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<blockquote data-quote="DonTadow" data-source="post: 2353175" data-attributes="member: 22622">If he took it well then all is said and done.&nbsp; But that is still a messed up situation.&nbsp; There's nothing wrong with fudging the dice in the emphasis of fun.&nbsp; If i have a cronie down to 12 hit points and a player rolls a crit but misses the confirm on the ac by one or 2, i'll give it to them, fuding the ac for the terribly cool death to the cronie. WHen a pc dies, if they are there, I'd never fudge, I don't think any of us would.&nbsp;&nbsp; As a DM you got to be fair.&nbsp; Its not fair to let another player play someone elses character and kill him, unless the player knows the consequences, and even then I'd be seriously hesitant.&nbsp; I play with players whom are way too possessive of their characters to take the risk of them dying without the player being there.&nbsp; I think as a DM you got to lay down the rules.&nbsp; IF you let other players play other people's characters its your perogative, but you should explain the consequences before hand and make sure that they are perfectly okay with it.&nbsp; I had a big battle the last weekend and a player didn't show.&nbsp; HIs first initiative was to let someone else play his character, hoping that he may benefit them in combat.&nbsp; I could have let him do it.&nbsp; Several adventures ago during some more role playing intense adventures I allowed it once.&nbsp; But knowning that they are going into the big bad's lair, I had to be responsible as a DM and explain to him that it would be a bad decision and that him and i should work out a reason why he's not there.&nbsp; I once missed a game and against my knowledge the DM let a player play my character, a treasure hunting Dwarf (female).&nbsp; I came back she had been kidnapped, shot, knocked up and left for dead.&nbsp; I played the game three more times and left the campaign after my fourth morning sickness roll.&nbsp;&nbsp; If i would have known about the consquenses or if it was happening I&quot;d have never agreed to it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DonTadow, post: 2353175, member: 22622"] If he took it well then all is said and done. But that is still a messed up situation. There's nothing wrong with fudging the dice in the emphasis of fun. If i have a cronie down to 12 hit points and a player rolls a crit but misses the confirm on the ac by one or 2, i'll give it to them, fuding the ac for the terribly cool death to the cronie. WHen a pc dies, if they are there, I'd never fudge, I don't think any of us would. As a DM you got to be fair. Its not fair to let another player play someone elses character and kill him, unless the player knows the consequences, and even then I'd be seriously hesitant. I play with players whom are way too possessive of their characters to take the risk of them dying without the player being there. I think as a DM you got to lay down the rules. IF you let other players play other people's characters its your perogative, but you should explain the consequences before hand and make sure that they are perfectly okay with it. I had a big battle the last weekend and a player didn't show. HIs first initiative was to let someone else play his character, hoping that he may benefit them in combat. I could have let him do it. Several adventures ago during some more role playing intense adventures I allowed it once. But knowning that they are going into the big bad's lair, I had to be responsible as a DM and explain to him that it would be a bad decision and that him and i should work out a reason why he's not there. I once missed a game and against my knowledge the DM let a player play my character, a treasure hunting Dwarf (female). I came back she had been kidnapped, shot, knocked up and left for dead. I played the game three more times and left the campaign after my fourth morning sickness roll. If i would have known about the consquenses or if it was happening I"d have never agreed to it. [/QUOTE]

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