Now, I’ve never been accused of being a killer DM. The fact of the matter is, I have a better time, and so do my players, when their characters live. At low levels, this means that I almost always fudge rolls in favor of the party. At higher levels, it means that I use kinder, gentler rules for Raise Dead, Resurrection, and True Resurrection.
The problem is, I often think that my players just aren’t afraid. There is very little fear of losing their character. I guess I always feel bad. My players, for the most part, put a good deal of thought and work into developing their characters. I hate to see all of that work go to waste.
Having said that… it occured to me last night that all of the hard work that I put into my critters and my storylines as a DM are destined, every one of them, to fail. That is, the players are going to win, and my guys are going to lose.
All bets are off, from here on out; a character dies, they’re dead. I’ll keep the alt rules, because I agreed to them, but there are going to be times when a character just stays dead. I want to see how this will work out. Wish me luck.
