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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Primitive Screwhead" data-source="post: 4356577" data-attributes="member: 20805">Er... How do I not kill off PC's?   <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/blush.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":blush:" title="Blush    :blush:" data-shortname=":blush:" />Simple... I don't worry about that. PC's die.  My normal homebrew games tend to have 4 to 6 encounters in a day for the 'climax' event. This event i usually the 'break into the BBEG lair' portion of the plotline. A significant portion of my encounter design includes terrain options that allow a lower CR creature to become a greater threat.  The first three encounters are in the CR-2 to CR level. The 4th and 5th are CR + 1 to CR +2 range. The BBEG itself is usually a CR + 4. The party is usually on its last legs, but often pull off a heroic and daring success.  This is a playstyle I have developed over many years of playing/running. I believe the enjoyment of winning against the odds is sweeter than a 'we wiped the walls with those guy'. In 2e, this playstyle paired with Ravenloft and CP2020 resulted in a high PC fatality rate, usually at least one character per campaign mini-arc.... and that is why my players came to the table. They knew they wouldn't be coddled and protected. Their victories were earned.   The only TPK's I have on my record are from the Ravenloft original module {7 times so far}, my 'So you want to kill a Dragon' challenge game {where TPK is the expected result from my POV, 6 times} , and the Temple of Elemental Evil {due to a Paladin who went Blackguard at the behest of Iuz and turned on the party, only once} YMMV.</blockquote>

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