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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Xor" data-source="post: 2659935" data-attributes="member: 35272">I'm always a bit concerned as a DM when putting my players in Save-or-die situations.  It all stems back to a bad DM we had for a number of years that did it session after session after session.  We all developed an aversion to it and I even considered refusing to use it in my game for a while.  It's part of the game though and I think used fairly and sparingly, it does add to the excitement.With that said, I think one of the toughest save-or-die situations for a player to face is the surprise strike ones such as an assassins death-attack.  If the assassin is half-competent then the player pretty much gets no warning and suddenly their favourite character faces death on a single die roll with nothing they can do to influence the outcome.For those DM's out there that have used an assassins death-strike against your players, how did you try and ensure it was done fairly?  What was the out-come?  How did the player react to the situation?  Did anyone complain?I know that spot-checks, listen-checks and action points can help to give the players a bit of assistance, but lets for now assume that they didnt help.</blockquote>