Y'all have requested positive stories on many occasions. I ignored it as it didn't get as many views. As a high functioning idiot, I ignored it for way too long, sacrificing mental health for engagement. This video was genuinely fun to make, and I hope you enjoy the story as much as I did. 🙂

@hagank1111

Жыл бұрын

I did and I am glad your doing better please be well your genuinely fun to listen to as a DM of about 10 years now.

@apocalypso3427

Жыл бұрын

YES! I absolutely loved this. The story, the commentary...just all fantastic. I even teared up toward the end myself. What an epic story for what sounds like an epic game. Thanks for sharing with us!

@dwaynejackson551

Жыл бұрын

This made my day feel less crappy. I needed it. It wasn't a bad day, it was just a day that had me haggard and feels ng horrible while working. Those days come more often lately and this channel isa welcome sight when I finish my day. I enjoy hearing the Crab Lord while I wind down. It's a nice feeling to know you are working hard for us.

@apocalypso3427

Жыл бұрын

@@dwaynejackson551 Awww...I'm sorry you had an off day :( I really hope the Crab Lord's upload is the first of many positive things that happen today to continue to make the day better

@dwaynejackson551

Жыл бұрын

@@apocalypso3427 It was actually. I got off work early, my Amazon packages arrive two days early, and I have nothing I have to do for the rest of the day. Weirdly it happened after the video...

Can't believe Erik's last words were "Fancy a game of darts". That's what makes it feel more real. It's not a long winded goodbye; it was 2 friends trying their best move to kill a dragon.

@FreakyusGothicus

Жыл бұрын

technically they were 'die you evil beast.' but no one else heard it from inside the stomach :P

@lunch_trey

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. I meant to say the last words to his party were "Fancy a game of darts."

@mnmboy2222

Жыл бұрын

Ug's PTSD has made tavern visits rough, smashing dart boards on sight, without explanation.

@douugr4967

Жыл бұрын

They pulled the classic Colossus + Wolverine combo

@paulmacdonald5135

Жыл бұрын

Raise your glasses and salute Erik the halfling Paladin!

OMG I was half listening as I worked and suddenly realized that you were telling my story! I posted this to the reddit ages back and completely forgot about it, thanks Critcrab for making my day! Erik is still my favorite character ever, I just loved that little guy and the statue broke me for like a week.

@LilChuunosuke

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your story with the internet! Erik's story made me cry too. It's always sad when a character dies, but I'm glad Erik got such beautiful closure on his heroic death.

@BBirby

Жыл бұрын

Dude it made ME cry hearing about it! I’m happy you shared it, it’s such a nice story

@danagray9709

Жыл бұрын

I have to ask, have you ever actually played a game of d&d or do you only write bad fanfiction? Anyone who actually plays can pick your story apart right from your character creation. What you describe isn't possible in the game.

@LilChuunosuke

Жыл бұрын

@Dana Gray your pfp totally checks out I'm pretty sure i just listened to a dnd horror story video that included someone who talks just like you do.

@FreakyusGothicus

Жыл бұрын

@@danagray9709 I have to ask what you think impossible in a game where nearly anything is possible lol. I’ve been playing over 30 years now although I do write truly terrible fiction on occasion this one definitely happened.

I love the glory stories. My favourite was actually just the short one at the end of a horror story episode about the edgelord who became an old lady, but they're all incredible.

@CritCrab

Жыл бұрын

The edgelord old lady was so fun haha

@alejandrorivas4585

Жыл бұрын

Which one?

@StSubZero

Жыл бұрын

@@alejandrorivas4585 The one with the caption "Maybe I'm the problem" with the guy looking up at the rain. The second story details an edgelord redemption story involving an old lady.

@Red_Devil_2011

Жыл бұрын

@@StSubZero Thank you

I'm an old school D&D player that has been playing since the 80s and this was a beautiful way for a character to go out. I would be lying if I said the story didn't make me tear up a little.

To honor Erik the Brave Paladin, I decided to write a eulogy. I know it’s 20 years too late but I still wanted to. (Clears throat) *Here lies Erik the Halfling Paladin. What he lacked in height, he twice made up for with heart, dedication, and courage, all enough to rival the mightiest of dragons. May he truly Rest In Peace among the waves, knowing that he left doing what he believed in.*

@Jamstaro1

Жыл бұрын

An ale for Erik and an ale for his goddess for sending such a fine man into the world! He is gone too soon but he lives on in our hearts

@GalacticPossum

Жыл бұрын

Small in stature, but dragon-sized in bravery, his noble heart never bore him to ground.

@apocalypso3427

Жыл бұрын

Though he may be gone, he will be remembered in the hearts of all who hear his tale!

@sefewet

Жыл бұрын

Erik the Brave Paladin. With his sword he will pierce the heavens!!!

@Elyseon

Жыл бұрын

@@Jamstaro1 She didn't deserve him.

I love seeing a positive story. I sure hope this video gets views! I definitely prefer stories of good DND to stories of bad.

@solouno2280

Жыл бұрын

We all do, we all do

@nnurk

Жыл бұрын

Same

@ElvenTinuviel

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, what was the source of this story? I really want a subreddit with stories like this and Oogie the Honorary Dwarf etc

@Frankieboy1123

Жыл бұрын

@@ElvenTinuviel theres r/rpgglorystories but that sub is pretty dead, seems people rarely post their great stories, only bad ones

@Law-of-EnTropy

Жыл бұрын

​@@ElvenTinuviel apart from r/rpgglorystories, Critcrab also has his own subreddit which I assume is where he's getting most of his stories now. It'd make sense too cause he's got enough reach and audience in the space. His subreddit is linked in the description

In one campaign, my character died 4 times. Death, immortality and resurrection was the running theme of that campaign, and more or less the power that the BBEG and our heroes tampered with. We had fought against the BBEG multiple times, but he always came back from the Land of the Dead. The party consisted of: - My character, Human Rogue (A foul-mouth pirate, later human sorcerer) - Human Paladin (My character's father, who got lost in Feywild for a long time) - Human Artificier (A drunk inventor and a thorn at BBEG's side) - Revenant Rogue (Who could only finally rest when the BBEG was ultimately dead) - Human Monk (One of the McGuffins the BBEG needed for his research of immortality) - Half-Orc Warlock (Who at first tried to betray the Artificier, but later joined the party) The first time my character died, he was revivified with a Elemental Gem instead of normal diamond, since that was all the party had. DM pulled me to another voice channel to discuss if I wanted the spell not to work at all due to a grey area material component, work as intended since elemental gem technically is a diamond as well or have my character become an earth elemental, since the gem houses said elemental. We decided to go with the third option, and my character now was made out of sand and dirt instead of blood and flesh. He never got used to it. Food and rum tasting like ash, everything feeling coarse and rough under his fingers, people avoiding this odd walking and talking part of land mass. It was too much to him eventually, and through a lot of searching, we finally found someone who could help. The rumour was, that a certain wizard could help my character become human again, but the price was steep. We had to sacrifice a sentient magic crossbow, from where the wizard could pull enough magic power to make such a transformation happen. That was the second time my character died. He stopped being an earth elemental, but now the sentience, a spirit of a behir, from the magic crossbow occupied his mind as well. He began noticing that the spirit gave him powers that he didn't have before, turning the character from a rogue into a sorcerer (which was a good change, since the party had another rogue). It took a toll on the character's mental stability to get used to that situation now too, but at least he was mostly human now. The third death was a psychological in nature and most temporary one. Our party travelled to Feywild to chase a right-hand man of the BBEG, and the travel to the other plane changed each member of the party in one way or the other. My character lost his sorcerer powers and became a ranger, and losing the voice of the behir from his mind was eerily quiet to him. Our anti-hero party of crooked men didn't really match with the upbeat and bright atmosphere of Feywild, and we did some horrible things there that ultimately got us booted from there (with the captured right-hand man of the BBEG). Traveling back to Material plane shifted our characters once again, but this time to their usual selves. My character lost all memories of his misdeeds in Feywild, but his alignment had flipped from Neutral Good to Neutral Evil without him really understanding why. Fourth and final death was in the very last session, when we finally had an IRL session on a same table. After months of chasing the BBEG to the literal Land of the Dead, fighting him there and traveling back to Material Plane, we confronted him in the city from the first session of the campaign. Dead people were pouring from the Land of the Dead into the Material Plane, and BBEG was constructing an energy source, that would bring an end to any living creatures of the whole planet and turn him into an immortal being. During the BBEG's second phase in the very final battle, my character fell unconscious from the amount of damage the BBEG dealt, and got thrown into the energy source. He disintegrated, turned into fine ash in a blink of an eye, and rest of the party watched in horror. The combat continued until the party's paladin, my character's father, pushed the BBEG himself into the same energy source, destroying him for good this time around. The dust settled. The energy source was on it's last legs before collapsing, when the paladin suddenly told the rest of the party "I have to find my son". And he jumped in. During the very tearful epilogue, at the very end, the DM described that my character woke up in an endless field, wondering for a moment where he was before his dad appeared in the field as well. They both were confused and wandered the field for a while, before a mysterious character welcomed them into Elysium. The rest of the party would later notice two new bright stars on the night sky. The DM turned off the lights and an eerie silence surrounded the table, only broken by the players holding back their tears, and the very last song playing in the background to send off the campaign. The four years of the campaign, 12 hours of the final session, me dressing up as my character to the session, the bottle of rum I bought for the session and the character's death finally broke me. Just the day before the session I had painted my character's mini and now we had the very last drinks with the player who played the paladin / my character's dad, just bawling. The DM had to take a break at some point during the rogue's epilogue when describing how that character achieved his peace, since that he had prepared for a long time. I've never cried so much in one night, but gosh darn it was one of the best nights of my life.

@kohaiame2691

Жыл бұрын

That sounds like such an amazing and beautiful experience! 🥺

@TheONLYFeli0

6 ай бұрын

@@kohaiame2691FR

"stands a statue of a small smiling halfling in a mismatched plate armor..." Goddamnit.....this broke me.

Something I've learned in life. Every relationship. Has a beginning, a middle, and an end. And I'd rather have a character have a fitting death. Sudden or not. Than have the character be saved by arbitrary shenanigans or dice fudging. If it fits in the moment and can help the story continue motivation wise. Then it's all the more necessary for the death to happen naturally

I get so emotional when my characters die, I don't think I could handle it without the Dms help

God, not often I hear a positive story. First Oogie the Honorary Dwarf, and now Erick the Halfling Paladin.

@seansisco9187

Жыл бұрын

It almost seems the Crab King is SHORT on positives.

@caramelfrappe402

Жыл бұрын

I still remember CritCrab talking about the minotaur who was on a flying, dying dragon, and with his last attack, would land the axe between the dragon's skull. He purposely rode this dragon to ensure it would die so his party would be safe, and asked the DM, "What does my character see?" "The most beautiful sunset they had ever seen." ... That made me tear up. Beautiful death to the PC, I had never forgotten that story told by this KZreadr.

It is nice to hear heartwarming stories. Don't get me wrong, I still love horror stories, but it's nice to hear about times when D&D is awesome :3

Heard this one from all things D&D...listening to it again for more happy tears. Seeing your character become a hero in the eyes of the people they fought to protect is one of the many ways you can "Win" D&D. I know that the idea of winning D&D is one of those abstract, it's about the journey kind of things, but if there was ever a solid example of how it's done This is it.

This made me shed a tear, drunk on mulled wine, this was great, a toast to that Dungeon MASTER.

@Elhvir

Жыл бұрын

Indeed. He could've told "okay you missed the throw, paladin falls, he's dead". Instead he decided for dragon to get an attack, and to SWALLOW the paladin. Again, could've just bitten on him and shred him to pieces. Not sure if DM was planning for something epic like this, but it does feel he at least gave paladin a chance to do something instead of going out in single action because of bad dice roll.

As a Cyberpunk 2020 player, I've learned to never get attached to my characters.

@realdragon

Жыл бұрын

I run Mork Borg game. One player died twice in 30 minutes

@nostalgiagamer9452

Жыл бұрын

​@@realdragonhow IS that Even possible?

@realdragon

Жыл бұрын

@@nostalgiagamer9452 Quite easy, when they were getting slaughtered by boss player 1 died so then player 2 rushed back to prison with innocent people (good thing they didn't burn them all) and released one guy to help them with boss. Player's 1 backup character thought player 2 is angel and obeyed every command. So they go and kill boss, after that is done player 2 being "angel" commands player 1 to go and drown in sludge so he does

@andrej8494

Жыл бұрын

Tbh i play Cp2020 and CoC [Call of Cthulhu] (i love those acronyms). And it actually made me more attached to my characters, they are like a family you might loose em in a flash and you need to enjoy your time with them to the fullest.

@Gamewizard13th

Жыл бұрын

have you ever had a shot named after your character in the afterlife? if you have not your character hasn't truly lived

Mustard was here

@CritCrab

Жыл бұрын

Mustard mentioned. Banned. Banned immediately.

@lucasortiz8130

Жыл бұрын

STOP

@wyvernknight

Жыл бұрын

prepare for eat

I liked this story. It's pretty satisfying having a character peacefully retire after a adventure.

I don't know what people wouldn't want to hear a story like this and I don't want to know them. Definitely more positive RP stories please.

@solouno2280

Жыл бұрын

Endenlyn

@fakechemicals

Жыл бұрын

@@solouno2280 well I definitely don't know them.

@itap8880

4 ай бұрын

Those horror stories are like bad news. Nothing travels faster.

This is a great story. Well done to all involved. And tell Erik, if he ever gets bored in halfling heaven, I'm sure they'd like him to come tell the story over in Valhalla.

I have heard this story before, but I'll never get sick of hearing it its just that delightful. Glad you started covering more positive stories, and I really hope you cover more in the future.

this was beautiful. I make characters destined to die. My last character was a little Goblin the party fell in love with and I talked to the GM and let them know that if the dice didn't do him in first that he was set to die between lvls 15 - 20 at the hand of the BBEG to break some player hearts and give the party that much more motivation to kick some butt.

When character death is done right it mirrors reality in small ways, this gives their players a chance to feel the story and it makes them feel like they matter, I've heard this one before on a different channel and it still brings tears to my eyes.

I kind of shed a tear at the end there. Affecting the world in such a way and having a heartwarming end to it like that is truly touching.

I really wanna emphasise how much I appreciate this story. Having all the negative examples of what not to do really riled up my anxiety to the point where I almost stopped wanting to play DnD, to combat that I stopped watching your videos for quite some time, only dropping in every few months to see where you were going, since I really enjoy your content otherwise :) So basically thank you, and if you keep making these kinds of videos I can proudly call myself a part of the crab gang again 🦀🦀🦀

That was a beautiful story. I started crying when you were describing him being eaten. I don't even know how I would have handled it if I were in the group at the time.

I definitely prefer stories like these, where we get some nice heartwarming stories. If there's going to be a "That Guy," have it be more of a story where players and DMs alike work to handle them, overcome them. One story I saw on All Things D&D involved a player who had a pacifist monk character who helped to prevent a new player from falling into the trap of becoming "That Guy" at the insistence of another "That Guy." So you get the drama of a horror story, but get to end it on a high note.

@animeotaku307

Жыл бұрын

I remember that one! Mii the pacifist monk was awesome

LOL when the Barbarian throws a Halfling my players called that the Nudder Fudder. Many deaths were had this way

Stories like this and Ooghie the honorary dwarf make DnD are the best stories to hear about. I hope and wish more tales like these are more common as more people get into the hobby

At my table , for the last campaign I DM'ed, my players saved the world and a goddess from another dimension. After the final battle she gained her godly powers back and she raised them into the Olympus of gods. Now in my latest campaign the Pantheon of Gods is made of the characters from the previous campaign and the guys loved this !

@stefanokodmar8110

Жыл бұрын

@critcrab what's this message ?

I've played since the AD&D days, and can remember having to come prepared with at least six characters made....while there is something to that that is comforting, it's just as nice seeing new players get excited about all the plans they make for their characters because they can expect to keep them around for long enough to develop a few story arcs.

Bravo to the DM for thinking and caring for his characters and friends. I would love to hear more uplifting and positive stories like this one.

As a forever DM. I love hearing others amazing story's of sad and amazing adventures. This made me tear up with how beautiful the journey was and respectful the ending turned out.

Character death can be difficult to handle, and hearing stories like this gives a lot of healthy guidance toward how to handle it. Well done!

I definitely loved this story. Had to watch it again! It's even better the second time around :D While I love the horror stories, the epic heartwarming dopamine rush from this one (plus the burst of my own nostalgia from past games that came with it) really hit differently and in the best of ways. Perfect

Brian gang, rise up and appreciate some good roleplay and game running!

i remember hearing this story before... dont remember where, but i heard it before. almost as good as the trilogy of stories about a guy who raised a black dragon to be good

That ending brought me to tears like when the DM created the statue of Oogie, Honorary Dwarf

"Fancy a game of darts?" *TOSS THE **-GNOME-** HALFLING! ONE OF MY FAVORITE TRICKS!*

This, the edge lord old lady one and the party sacrificing themselves to enter a phylactery are the best glory stories I’ve heard here. Good stuff

@Elhvir

Жыл бұрын

Oh gods the edge lord old lady story... It still makes me shiver when remembering the redemption twist, such a good story.

Loved this story, and something I find great about it is hearing ideas on "what to do", horror stories are fun but I feel like lessons in them are common sense for a lot of us. Which doesn't make them bad or innecessary. Not everything has to be a learning experience and people will find a lot of value in horror stories too, but it surely is inspiring to learn about great DMing (and roleplay from Erik's player) like in this one.

Loved this video it's always fun to move away from horror stories a few times just as a temporary break and enjoy a good story. Do have these once every few months or years. They're good for learning and improvement.

This is the kind of thing that makes me adore D&D. It’s a hell of a thing to be able to tell a real story that leads into the history of the world you play. That’s not something you get from books, movies, or video games.

I have been binge watching a lot of these of late, as I have just recently found you and Crispy’s tavern. The horror stories are relatable, or just funny. No small amount of wincing and laughter is had. This story is the first one of these to make me cry. That was a beautiful story and touching moment for the characters to have. 10/10 DMing!

Dam my sensitive ass cried listening to this! Everyone in this story is a legend 💯

I'm always glad to see these stories. Especially because i'm putting in alot of effort to make death in dnd stories actually matter, seeing other people like these things makes me realize i might be doing a good job at it.

This was a cool change of pace. I hope they do more of these.

This story absolutely got me tearing up. Props to the DM setting up such an inspiring memorial to a fallen pc years later.

WELL DONE DM, Erik's death was super cinematic and ❤️ I would've been bawling at the table is I were there, you got a tear outta this crab

I've never played D&D how ever I do like listening to the stories and ngl I almost cried from this one that is literally one the best send offs I've ever heard about or even witness

I laughed at the first line "PC death is a taboo" 😆😂🤣

Like the finnish song called "sankaring tango" a lyric goes "the hero has thousand faces" my character will live and die multiple times and will be reborn in to a new world to be a hero once more.

This was epic and the DM paying it off so well really hit right. Great job.

Yeah, I became very teary eyed by the end of this one. A true Glory Story. I wish there was more of these!😢

Moral of the story: even if the dragon swallows you whole and you are going to die anyway - atleast give that scaly fuck one hell of an indigestion

You did amazing telling this story, from the voices to the post dialogue. It was great!

Such a nice story! I love oddball characters, and even more so if they end up with a great character arc

on the note of that beginning bit about how dnd stories can basically become core memories, this one is a more humorous anecdonte from when I was still learning the game, but it was me & 2 friends, one DMing while me & other friend are the players in a one shot. We are told to kill some rats in a basement & just get WIPED thanks to a combo of me being new & my now infamously bad luck with dice. Cue our new characters getting the same job, seeing the dead bodies of our previous characters & just going NOPE ending the session in a hilarious way. Me & the other player still get a good chuckle out of it every so often (been a bit since I've talked to the DM of that one shot because life gets in the way).

dang, this story was just as glorius as that other glory story of a death sequence done right in a D&D campaign, but this one more humorous to a degree. the erected statue was a very nice touch and a sweet sentiment on the DM's part

This reminds me of one I read online a couple years ago. "Nice view, isn't it." I'd love to hear you read that one, as much as it'd stab me in the emotions again.

Fantastic story of a great dnd table. Thank you for sharing this critcrab

This story gave me full body shivers and brought a tear to my eye!

i don't know about you man, but i am loving these success stories. keep em rolling pleeeeeeaase. these great DMs and players really help me out with my ideas for my own campaign.

I'm an old player and while older games did have a lot of PC death, there were still outstanding deaths that my DM treated like this. Great DMs of any era of D&D knew when to make a Heroic Death and when you fell to a goblin arrow due to just bad luck.

This was a beautiful story. Thanks so much for sharing. These are the kinds of story's I live for.

I once had a character die holding a door shut to allow the rest of the party to flee from the awakening lich from the chamber beyond. The DM didn't understand why I was totally fine with the death. He died doing what he lived for, protecting his friends.

"You're not looking for anything. You're building character."

This is the story that made me Subscribe to you CritCrab. While the stories in dnd can be quite horrific this is the stuff I enjoy. The Good parts of DnD. I will have to try this again when I am more well versed and have more time.

I love watching you, Den of the drake, Crowe's perch, and critical klunic, your videos helped me get through the pandemic, thank you for existing, because of you I have got into Tabletop rpg's and am now DM'ing my own Pirate campaign,thank you

Honestly I’d love to do a campaign with an Unus Annus/RDR2 feel, where my character knows death is coming and has to find peace with it

I literally thought of the idea if celestial beings battling each other this morning. I already had villains that could be seen as living blackholes as a thing for a while, so it’s funny that the sponsor sounds similar to what I added this morning.

I appreciate some positive stories. It's harder to find on your channel, and I think a playlist would be helpful!

Hearing the ring was given to him by someone else in the party, I expected when they came back for someone to tell the person who gave him the ring to say they were swimming one day and found something near the dragon, and give the ring to the party

I played a wizard halfling called Bungo. As a young man, he had traveled the lands searching for himself until he came upon the ruins of a library and found a tome of magic. He was utterly intrigued and decided to research it and the magical arts in general. He ended up secluding himself in a cottage in the woods with little contact with the outside world. Years upon years go by. The point is that was his backstory, and session one, he was used as a pincushion for a retinue of Bug Bears raiding a city. Died session one. Feels bad man

I feel like using this town, where they have a yearly festival (like St. Paddy's) dedicated to the town's folk hero, Erik

My first dnd character was a high elf monk who quite literally became immortal by the end of the story. He now lives his days in what is essentially a sitcom with his crappy roommate Asmodeus (yes that deity) who lives inside his body

I welled up while listening to this one. I can't speak for anyone else but I'd love a few more glory stories, if only to avoid what TV Tropes calls 'Darkness-Induced Audience Apathy'.

Not getting too attached to your character is a really important thing in roleplay.

Me, as an older player... never mind... lovely story, very heart warming.

Okay, I gotta admit. That lawn dart halfling move... Was literallly. Genius. Just had to vent.

What a way to go! And what a DM! Thank you for this one.

how they provoked the dragon gave a soldier from tf2 sort of vibe, and how you voiced Erik sounded similar to soldier's voice too

I like the positive video, been needing this good stuff :)

Great video!! I loved it !

I swear I remember this story before. Still amazing. Just finished a 1e module last night. And yeah most the group went through 2-3 characters each haha

I'm not crying. I just got splashed by a wave coming to shore...

> The difference, as anyone could tell, is in execution I donʼt know if you intended that pun, but I like it.

That was an amazing story. I loved it completely!

Damn I wasn’t expecting that but damn near got me tearing up at work. This was a exquisite listen. Fly High and rest easy Erik. Damn man this struck a nerve. 😭😭😭

Finally a positive one, we need more stories that remind us for what we play for (though negative ones are a kind of way to learn what not to do). Thank you!

If we are to die, the way it happens should be a reflection of the way we live, be it in service of others, protecting lives, for a cause that we believe in; one final lesson that we teach through our actions.

Okay, I'm tearing up a bit at the end. Love it

This was awesome. Thank you

this was a nice change of pace from the usual stories of horror, cringe, and sometimes both. Nice to have a 'good' story amongst all the ... other stuff for a change. Thanks critcrab :)

I am a DM for many many years and in many different games and I still remember one session from like ... 15 years ago. We player Shadowrun and a friend of mine back then played this awesome Ex-Con-Soldier who eventually became a mercenary. He went on as this lone wolf badass who then became an important part of the party. Many jobs went by and ... at the end of one campaign ... this wolf feced his biggest enemy. I will not go into too many details but ... as the fight went on he took a heavy beating, got wounded, he went out on bullets, his weapons got destroyed, the armor in pieces ... and when he saw his end coming ... he took out his last grenade, put it into his mouth, pulled the pin and blow himself up, together with his enemy. We all went silent on the table for some seconds. Even I didn't see that coming (obviously, I was younger back then and it was the first time a player willingly sacrificed his character to defeat the enemy). The party finished the job and this character became a LEGEND.

Amazing story. Thanks for sharing it

at first this sounded familier but then critcrab said halfling paladin then i was like IVE HEARD THIS BEFORE! great story

Our party in a one-shot game was destroyed when the wizard called down a meteor while we were in a cavern, destroying the entire cavern. In our main campaign we found the town that our one-shot took place in, and standing in the crater were statues of the adventuring party that saved the town. It was a beautiful little addition.

My tips on dealing with character death. 1. Prepare for the possibility of your character dying by creating another character you believe you will enjoy as much as the first one. In doing so, you acknowledge and accept character death as a possibility. 2. Realize the truth of character death. It is not the end of things, it is an opportunity for a new beginning. Focus on the positives of trying again with what you know works for your group. 3. When and if it happens to another player, do what you can, within reason, as a party member in character to retrieve the dead character's remains. Don't loot the body (GM's should incentivize against it somehow, in my opinion, in fact). Have an in character funeral or memorial service. You don't have to role play it out. A mere announcing and mentioning that, that is what is done is an expressed sign of respect, acknowledgement, and appreciation of the player behind the character.

Dude this almost had me in tears.. I think the only thing that saved me is that I didn’t wanna start weeping in public 😅😅