Distracted DM
Distracted DM
The snarky answer is "ask them."
But it's my opinion that many players want to be challenged, and they want to feel like their characters' lives are on the line in very dangerous situations- but they don't WANT their characters to die. If they die, they may (most) or may not (some) want their characters to be able to be brought back.
It's rare, but characters die in my games. Even rarer, I break someone's heart with a character death- and man, I hate that feeling.
But it's my opinion that many players want to be challenged, and they want to feel like their characters' lives are on the line in very dangerous situations- but they don't WANT their characters to die. If they die, they may (most) or may not (some) want their characters to be able to be brought back.
It's rare, but characters die in my games. Even rarer, I break someone's heart with a character death- and man, I hate that feeling.