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<blockquote data-quote="ExploderWizard" data-source="post: 7151800" data-attributes="member: 66434">Option one is winning because a large part of the player base still enjoys playing a game. A game sometimes means losing and part of losing some games means temporary elimination. Ever play dodge ball? When you get tagged with the ball, then you are eliminated until the end of the game. That being said as a DM, I try and make it point to offer a sidelined player options if the amount of time their character is out of action is extended. In this way, the character still feels the effects of the loss but the player has something to do. Sometimes, the sidelining of a character can be the source of great amusement. Just a couple sessions ago in a game that I am participating in as a player, my friend's raging barbarian got hit by a hold person spell. We were fighting a drider and gobs of wolf spider allies. The barbarian was unable to make the saving throw for about 8 rounds. He was nearly surrounded by spiders having a free for all biting the hell out of him round after round. We were all laughing and asking the DM how many bites it would take to turn him into spiderman. He got bit so many times that his character can now drink wolf spider venom like ale. Stuff happens. You can either get an attitude and cast a cloud over the whole game, or laugh it off and be a good sport.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ExploderWizard, post: 7151800, member: 66434"] Option one is winning because a large part of the player base still enjoys playing a [I]game. [/I]A game sometimes means losing and part of losing some games means temporary elimination. Ever play dodge ball? When you get tagged with the ball, then you are eliminated until the end of the game. That being said as a DM, I try and make it point to offer a sidelined player options if the amount of time their character is out of action is extended. In this way, the character still feels the effects of the loss but the player has something to do. Sometimes, the sidelining of a character can be the source of great amusement. Just a couple sessions ago in a game that I am participating in as a player, my friend's raging barbarian got hit by a hold person spell. We were fighting a drider and gobs of wolf spider allies. The barbarian was unable to make the saving throw for about 8 rounds. He was nearly surrounded by spiders having a free for all biting the hell out of him round after round. We were all laughing and asking the DM how many bites it would take to turn him into spiderman. He got bit so many times that his character can now drink wolf spider venom like ale. Stuff happens. You can either get an attitude and cast a cloud over the whole game, or laugh it off and be a good sport. [/QUOTE]

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