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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 3442047" data-attributes="member: 2067">Yeah, that's a bit freaked out. Adding that much randomness to a game where the atmosphere is "these characters have been with us forever" is a very distressing situation. There are ways, if you were DM, to work around it.You could, of course, keep the randomness, and give them ways to counter-act it that are frequent and interesting. Like, if someone summons a meteor, you have X days before it hits, and you need to consult an AstroMage to teleport it elsewhere. Or if someone grows spikes, a remove curse will heal them. Or whatever. You could also come up with a meta-plot reason to do away with the backlash. A powerful wizard has discovered a way to remove the chance of backlash from magic, and needs the PC's help to set the world right with regards to spellcasting.But you were a player. So all you could do is be subject to it.Question: are the rest of the players that scared of having their characters erased? Or are you just being nervous because you're the new guy?  It might not be that big of a deal to them to have their hard-won characters obliterated (for now) by a random dice roll. If it is, still, then, yeah, you did the right thing. Your styles obviously don't mesh, and that's okay. Offer to run your own game or just don't game with them, you can hang out with them in other ways.</blockquote>