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<blockquote data-quote="Redwizard007" data-source="post: 8591821" data-attributes="member: 7024098"><p>This kind of statement bothers me for several reasons. </p><p></p><p>First, I have killed PCs in at least 5 editions of D&D, 6 if you count 3 and 3.5 separately, and it is not significantly more difficult to do so in 5e <em>if that is your goal.</em></p><p></p><p>Second, DMs who make statements like this usually don't really use the rest and/or death saves mechanics properly. Remember, you only regain up to half your HD on a long rest, making several days of tough battles linked together significantly more difficult. Similarly, striking a creature that is already down is 2 automatic failed death saves. In a world where PCs are known to bounce back easily, why wouldn't you make an effort to land a couple de gras? It's what you would have done in the "good old days."</p><p></p><p>Third, why is your <em>goal</em> to kill the PCs? Do you frame the character sheets of fallen PCs and hang them in your mom's basement like some sort of serial killer? Can you drink diet coke instead of the tears of your players? Isn't there something better you can try, like telling a story or spending a few hours in some mutual escapism?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Redwizard007, post: 8591821, member: 7024098"] This kind of statement bothers me for several reasons. First, I have killed PCs in at least 5 editions of D&D, 6 if you count 3 and 3.5 separately, and it is not significantly more difficult to do so in 5e [I]if that is your goal.[/I] Second, DMs who make statements like this usually don't really use the rest and/or death saves mechanics properly. Remember, you only regain up to half your HD on a long rest, making several days of tough battles linked together significantly more difficult. Similarly, striking a creature that is already down is 2 automatic failed death saves. In a world where PCs are known to bounce back easily, why wouldn't you make an effort to land a couple de gras? It's what you would have done in the "good old days." Third, why is your [I]goal[/I] to kill the PCs? Do you frame the character sheets of fallen PCs and hang them in your mom's basement like some sort of serial killer? Can you drink diet coke instead of the tears of your players? Isn't there something better you can try, like telling a story or spending a few hours in some mutual escapism? [/QUOTE]
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