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<blockquote data-quote="Thunderfoot" data-source="post: 5858614" data-attributes="member: 34175">Bob,I feel for you.&nbsp; I noticed in the late 90s this trend in some role players to think &quot;video game or movie&quot; wise that their characters were bullet proof.&nbsp; It wasn't a ton, mind you, just a few here and there.&nbsp; I've also noticed that it's getting worse.&nbsp; I've actually had a player ask where the save point was once.&nbsp; After the hysterics I realized he was serious and had to snap myself out of the stunned silence of, &quot;WTF Dude?&quot;Sure Conan and James Bond didn't die....But Boromir did.&nbsp; What about Gandalf, sure he came back through a rez, but that is always a possibility in D&amp;D too.&nbsp; What about Alanon in the Shannarah series, he was pretty much the only recurring character and he was killed off.&nbsp; No hero is assured a place at the end in fantasy.&nbsp; Ever.&nbsp; There is always a chance, however slight that death will occur and it will most likely be painful, bloody and unpleasant.&nbsp; If you want to play a game where you can re-load, your computer and game consoles are available. No matter how good the player is, he would be unwelcome at my table unless we were playing board games.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thunderfoot, post: 5858614, member: 34175"] Bob, I feel for you. I noticed in the late 90s this trend in some role players to think "video game or movie" wise that their characters were bullet proof. It wasn't a ton, mind you, just a few here and there. I've also noticed that it's getting worse. I've actually had a player ask where the save point was once. After the hysterics I realized he was serious and had to snap myself out of the stunned silence of, "WTF Dude?" Sure Conan and James Bond didn't die....But Boromir did. What about Gandalf, sure he came back through a rez, but that is always a possibility in D&D too. What about Alanon in the Shannarah series, he was pretty much the only recurring character and he was killed off. No hero is assured a place at the end in fantasy. Ever. There is always a chance, however slight that death will occur and it will most likely be painful, bloody and unpleasant. If you want to play a game where you can re-load, your computer and game consoles are available. No matter how good the player is, he would be unwelcome at my table unless we were playing board games. [/QUOTE]

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