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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Silverbane" data-source="post: 7638605" data-attributes="member: 38016"><p>it is pretty rare, though not vanishingly so, that a player controlled character will die when I am running a game.</p><p></p><p>I always try to keep in mind a couple of things in regards to the death of a player controlled character while running...</p><p></p><p>1. Do the players know and accept that there is a chance that their characters can die?</p><p></p><p>Not all players want the possibility of character death to be on the table, or consider that it is likely. This is a conversation that I occasionally revisit with my players so that they know it can happen.</p><p></p><p>2. Is there something for the player to do while his character is out of play?</p><p></p><p>It is one thing for a character to be taken out of play, they are imaginary and, in the end, not all that important. The player, however, is a real person, and I don't want them sitting around the table with nothing to do (or worse, feeling like they should leave). I always like to be sure that there are other things that the player can do until his character can be revived or replaced. This may be taking over play of a handy NPC aligned with the other player controlled characters' interests or taking over play of an opposing force of creatures or coming up with a plan of action for an NPC that is not yet known of by the players (i.e. generate new adventures for the players).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Silverbane, post: 7638605, member: 38016"] it is pretty rare, though not vanishingly so, that a player controlled character will die when I am running a game. I always try to keep in mind a couple of things in regards to the death of a player controlled character while running... 1. Do the players know and accept that there is a chance that their characters can die? Not all players want the possibility of character death to be on the table, or consider that it is likely. This is a conversation that I occasionally revisit with my players so that they know it can happen. 2. Is there something for the player to do while his character is out of play? It is one thing for a character to be taken out of play, they are imaginary and, in the end, not all that important. The player, however, is a real person, and I don't want them sitting around the table with nothing to do (or worse, feeling like they should leave). I always like to be sure that there are other things that the player can do until his character can be revived or replaced. This may be taking over play of a handy NPC aligned with the other player controlled characters' interests or taking over play of an opposing force of creatures or coming up with a plan of action for an NPC that is not yet known of by the players (i.e. generate new adventures for the players). [/QUOTE]
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