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<blockquote data-quote="StalkingBlue" data-source="post: 374327" data-attributes="member: 645">I've had only one TPK and that one can only be described as a collective suicide.&nbsp; The party waded into battle with The Big Villain and his minions - knowingly, without any plan or preparation, every single PC already low in hp and Str before battle even started.&nbsp; I hated this. But I knew I'd have to pull this through or they'd never believe me in anything again.&nbsp; I sat back, took a couple of deep breaths (inconspicuously, I hoped), and off we went.&nbsp; It was clear to them after minutes that they would lose, and die.&nbsp; One character, a non-healer, had a single chance to escape alone.&nbsp; He chose to make a final, desperate charge at The Big Villain instead, with no hit.&nbsp; We played it out to the end.&nbsp; Then we cleared the table.&nbsp; We ate triple helpings of ice cream and drank the rest of our evening's wine, and slowly talk began to unfold on what we wanted to do next.&nbsp; Do you want a &quot;revenge party&quot;?&nbsp; I asked them.&nbsp; Nope, they said.&nbsp; What level would you like to start at?&nbsp; I asked.&nbsp; First, they said.&nbsp; Okay, I said.&nbsp; So they made new level 1 characters and the next session, we started a new campaign.&nbsp;&nbsp; And by the way - I was rolling in the open, and I still do that very consistently in combat.&nbsp; I've discussed this with my players and they say they would not have it any other way.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="StalkingBlue, post: 374327, member: 645"] I've had only one TPK and that one can only be described as a collective suicide. The party waded into battle with The Big Villain and his minions - knowingly, without any plan or preparation, every single PC already low in hp and Str before battle even started. I hated this. But I knew I'd have to pull this through or they'd never believe me in anything again. I sat back, took a couple of deep breaths (inconspicuously, I hoped), and off we went. It was clear to them after minutes that they would lose, and die. One character, a non-healer, had a single chance to escape alone. He chose to make a final, desperate charge at The Big Villain instead, with no hit. We played it out to the end. Then we cleared the table. We ate triple helpings of ice cream and drank the rest of our evening's wine, and slowly talk began to unfold on what we wanted to do next. Do you want a "revenge party"? I asked them. Nope, they said. What level would you like to start at? I asked. First, they said. Okay, I said. So they made new level 1 characters and the next session, we started a new campaign. And by the way - I was rolling in the open, and I still do that very consistently in combat. I've discussed this with my players and they say they would not have it any other way. [/QUOTE]

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