Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Character Deaths in Current Campaign.

Saw a few posts recently with folks talking about lethality in campaigns.

Here's the deaths of PCs and their retainers in my current weekly campaign.

1st session: (no date, other dates are in-game)
Atlatum (Elf, M-U/T)- was disemboweled by a Buggane which bit his head off and stripped the flesh off in it's maw before spitting it at the rest of the party.

18 Sept:
Jimmy the Shimmy (young thief side-kick) - killed by a poison trap inspecting a door. Corpse used to check for traps for a while after death.

Evander the Hunter (Human Ftr)- stoned by a Basilisk

30 Sept.
Ralgluk (Elf Ftr/MU)- Taken captive by the snow Queen and her Ice Gnomes, left for dead by party, last played locked in a cell with a Yeti.

17 Nov. Drenvar (Human Ftr)- Eaten by a Wyver-Cobra, corpse was expelled as a coprolite-mummy.

21 Nov. Korian (Human MU)- killed by thieves before he could even leave for an adventure.

16 Dec. Twigberry (1/2Elf Druid)- Drowned by ghouls.

4 Jan. Norvak (Human Thf)- tumbles down mountain side on horse while fleeing an army of the dead.

12 Mar. Jeer (o-level minion) killed by vampire

14 Mar. Hughe (0-level minion) killed by vampire


Only 10 PC and retainer losses so far, I'm getting lax in my old age.
The party has also lost 2 war dogs and at least a half dozen horses.
It's been about 8 months, I've lost track of how many sessions it comes in at 35 pages in my campaign log.

6 out of 11 PC's rolled up have been lost.

3 comments:

  1. Lethal. :) In particular, I loved 'stoned by a basilisk'. Reading this makes me think how tame our game is compared to your kill tally (despite expected protestations to the contrary from my players).

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  2. Those damn ghouls have no respect for water safety.

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  3. I just sent out the fatality list to my group by email. Thirteen sessions, 15 hireling/pc/henchmen deaths and one incapacitation (lost leg).

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