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It happens to the best groups, but every now and then… PCs die.  I tried not to let it happen, as I don’t think it was necessary for the story — but sometimes the story goes where it wants to and I don’t have a  whole lot to say about it.

Now, earlier in this blog, I talked about a specific incident where a DM used a coup de grace on a downed PC.  This is a different situation.  In my heart, I still think that the fabled coup de grace blow should be used for PCs only, but I don’t believe there’s any such rule in the book.  Anything that is not forbidden is allowed, after all.

To understand the situation, a little background is necessary.  The PCs were in hostile territory, up against their fourth or fifth encounter with undead monsters.  They talked their way past