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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nonlethal Force" data-source="post: 3700049" data-attributes="member: 35788">If we eliminate the unlucky crit from a greatsword - which shouldn't come up all that often at first level - then I think we are able to eliminate the one-hit-and-your-dead stuff.  There is still plenty of one-hit-and-your-needing-to-staalize, of course.  But, with the one hit crit removed for just a moment I think we can say a few things.  If a TPK occurs at 1st level, it is either: Bad DMing (poor CR estimation), Bad tactics, or massive bad luck with rolls.1. Bad Dming - there is little excuse for this.  If I sit at a table, I trust that my DM should be able to gauge CR reasonably.  If the Bad DMing mistake happens too often, I'll leave.  Because I tend to get attached to my characters and I don't want to always wonder if they're going to die because the DM is a bad DM.2. Bad tactics - This is the players ability to control.  If they take on a CR 5 at first level and die, then they got what was coming.  [Unless they had to take it on, in which case refer back to #1]3. Massive bad luck with rolls - there is nothing that can be done with this, and it certainly isn't the fault of the rules.  This can be solved with either a rewind or a group agreement to restart with new characters.  At the very least, this is one you can see coming when the d20 doesn't go over 10.</blockquote>