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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 7453535" data-attributes="member: 996">Really arbitrary, magical portals that really feel like real magic are also a real part of the real D&amp;D tradition that's a traditional part of all version of D&amp;D that are really D&amp;D, really.The thing about an arbitrarily deadly magical trap, and a magical portal that takes you to an arbitrary location, with no way to tell the one from the other, is that the other may, indeed, be the one...&nbsp;Threat of death and actual death are two different things, though.&nbsp; If you're the player or viewer, you quickly realize who's gonna die in a given scenario.&nbsp; If you're the PC or the character, you've know idea.&nbsp; &quot;Today we honor ensign Chemise L'Rouge, she died bravely in the line of duty, and were it not for her sacrifice, we'd have had no way to know the danger the pink fluffy bunnies of Rigel XVII presented, and the whole landing party would most likely have died...&quot;... I mean, the survior's guilt those main-cast characters have to deal with must be brutal...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 7453535, member: 996"] Really arbitrary, magical portals that really feel like real magic are also a real part of the real D&D tradition that's a traditional part of all version of D&D that are really D&D, really. The thing about an arbitrarily deadly magical trap, and a magical portal that takes you to an arbitrary location, with no way to tell the one from the other, is that the other may, indeed, be the one... Threat of death and actual death are two different things, though. If you're the player or viewer, you quickly realize who's gonna die in a given scenario. If you're the PC or the character, you've know idea. "Today we honor ensign Chemise L'Rouge, she died bravely in the line of duty, and were it not for her sacrifice, we'd have had no way to know the danger the pink fluffy bunnies of Rigel XVII presented, and the whole landing party would most likely have died..." ... I mean, the survior's guilt those main-cast characters have to deal with must be brutal... [/QUOTE]

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