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On the matter of the topic at hand, I do hope that the one whose hand was responsible either is alright with what happened, or has some way to get out of it (going as far as retconning).
I understand both points of view on this: that a player should know that his character may kill another character in a certain situation, and that knowingly employing a lethal weapon is inherently a recognition of that possibility. Nonetheless, because of the ramifications involved, I would certainly hope that the player actually wishes this upon his character rather than feeling it forced upon him, because that seems like it would serve no one.
On the flip side, everyone's characters should be free to have the IC response that they wish. If that includes seeking vengeance, so be it, why should the meta-game be brought in to forswear what may be an entirely appropriate in-character response?
Obviously I don't think that there should be any OOC animosity involved, but its a pretty serious situation for the characters to have one person they know, killed by another.
I understand both points of view on this: that a player should know that his character may kill another character in a certain situation, and that knowingly employing a lethal weapon is inherently a recognition of that possibility. Nonetheless, because of the ramifications involved, I would certainly hope that the player actually wishes this upon his character rather than feeling it forced upon him, because that seems like it would serve no one.
On the flip side, everyone's characters should be free to have the IC response that they wish. If that includes seeking vengeance, so be it, why should the meta-game be brought in to forswear what may be an entirely appropriate in-character response?
Obviously I don't think that there should be any OOC animosity involved, but its a pretty serious situation for the characters to have one person they know, killed by another.
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