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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FreeTheSlaves" data-source="post: 4021330" data-attributes="member: 9952">I don't disagree with the idea that a character can die when fighting. The moment I jot down my character's hps, I have agreed to this possibility.The crux on my beef with character death is the way it is handled in 3E. It is trivialized by the ease by which it happens and is disruptive to play by the unwieldy process to redress the situation. Crucially, the player's decisions are sometimes rendered irrelevant.I would prefer death to occur after a period in which the player has multiple opportunities to evade it but chooses to push their character beyond their clearly defined limits. Essentially I'd like to put the player in the drivers seat to decide the risk their character is taking. Under these circumstances, the tension would ratchet up as the player pushes and pushes, while the other players and dm are screaming "no, don't do it!" Then, if death occurs, and it shouldn't be a forgone conclusion even under the circumstances, the player can legitimately accept the consequences because they accepted the risks. If on the other hand the character actually succeeds, well that would really be insanely heroic. (The mechanic for this appears to be a small pool of action points.)</blockquote>