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Episode 157 Streamed Live Tuesday September 19, 2023

Main Topic: Handling PC Death (a revisit)

  1. Should it be on the table at all?

  2. How much does it suck to have your PC to die mid-session?

  3. Types of Death? Fair (Player poor choices or fairly rolled combat deaths). VS Unfair (GM Fiat/unfair targeting of a PC/1 save or die)

  4. Classic D&D solution: Raise Dead/Resurrection

  5. Basket full of PCs (old school Dark Sun)

  6. How is Death handled in Games outside of the fantasy genre?

  7. How has your opinion on PC death changed/evolved/stayed the same since EP7?

  8. Death Mechanics You’ve seen in a game?

Squishing Gaming Myths - Roll Players vs Role-Players

Is there a divide?

Does it matter?

Why or why not?

Can the two gamers mix?

Random Geek-itude Report from Big Geek Land

Big Geek Con: September 22-23, 2023, at the Four Points Hotel in Saginaw, MI.

This coming weekend is THE weekend!

Tickets sold day of show: $40 whether you come Friday(22nd) or Saturday(23rd).

Shameless Plug Time:

If you would like to support our show, please like, subscribe, and share us where you are listening or viewing the show. We are on all the socials, video and podcast places as well.

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Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/biggusgeekus

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BiggusGeekus

On the Web:

Website: www.biggusgeekuspodcast.com

Email: thegeeks@biggusgeekuspodcast.com

Big Geek Emporium: https://biggeekemporium.com/

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Episode 157 Streamed Live Tuesday September 19, 2023

Main Topic: Handling PC Death (a revisit)

  1. Should it be on the table at all?

  2. How much does it suck to have your PC to die mid-session?

  3. Types of Death? Fair (Player poor choices or fairly rolled combat deaths). VS Unfair (GM Fiat/unfair targeting of a PC/1 save or die)

  4. Classic D&D solution: Raise Dead/Resurrection

  5. Basket full of PCs (old school Dark Sun)

  6. How is Death handled in Games outside of the fantasy genre?

  7. How has your opinion on PC death changed/evolved/stayed the same since EP7?

  8. Death Mechanics You’ve seen in a game?

Squishing Gaming Myths - Roll Players vs Role-Players

Is there a divide?

Does it matter?

Why or why not?

Can the two gamers mix?

Random Geek-itude Report from Big Geek Land

Big Geek Con: September 22-23, 2023, at the Four Points Hotel in Saginaw, MI.

This coming weekend is THE weekend!

Tickets sold day of show: $40 whether you come Friday(22nd) or Saturday(23rd).

Shameless Plug Time:

If you would like to support our show, please like, subscribe, and share us where you are listening or viewing the show. We are on all the socials, video and podcast places as well.

Cash Support

PayPal: https://paypal.me/biggusgeekus

Streamlabs: https://streamlabs.com/biggusgeekus1/tip

Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/biggusgeekus

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BiggusGeekus

On the Web:

Website: www.biggusgeekuspodcast.com

Email: thegeeks@biggusgeekuspodcast.com

Big Geek Emporium: https://biggeekemporium.com/

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/biggusgeekus/support
  continue reading

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