In my current campaign, I’ve tried thrice to die. The DM always pulls some bullshit and lets me survive

The after church crowd used to leave them instead of tips at my first restaurant

This is supposed to be Christian propaganda? So the fucked up comic by the same guy that one of the other comments is talking about is actually serious instead of being a story about how much Christianity sucks? That’s seriously fucked up …

I would understand the concomitant urge to act like you’re an Indestructible Demigod of Finding Out, but the wisdom of my years are telling me that you need to maybe have a heart to heart with the DM, and explain how the stakes don’t feel real if you’re always one bad roll away from a Deus Ex Machina. Tell them that they should feel free to let fate take its toll, that you accept the risk, and that you will do your level best to have any accidental deaths mean something and contribute to the story.

Haha yeah, that’s definitely the right way to go, but the problem is not wrong expectations. He already DM’d a campaign for me a few years back and I knew what I was getting into. It’s just not his style. I crave for gritty old-school dungeon crawling, while he loves narrative-heavy games where dialogue takes priority and backstories tie heavily with in-game events.

It’s not all bad though, we still have fun, and my group takes turns at DMing - we all get to play what we like eventually, and offers variety in the long run. I would not play tabletop with any other group.

Just roll up a new character with all the same stats and a slightly different name, like everyone else.

The comic being fully committed to the idea that D&D teaches you actual magic spells that actually work in real life is fucking wild. Like, bro, this is supposed to be Christian propaganda but you’re out here telling me that one small spell can get me $200 of D&D sourcebooks? Sign me the fuck up for Satan, this Jesus dude ain’t shit.

My kids got one instead of candy for trick-or-treating one year.

Just roll up a new character with all the same stats and a slightly different name, like everyone else.

Possible. Though I like thinking about other possibilities. My Tabaxi cleric has led me to produce so many backup characters - a Warlock, a Monk, a Barbarian and a Wizard, though that last one is still WIP, and I’m thinking a Paladin as the Cleric’s old mentor - I could solo run an entire spin-off.

Dude’s BAC is so high his blood is wine

Sounds like a good dinner to me

All I get from that is that D&D gives you super powers, and the author of that comic is envious because they never got invited to play.

The inflation calculator that I found online says that’s the equivalent today of about $600 compared to the mid 80s when this was written.

But yeah, that is underwhelming for having literal magic powers.

P.S. the cleric is still around and kicking ass, I just did the backup characters for the lulz and for building up his background.

Khajit Tabaxi has family, if DM has perils

…wow…my whole country is full of satanists, cuz we mourn the dead - admittedly day after halloween, which are only recently slowly adding - instead of being festive.

And it’s christian holiday soooo…lol