Re: [HoE] Is HoE Too Lethal???

[Michael <martin_etc@yahoo.com>]

My posse's not going to face the reckoners (despite
one player's bragging at school to us that he's going
to singlehandedly kick Throckmorton's you-know-what
and then lead the effort to recolonize the east), but
they haven't died (yet).

--- Jon Padgett <jonandcal@clara.co.uk> wrote:
> I've been running HoE now for some time and have
> kept up-to-date with the rules modifications, but
> continue to notice an occurrance that appears to go
> un-addressed on this list. 
> 
> That problem can be summed up quite nicely in one
> word, DEATH. I run the game to the letter of the
> rules, however it appears that regardless of my
> players actions they end up dead at a rate not seen
> since the days of Paranoia! 
> 
> After reading some of the emails to this list, I
> wonder if my group are the only ones who die this
> frequently. (I've seen less deaths in Call of
> Cthulhu!) Now don't get me wrong, I have nothing
> against PC deaths (...and my players are still
> enjoying the game), but there does come a time when
> you'd like to be able to string at least 2
> adventures together to form a campaign without the
> party kicking the bucket! 
> 
> Are there others here who find the game this lethal?
> 
> 
> ...Or are you all running games full characters
> strong enough to challenge The Reckoners?
> 
> 
> Please reply and let me know what your groups are
> like!
> 
> Thanks
> Jon. "Thats MR. Death to you!"
> 
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