Quote from: Song of OrpheusThis thread is meant to be for advice for players on how to think and survive in difficult situations, not for advice for DMs or debating DM actions.
Please stay on-topic.
My basic advice is this: Communicate with your party. Do so thoroughly. For one thing, I as a DM like to see people roleplaying on quests, and for another thing, if no one in the party has a plan or strategy, nobody knows what to do if things get crazy. Discuss ways to destroy the enemy, a plan of attack for tough battles, and so forth. Communication is awesome.
I've seen plenty of parties who mechanically could very easily win a battle lose because none of them ever bothered to pause and reflect, and talk to their party members about what they should do. Pure, unthinking brute strength does not always work.
Well the topic was "true story WHY characters die", and I hate to say it but it really isnt always the players fault. Often it IS because a d.m simply couldnt pull the punches when they needed to.
I know d.m's work hard at what they do, and they are here to have fun as well as the players.
And really dont take criticism personally, because everyone appreciates your efforts otherwise we wouldnt be here.
I do agree with communication and lateral thinking for parties, because as I said in my censored post; combat and social interaction is something that can be done easily without d.m interaction, with d.m interaction you can and should have more, it opens up a lot more avenues.
I agree, communication IS awesome, but it's also two way street.