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I think that ghouls could have a valid strat in paralyzing everyone and then eating them alive.

As a DM, I try not to well... try to kill pc's unless they do something stupid. this keeps me justified for killing them, as they can't really say i'm unfair for killing them when they ran straight into a room filled with powerful monsters without any actual attempt at strategy.

as for coup de grace, I don't usually do this unless the monster has nothing else to worry about, like, say, if the PC is off by himself when he's dropped to 0 hp without anyone able to help him... then I might finish him off. But, say, if the PC had an ally who could harm, or even just distract the monster in some way, then the monster would focus on the remaining PC's before going out of its way to kill a PC. once again, the PC would have to be an idiot to run off and play hero when he should be a team player instead.

That's just my two cent's worth. I feel that its fair and my players are smart enough not do these things too often.


EDIT:
As an afterthought, it should be noted that you haven't actually done anything wrong, but players don't like it when their beloved character dies. If the dice just happen to fall that way and kill the PC, then it's not your fault. PC's usually have just as good, if not better, a chance of killing a monster than the monster has of killing them. As long as the encounter was not too hard for the PC's to hope to win, there's nothing wrong with showing the players that they aren't immortal. That's what makes the game exciting.

The rules gave you the option to coup de grace. You took an option the rules give you.

Your following the rules options perfectly. And in terms of imagination, your not just throwing imagination away and attacking them. This is how you imagine ghouls (not that it matters much cause I don't play in your game, but I can see ghouls doing that too).

Your players may as well be complaining they roll low on an attack - this ghoul attack is a normal part of the rules just as much as rolling low is. THAT is how hard the game is, if they hadn't realised already.


However, if you ever tend to fudge stuff, then your boned. The only reason they should respect this move is if its following the rules. If you throw that to the wind latter, then they get to whine because hell, you don't follow any rules so why should they?

Nyronus wrote:

They're ghouls. They're like hyenas. One knocked a player down, and the other went for the throat. They are flesh eating monsters. If you get upset when they actually eat flesh, you are playing the wrong game.

Thankyou, my point exactly!! A cookie for you:D