D&D Doesn't Want You to DIE

Death in D&D 5e is too forgiving. Characters almost never die, and when they do go down, it's just a minor inconvenience. Death saves give you three rounds to get healed, and resurrection spells make death temporary after level 5. In this video, we break down why the current death mechanics remove tension from combat, and how we fixed it at our tables. Grab THE ARTS OF DEFENSE, our homebrew Defense System for 5e:   / arts-of-defense-146743367   ZachTheBold's video:    • The Problem With (Not) Dying In Dungeons A...   ⇣ SUPPORT US ⇣    / @cantripoff   ⇣ OUR SETUP ⇣ Consider purchase from these links to directly support our work. Panasonic LUMIX DC-S5M2XKE: https://amzn.to/3JhnGiY Panasonic LUMIX S-R2060E 20-60 mm, F3.5-5.: https://amzn.to/47kpjo2 K&F Concept DMW-BLK22: https://amzn.to/4ocmGMn Lexar Professional 1667x Scheda SD 128 GB SDXC UHS-II: https://amzn.to/4qnGwpw Neewer Light Reflector 43"/110cm: https://amzn.to/47wSbe9 Smallrig RGB Video Light: https://amzn.to/4oov5vK Tripod Victiv: https://amzn.to/4qnkSS8 Ombar Softbox: https://amzn.to/3WPjVo5 Neewer X12B Teleprompter: https://amzn.to/43y0h3J Rode NT1A Microphone: https://amzn.to/4nWPecF Synco Lavalier Mics: https://amzn.to/42OLIbY Focusrite Scarlett 2i2: https://amzn.to/42OLHVs ⇣ INDEX ⇣ 00:00 Intro 01:20 5d Death system 02:30 If death isn't scary 2:48 Resurrection spell 03:33 How it was 04:21 From Gygax to Mercer 05:20 A weird disconnect 05:40 The game forgives you 05:54 Our Death system 06:50 Tension matters! 07:38 What Daggerheart does 08:56 Death needs to be a real threat 09:21 Give your players alternatives 10:48 Design what death means 11:09 Outro Thanks for watching! :D #cantRIP #dnd #gdr #gmadvice #mastertips