Re: Player death -- Faalor, a NWN Campaign setting

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Subject: Re: Player death

Author:
Okami

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Date Posted: 15:17:46 01/26/05 Wed
In reply to: Balaern 's message, "Player death" on 14:52:06 01/26/05 Wed

The level loss thing seems ok, in moderation. I'd go ahead and go with a death cap as well, IE, 3 deaths and you're dead. Seems kinda silly to keep getting repeated brain damage to the point you become an utter burden on the group.

Maybe make the rules more lenient for the more imperiled classes like the rogues/mages.

>Just a quick poll and maybe some discussion about PC
>death. I'd like to really stick with a more
>consequential campaign as far as death is concerned.
>I know in the past, I pretty much let you guys rez
>again, especially if the death was somehow my fault
>(i.e. monsters too tough, traps too tough, etc.). But
>this time, I'd like to try this:
>
>Whenever you die, unless it's really one of my
>screw-ups or computer-related, I'd like to simply take
>a level off the top from your character. We can then
>decide if we want to make it a "knock out" or whatever
>and have you continue with that PC.
>
>For the most part, I'd like to see more caution, more
>cooridination, more relying on the class-role to make
>each character feel more useful.
>
>At anyrate, what do you think?

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Player death	Balaern	16:24:12 01/27/05 Thu
Re: Player death -- Kracus, 07:44:53 01/28/05 Fri Re: Player death -- Balaern, 07:48:32 01/28/05 Fri Playing a rogue in MP NWN = Kicking yourself in the nuts. -- Okami, 05:55:17 01/31/05 Mon Re: Playing a rogue in MP NWN = Kicking yourself in the nuts. -- Balaern, 09:35:28 01/31/05 Mon I meant player cooperation completely. -- Okami, 07:45:25 02/08/05 Tue