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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AIM-54" data-source="post: 1662401" data-attributes="member: 15633">Coup de Grace, Coup de Grace!   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> That said, I will be very disappointed if we have another round of DM mercy.  We all knew what we were going into with this and what the consequences would be.  We all knew it and we all accepted it.  It's about time we stopped pussyfooting around the consequences of our actions and allowed things to take their course, for better or for worse.  (I should note that this isn't a broad criticism of every aspect of the game, but primarily a problem I've had with various combat scenarios).  While the desire to keep PCs alive is certainly commendable, we are no longer useless 1st level characters in need of very small challenges and lots of healing.  Like I said, we all knew what we were getting into and must accept the inherent consequences.  Otherwise we're not playing a game or role-playing, we're just following a script.  Sometimes characters die and it's not heroic or noble, it's unfortunate or tragic or senseless.  That to me is far more interesting than constant DM intervention until a "cinematically appropriate" occasion for death comes up.  Last I checked we're not making a movie, we're playing a game.Finally, because this text stuff is a really poor medium of communication:  I am not terribly upset, nor unhappy with the game.  There are things that have annoyed me on occasion, but it appears I'm the minority there and that's fine.  Nevertheless, it is cathartic to vent this every now and again.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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