tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post8314466534308666225..comments2024-03-23T05:15:48.152-07:00Comments on Geekerati: Character 'Death' in Fantasy Role-Playing GamesChristian Lindkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-5006371375571887962011-08-06T14:45:55.500-07:002011-08-06T14:45:55.500-07:00no big words of mouth, but if you ain't gonna ...no big words of mouth, but if you ain't gonna give it a try then how come you say its hard (impossible) and if you aint gonna play you ain't gonna winVideo Games Reviewshttp://ginx.tvnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-24594439176688076472011-07-25T05:05:44.683-07:002011-07-25T05:05:44.683-07:00Survival is only the game if you want it to be. F...Survival is only the game if you want it to be. For many of us, merely living makes for a boring game. Especially as you are more likely to survive by going home, marrying a wench, and raising fat babies. As Joshua said, "The only way to win is not to play."Marshall Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647111558095583028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-696109673014112252011-07-25T01:56:18.702-07:002011-07-25T01:56:18.702-07:00Its inevitable yet a choice for your own. Much mor...Its inevitable yet a choice for your own. Much more like the the real world if your don't fight well you'll die, after survival is the game. Well at least in this game you have always the option to restart, yes? <a href="http://www.buycheapaionaccounts.com" rel="nofollow">buy aion accounts</a>chibiaionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424434935070174287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-44202842439754181652011-07-19T08:54:53.204-07:002011-07-19T08:54:53.204-07:00@Sully - That simply is not the kind of game I wan...@Sully - That simply is not the kind of game I want to play. I want to play Big Damn Heroes, not grunts in a Vietnam scenario. Also, cheap death paired with cheap resurrection just results in cheap games. The game should either be gritty and lethal, or fantastic and immortal. Trying to pair gritty and immortal just doesn't work.<br /><br />@Christian - Loved the post. You hit most every Marshall Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647111558095583028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-17415202492249831472011-07-15T18:27:06.057-07:002011-07-15T18:27:06.057-07:00I think people hate dying in games when it is sudd...I think people hate dying in games when it is sudden. I had an old 2nd edition game I ran about 4 years ago and a friend of mine played a ranger. Ranger's in 2nd edition are kind of bad ass and he just charged everything. He died (and this was hilarous until people realized how much it would cost cost to raise him) by a gruop of kobolds. I kept rolling 20's. He was a little pissed Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086634201363999218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-5849626505608912362011-07-15T17:41:17.407-07:002011-07-15T17:41:17.407-07:00Life is fragile, and in a medieval fantasy world, ...Life is fragile, and in a medieval fantasy world, often cheap. Not every character can be the hero every time. Its up to the players and the DM to work together to make the best story out of what the dice give them. And with all due respect, in 4E D&D, it takes a whole bunch of unlucky rolls to kill a player character, or a whole lot of poor player decisions, or a combination thereof. <br /><Sullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08775443433933924102noreply@blogger.com