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<blockquote data-quote="Mark" data-source="post: 5195258" data-attributes="member: 5">The five stages of TPK are: 1) Denial: &quot;This can't be happening to our characters!&quot; - Looking for missed bonuses for saving throws and magic items the player thought he might have forgotten.&nbsp; No rolling.&nbsp; Not accepting or even acknowledging the loss. 2) Anger: &quot;You Bastard!&quot; - Feelings of wanting to climb over the table and choke the DM, anger at the other players for not keeping the the party alive, blaming everyone else for the TPK. 3) Bargaining: &quot;Maybe this was a dream?&quot; - Bargaining often takes place before the marking the fatal HP on the sheets.&nbsp; Attempting to make deals with the DM regarding the circumstance of the TPK to try and create a loophole.&nbsp; Begging, wishing, praying for the PCs to come back to life. 4) Depression: &quot;I don't know why we bother playing at all.&quot; - Overwhelming feelings of hopelessness, frustration, bitterness, self pity, mourning loss of the PCs as well as the hopes, dreams and plans for any future characters.&nbsp; Feeling lack of control, feeling numb.&nbsp; Perhaps feeling like selling all gaming materials.5) Acceptance: &quot;What the next campaign going to feature?&quot; - There is a difference between resignation and acceptance.&nbsp; Sometimes this takes the form of creating the new characters while other times changing DMs is the only way to move on.&nbsp;&nbsp; You have to accept the loss of the PCs, not just play the exact same characters with a different names.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mark, post: 5195258, member: 5"] The five stages of TPK are: 1) [b]Denial[/b]: "This can't be happening to our characters!" - Looking for missed bonuses for saving throws and magic items the player thought he might have forgotten. No rolling. Not accepting or even acknowledging the loss. 2) [b]Anger[/b]: "You Bastard!" - Feelings of wanting to climb over the table and choke the DM, anger at the other players for not keeping the the party alive, blaming everyone else for the TPK. 3) [b]Bargaining[/b]: "Maybe this was a dream?" - Bargaining often takes place before the marking the fatal HP on the sheets. Attempting to make deals with the DM regarding the circumstance of the TPK to try and create a loophole. Begging, wishing, praying for the PCs to come back to life. 4) [b]Depression[/b]: "I don't know why we bother playing at all." - Overwhelming feelings of hopelessness, frustration, bitterness, self pity, mourning loss of the PCs as well as the hopes, dreams and plans for any future characters. Feeling lack of control, feeling numb. Perhaps feeling like selling all gaming materials. 5) [b]Acceptance[/b]: "What the next campaign going to feature?" - There is a difference between resignation and acceptance. Sometimes this takes the form of creating the new characters while other times changing DMs is the only way to move on. You have to accept the loss of the PCs, not just play the exact same characters with a different names. [/QUOTE]

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