discretion. But, you should at least 'fess up to your favoritism, or be a little less obvious about it. Though an even better idea would be to apply the rules in a uniform, fair manner. Unless your DM is a Jedi and the players all have weak minds, nobody is going to believe that he was behaving in a fair manner. </p><p></p><p>You are fed up and you are considering leaving the group. As I said, you already know what the answer is, you are just checking to see if other people agree. Go find a group you will enjoy playing with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSF, post: 1656523, member: 13098"] I think you already know the answer. Dump the group like yesterday's bad fashion. By the book, -10 is dead. So you want to change that? That's fine, just let the players know. You want to make an on-the-fly house-rule? OK, why didn't you do that with the other two PC's? The PC biffs the house-ruled Fort save and he gets to reroll it? Hell, let the PC die and then give the group a mysterious benefactor that just happens to have a single use Diamond of True Ressurection that he will give the party if they promise to use it on the Barbarian and go on a quest that will, of course, require lots of Rage bashing on bad guys the rest of the party can barely hurt. At least that would be a bit more subtle. Now, I am not saying that it is particularly subtle, just more subtle than what happened. Yes, rules are at DM discretion. But, you should at least 'fess up to your favoritism, or be a little less obvious about it. Though an even better idea would be to apply the rules in a uniform, fair manner. Unless your DM is a Jedi and the players all have weak minds, nobody is going to believe that he was behaving in a fair manner. You are fed up and you are considering leaving the group. As I said, you already know what the answer is, you are just checking to see if other people agree. Go find a group you will enjoy playing with. [/QUOTE]
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