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Character Deaths Aren’t All Bad

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Today I did something that I don’t usually do, I listed to a podcast. Brian Patterson from d20Monkey tweeted that he was in the newest episode (episode 9) from Obsidian Portal. I’m a fan of his comic and was a little curious about the podcast, which isn’t very long, so I thought I’d give it a listen. They discussed a few things: The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan being converted to 4e, the road to Gencon and the killing/death of PCs. It’s the last one there that I want to talk about little bit.As a player I equally enjoy building a back story for my character and optimizing my equipment list, so it’s safe to say that I get pretty invested in my characters. I sometimes find it difficult to knowingly place my beloved character in harms way. I know that gamers don’t usually create “Joe-Schmo the Neighbor” to go spelunking in an ancient haunted crypt, we make god-damned heroes. Heroes who will most likely get hurt or even maimed, which is fine, but I don’t want them to die!But the fact is: Heroes die and it should be difficult to undo that (retcons, reboots and freaky time/space continuum issues do not apply to D&D…. usually).When I DM, I have a folder of pre-rolled characters – basic classes – that only gets dusted off when there is a death at the gaming table. A way to keep everyone involved while still working toward the goal of getting your character back in the game. I have two premade adventures, each with two beginnings and two endings, just for bringing back a dead adventurer. – I like to think I’m prepared for the death of a meddling player character.

All of my players know that I have these “safeguards” in place. They know that even if they die in the game they will still be able to play. However, they also know that there is no guarantee that they will be able to get their character back. It helps to remove some tension because no one likes to sit around and watch their friends play but not all of it, because there is some investment in the poor lifeless character.

So what about you, how do you deal with player deaths in game?
Do you have pregen PCs that you loan out to dead players?
Have you ever had a player like his replacement more and not want to reanimate his original fallen PC?

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