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<blockquote data-quote="Eric V" data-source="post: 7452540" data-attributes="member: 6779717">Interesting thread.More than a few DMs here have said how there would be a TPK or something equally dire if there was no retreat.&nbsp; Makes sense.I have some questions, though:1) Is this borne out through play, or is this theoretically what would happen.&nbsp; I.e. how many TPKs have you presided over?2) If the former, what are the reactions of your players?&nbsp; Do they love it?&nbsp; Hate it?&nbsp; Shrug and just grab some d6s to roll up a new toon?3) How invested are your players with their characters?&nbsp; Do they have a background and a couple of catch-phrases and are good to go?&nbsp; Detailed backstories to see fruition over a long campaign?&nbsp; Are they invested in leveling them up?4) Do you ever have campaign plots that hinge on a PC, even in a minor way?&nbsp; Thanks!&nbsp; I am running a game now, and feel that if there was a TPK I might not have a group the following week, even if it was their own fault.&nbsp; Happened before, with a different group, when they taunted an Efreet out in the open sky.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eric V, post: 7452540, member: 6779717"] Interesting thread. More than a few DMs here have said how there would be a TPK or something equally dire if there was no retreat. Makes sense. I have some questions, though: 1) Is this borne out through play, or is this theoretically what would happen. I.e. how many TPKs have you presided over? 2) If the former, what are the reactions of your players? Do they love it? Hate it? Shrug and just grab some d6s to roll up a new toon? 3) How invested are your players with their characters? Do they have a background and a couple of catch-phrases and are good to go? Detailed backstories to see fruition over a long campaign? Are they invested in leveling them up? 4) Do you ever have campaign plots that hinge on a PC, even in a minor way? Thanks! I am running a game now, and feel that if there was a TPK I might not have a group the following week, even if it was their own fault. Happened before, with a different group, when they taunted an Efreet out in the open sky. [/QUOTE]

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