[DL] Re: Attrition Rate

["Reuben McCallum" <bloopy40@hotmail.com>]

I've been running a deadlands game for 2 years now, and I've lost 1 
character to being killed in any knd of legitimate sense (there were other 
characters who "retired" however). To me, it makes perfect sense that you 
can kill an unwounded person in a single pistol shot. Happens all the time 
in the real world. I think playing D&D and similar games for too many year 
gives you certain snese of near-invulnerability in Player Characters (how 
many 3rd level fighters are going to die from one arrow shot? Very Few. How 
many 10th level fighters can be taken down by anything other than a rain of 
high-powered fireballs - None!), which I am happy to lose in my game. If you 
are experiencing a high mortality rate, throw a few more chips in your PC's 
direction (if they deserve 'em). Manipulate hit location rolls so instead of 
killing the poor slubs they lose an arm or a leg instead. A nice scarred 
posse always looks that much cooler.
Reuben McCallum

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