tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post8742539932507607496..comments2024-02-05T03:35:05.363-05:00Comments on Reality Refracted: Discussion: The TPKA.L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-32159985654606760552011-09-12T13:52:08.540-04:002011-09-12T13:52:08.540-04:00Whoops, meant to respond to this earlier.
@Broken...Whoops, meant to respond to this earlier.<br /><br />@Broken: Looking forward to is an interesting way to say that. In general, while I think TPKs can be fun and good, the kindof games I run now make them something that can be bad to happen. This can be especially true if you're killing characters that everyone loves.<br /><br />@Anonymous: I've done that too with everyone just waking up A.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-7818888341457590332011-09-12T12:36:50.142-04:002011-09-12T12:36:50.142-04:00In the past, when my style was more adversarial th...In the past, when my style was more adversarial than now, I probably would have let the TPK stand and been amused at the folly of the players.<br /><br />Now I work with the players to generate a great story and have a shared responsibility to make the gaming fun for everyone.<br /><br />If a TPK is in the cards and on the table as an agreed-to for everyone, then the cards (dice) might very well Kevinhttp://www.korpg.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-36309385307655886702011-09-10T22:42:12.062-04:002011-09-10T22:42:12.062-04:00My default response has usually been something lik...My default response has usually been something like this:<br /><br />"Everyone roll initiative. You each wake up after a while. You're in chains and stripped of your gear. However, the guard seems to have his key ring hanging just right...."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-352457460561314792011-09-09T09:14:33.351-04:002011-09-09T09:14:33.351-04:00I've never tpk'd, but I did kill a player ...I've never tpk'd, but I did kill a player with a trap set after a boss fight which was kind of anti-climactic, so we narrated some awesome stuff instead. That was in my 4E game where I had to try everything I possibly could to even kill a single one of the players. It was to a point where no matter what I said about an enemy, the PCs would attack. I had to do something.<br /><br />I do Broken Fingerprintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795549438342106742noreply@blogger.com