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<blockquote data-quote="Bendris Noulg" data-source="post: 1060009" data-attributes="member: 6398">Now, I do agree the dying to a gel cube is kinda sad (in a pathetic hillarious way, not a remorse-ridden sorrowful way).&nbsp; &nbsp; Generally, that's one of those monsters I've never used just by merit of its own conceptual silliness.&nbsp; But, what's done is done.&nbsp; In short, I agree with what was said earlier: Roll a new character and get back to having fun.As to the following question:Is feeling that your character is safe, sound and will never have anything negative happen to him/her/it really fun?&nbsp; Personally, I would find it absolutely boring knowing that no matter what, I'll be protected from an idea as offensive as &quot;character death&quot;.I've been running the same game for 6 years now, and some of the characters have lasted the entire time.&nbsp; However, the Players also know that in any encounter a character can die and that's just the way it is.&nbsp; I'm a stickler for permanent death, as I find that the tactics of playing (&quot;How to beat the BBEG without getting ourselves roasted&quot; vs &quot;Rush in and raise anyone that gets whacked&quot;) are more condusive to a more challenging (and thus more enjoyable) experience for us.&nbsp; We were generally stiffer than 1E/2E was about it &quot;back in the day&quot;, to the point of rolling in painful laughter when we saw 3E's take on it (when 4 out of 4 people say &quot;not at my table&quot;, that generally ends the issue).That one of my players has (finally) started GMing and has the same approach to character death is a relief to me.&nbsp; I've tried playing in other games with the standard rules, and after a while I'd start to feel over-magicked and totally pampered by the &quot;powers that be&quot;.&nbsp; Ended up leaving the games for lack of enjoyment (after the fifth time hearing &quot;I'll charge the [BBEG]...&nbsp; If I die, you [points at Cleric] can bring me back,&quot; I couldn't take it any more).Anyhow, just the way I play it.&nbsp; YMMV, of course.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bendris Noulg, post: 1060009, member: 6398"] Now, I do agree the dying to a gel cube is kinda sad (in a pathetic hillarious way, not a remorse-ridden sorrowful way). Generally, that's one of those monsters I've never used just by merit of its own conceptual silliness. But, what's done is done. In short, I agree with what was said earlier: Roll a new character and get back to having fun. As to the following question: Is feeling that your character is safe, sound and will never have anything negative happen to him/her/it really fun? Personally, I would find it absolutely boring knowing that no matter what, I'll be protected from an idea as offensive as "character death". I've been running the same game for 6 years now, and some of the characters have lasted the entire time. However, the Players also know that in any encounter a character can die and that's just the way it is. I'm a stickler for permanent death, as I find that the tactics of playing ("How to beat the BBEG without getting ourselves roasted" vs "Rush in and raise anyone that gets whacked") are more condusive to a more challenging (and thus more enjoyable) experience for us. We were generally stiffer than 1E/2E was about it "back in the day", to the point of rolling in painful laughter when we saw 3E's take on it (when 4 out of 4 people say "not at my table", that generally ends the issue). That one of my players has (finally) started GMing and has the same approach to character death is a relief to me. I've tried playing in other games with the standard rules, and after a while I'd start to feel over-magicked and totally pampered by the "powers that be". Ended up leaving the games for lack of enjoyment (after the fifth time hearing "I'll charge the [BBEG]... If I die, you [points at Cleric] can bring me back," I couldn't take it any more). Anyhow, just the way I play it. YMMV, of course. [/QUOTE]

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