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How does PC access to life-restoration magic affect a westmarchian game?
One of the hallmarks of a westmarchian game is danger, with a high likelihood of character death.
From Grand Experiments: West Marches:
The environment is dangerous. Very dangerous. That’s ...
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What would the effect of removing death saves and just having characters die at 0HP be?
I am currently attempting to create a campaign, inspired both by West Marches, and earlier editions of D&D (mostly OD&D and 1e AD&D), but still keeping the 5e rules that my group are ...
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My PCs have a plan that will get them all killed; how and why should I save them?
Related: How do I help my players figure out how to stay alive in a realistically-deadly sandbox campaign?
I am running a sandbox game for a group of players who are used to more traditional ...
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How do I help my players figure out how to stay alive in a realistically-deadly sandbox campaign?
Related:
What to do when a player character does something that seems suicidal?
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How can DMs effectively telegraph specific dangers in D&D?
I like playing sandbox-style RPGs (whether ...
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What to do when a player character does something that seems suicidal?
Every now and then a player character does something extremely risky because "it would be fun." What are some good ways to handle this as a GM, for the different styles of play? I like ...
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How can DMs effectively telegraph specific dangers in D&D?
There are some play-styles of D&D in which the spectre of player-character death is considered a feature of the game rather than a bug. For my own reasons (which aren't the point of the question), ...
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