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Message: <blockquote data-quote="riprock" data-source="post: 2966480" data-attributes="member: 42506">This is a good example of why I always try to avoid using monsters with diseases and poisons.  If the characters are going to die, I prefer that they die in a gory fight.When I have characters who are doing obviously stupid things, I usually pause, look them in the eye, and say something like, "You do realize, of course, that you're proposing a suicidal course of action.  Don't you want to reconsider?"  If they have a god, I might allow the god to telepathically tell the characters they ought to stay alive to serve the god.  If they only have a mortal NPC patron, I might say, "Remember, you have to complete the patron's mission, and you can't do that if you're dead."In rulesets with intelligence checks, I often have the party roll an intelligence check.  Those who succeed get told privileged DM information so that the party doesn't die.   Here peer pressure among players often keeps the party alive and functional.  And, yes, I often fudge the intelligence check -- no matter how badly they roll, I tell at least one player some privileged info.All the same, I've had players go ahead and do suicidally stupid things despite my warnings.  In D&D, I have no problem saying, "Look, your old character is dead, select from these pre-rolled ones or roll a new one."  In other games, there are other ways.</blockquote>