"PCs usually die of stupidity"
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Psion said:
Oh, yes. We definitely need multiple choices.
I've seen all of the above kill player characters. Although I'm DMing a 13-year old now in a game and it is opening up new vistas of actions and consequences I'd never even concieved before ("I strip off all my clothes and walk into the Baron's audience chamber naked! - What do you mean the guards arrest me for that?", "My alignment is neutral so I'm going to flip a coin to see if I'll be good or evil just like Two-Face! Tails! I attack the nearest party member! - What do you mean the rest of the party is trying to kill me for attacking them?").
It's an eye-opener, that's for sure.
Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
Change his alignment to Chaotic Stupid and just hand it back to him. He should probably be just fine with it.jeff37923 said:
And hell, lots of us did the same stuff at 13. Heck, I had scatalogical stuff added into the mix. You're getting off lucky!
Angel Tarragon
Dawn Dragon
Agreed.Psion said:
Back when I played a game in CA about 16 months ago, it was this:
Inappropriate not RP'ing. ("You want to talk to a dragon?! They're evil! Charge!!!") and
A dragon tried to inform our group of some goings on near Anauroch. One player pulled a classic manouvere. "I'll attack the evil beast," she exclaimed. The dragon then plugeed its right nostril and shot fire out the other, incenerating her character.
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Nowadays its part bad RPing and not knowing when to call it a day (in-game wise).
Man in the Funny Hat
Hero
Never give up, never surrender - REPEATEDLY DIE. And I thought I was the only one with players so bullheadedly stupid.
Saeviomagy
Adventurer
Vampiric touch has no save.Aeson said:
MoogleEmpMog
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By not being as paranoid as I am as a player. ![:]](http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png "Devious :]")
Actually, this has applied to almost every campaign I'm in. I tend to make savvy, defensive-minded PCs with a streak of (usually justified) paranoia. These PCs tend to survive because they watch their backs, take save-upping items over uber-1337 death sw0rds of d00mz0rz, and stick close to other characters who compliment their strengths.
No one else ever takes this example to heart. I couldn't tell you the number of PCs I've seen die from situations that should have been painfully obvious both to the players and to the (allegedly Int 15, Wis 15) characters. I'm talking telescoped a mile away because the DM intended for the party to understand the danger.
Nope.
With that said, nothing kills PCs like overstepping their bounds. Just last session I had one who had just seen a (much more powerful in combat) ally get smacked down right next to him, had been himself grappled and mauled by one of the four opponents ringing him, who had been given the option to surrender twice, who could have dimension doored away... pick up his swords while prone and attack four boss enemies.
Actually, this has applied to almost every campaign I'm in. I tend to make savvy, defensive-minded PCs with a streak of (usually justified) paranoia. These PCs tend to survive because they watch their backs, take save-upping items over uber-1337 death sw0rds of d00mz0rz, and stick close to other characters who compliment their strengths.
No one else ever takes this example to heart. I couldn't tell you the number of PCs I've seen die from situations that should have been painfully obvious both to the players and to the (allegedly Int 15, Wis 15) characters. I'm talking telescoped a mile away because the DM intended for the party to understand the danger.
Nope.
With that said, nothing kills PCs like overstepping their bounds. Just last session I had one who had just seen a (much more powerful in combat) ally get smacked down right next to him, had been himself grappled and mauled by one of the four opponents ringing him, who had been given the option to surrender twice, who could have dimension doored away... pick up his swords while prone and attack four boss enemies.
MonsterMash
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That in a lot of ways would be inter-party conflict - failure to co-operate leading to PPKS'mon said:
I would have liked a multiple choice poll too.
The main problem I have found is 'one more room' syndrome, which possibly I try to avoid too much as a player.
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