Quote Originally Posted by mephnick View Post
Who's the storyteller? Is that supposed to be me?

I thought I was running a game. In a game I put a challenge in front of the players and they win or lose. If I actively prevent loss then I'm not longer running a game. It's negligent for me to try and prevent it.

People complain about railroads and player agency, but then their character dies and they complain that I should have saved them. Hard pass, thanks.
This. A thousand times this.
I can only add "Let the dice fall where they may."