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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 2643325" data-attributes="member: 9254">I don't mind killing off PCs.&nbsp; I try to do it without malice and make sure it is rational within the setting.&nbsp; Sometimes it is a senseless death (like the first time I used trolls; everyone's eyes were wide as the monk was turned into so much troll-chow) but even at the low levels they had managed to make friends with enough NPCs that they could get a raise dead (or in the monk's case, a reincarnate).&nbsp; The players realized that making allies can save your bacon. That alone served to make the monk's death worthwhile, if senseless.&nbsp; The group occassionally sends out gifts to various allies as reminders that &quot;Hey, we're out fighting the good fight and sharing the loot!&quot;&nbsp; I could have a TPK and their allies would bring them back in a couple of months when they were noticed missing.&nbsp; Alternately, the Spirit of Death may have tasks for them related to a particular diefic horror they released.&nbsp; In both cases, the game is not ended by a TPK.&nbsp; They may be set back (&quot;Where's our stuff?!?&quot;) and they've lost some time but the game isn't over.&nbsp; Death is not necessarily the ending.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 2643325, member: 9254"] I don't mind killing off PCs. I try to do it without malice and make sure it is rational within the setting. Sometimes it is a senseless death (like the first time I used trolls; everyone's eyes were wide as the monk was turned into so much troll-chow) but even at the low levels they had managed to make friends with enough NPCs that they could get a raise dead (or in the monk's case, a reincarnate). The players realized that making allies can save your bacon. That alone served to make the monk's death worthwhile, if senseless. The group occassionally sends out gifts to various allies as reminders that "Hey, we're out fighting the good fight and sharing the loot!" I could have a TPK and their allies would bring them back in a couple of months when they were noticed missing. Alternately, the Spirit of Death may have tasks for them related to a particular diefic horror they released. In both cases, the game is not ended by a TPK. They may be set back ("Where's our stuff?!?") and they've lost some time but the game isn't over. Death is not necessarily the ending. [/QUOTE]

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