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Message: <blockquote data-quote="merelycompetent" data-source="post: 5860239" data-attributes="member: 33830">Late to the thread, but I've read through it.As a DM, my response would be: I run a game that's fun for me as DM. That means that your character has a real chance of dying in the game. I'm not setting out to kill your character, but the bad guys I run probably are. No one, not even my most favorite, longest-lasting NPC has plot immunity. If that is a deal-breaker for you, then let me recommend a couple of other groups that might be more to your liking.As a Player: It's not a deal-breaker for me, by itself. It definitely is a minus on the Fun scale for me. I find the chance of my character dying makes playing a LOT more fun. So long as there are other parts that keep it on the Fun side of the Fun scale, then I'm in. If a particular PC, or couple of PCs have plot immunity to death, that's bordering on a deal-breaker for me. Thanks for letting me know about it in advance.The bottom line, as I see it, is the player in the OP was being up-front about what kind of game he likes. One of the qualities of a great DM is being up-front with the kind of game he or she likes to run. Where those two likes meet is the decision point for both to play (and have fun), or one/both to politely say, "Thanks, but not for me."</blockquote>