No he wasn't. He was technically my first character and he bit it. Actually he bit it three times in the first session. Now the DM was bad at his job (and honestly a bad person in general). There was no real set up. Chad and I were just playing minotaur gladiators (yeah I don't know why either). We were facing human gladiators and a lion. Within two rounds of combat (which were probably the first two rounds of the session), my character was down. Somehow he came back a few times, but it didn't matter, he was dead Jim.
I could have easly let it sour me from the game, but I didn't, Honestly, I just brushed the whole incident aside. I will admit though that I have a different reaction to death than many "old school" gamers. I accept death as a part of the game. Actually the fear of death is desired. Why adventure if you might not make it back? That being said I want my character to be Conan, not zamoran pirate #3. I want the narrative to go on. There are other ways to characters can pay for the price of failure. I think this is a discussion for another time though.
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