How Do I Avoid TPKing My Players?

27K views • 5 years ago • 7:25 𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝗖𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 - Get more info on the RPG gaming convention I'm putting on this October ▶▶ https://www.thedmlair.com/lair-con/ "There is an area I told my players was deadly, but my players still want to go there. Is there a way to not TPK them while still showing that the area really is dangerous? Do you have any advise on giving the players options to survive a deadly area that would not be obvious to other adventurers before them?" Let's talk about why a game master should never decide in advance whether to TPK a party or not, and how RPGs and D&D are not choose-your-own-adventure books. 𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞 - Reduce prep time and improve your games with this monthly D&D magazine ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/thedmlair 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐌 𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 - Get back issues of Lair Magazine, map packs, 5e adventures, and other DM resources ▶▶ https://the-dm-lair.myshopify.com/ 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 - Get your DM questions answered ▶▶ https://www.twitch.tv/thedmlair 𝐃𝐌𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐑.𝐂𝐎𝐌 - Get free D&D 5e adventures and DM resources ▶▶ https://www.thedmlair.com/ 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 - Get free D&D 5e adventures and DM resources in your email ▶▶ https://thedmlair.getresponsepages.com/ 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑 - Order my level 1 to 5 adventure module, Into the Fey, here ▶▶ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thedmlair/into-the-fey ------------------------------SOCIAL----------------------------------------------- Discord ▶▶ https://discord.gg/thedmlair Twitch ▶▶ https://www.twitch.tv/thedmlair Watch my D&D games here ▶▶ https://www.youtube.com/thedmlairstreams Twitter ▶▶ https://twitter.com/TheDMLair Instagram ▶▶ https://www.instagram.com/thedmlair/ ------------------------------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL-------------------------------------- PATREON ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/thedmlair CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP ▶▶ https://www.youtube.com/thedmlair/join DM LAIR MERCH ▶▶ https://teespring.com/stores/the-dm-lair ------------------------------AFFILIATE LINKS------------------------------ D&D PRODUCTS I USE ▶▶ https://www.amazon.com/shop/thedmlair VIDEO GEAR I USE ▶▶ https://www.amazon.com/shop/thedmlair?listId=3NVQUXTD25PD1 ------------------------------CREDITS/DISCLAIMERS---------------------------------------------- Editing ▶▶ Zack Newman Art ▶▶ Adobe Stock & Wizards of the Coast Music and Sound Effects ▶▶ Epidemic Sound As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Some videos on this channel are unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC. #dnd #dungeonsanddragons