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On the List
Every gaming group has a way they deal with PC deaths. For some it is a traumatic, personal experience. For others the dice immediately come out and a new PC is born. If you die in a ZitT game, you go on The List.
The List is both a metaphorical and a physical place. When a PC dies we write their name and the death date on the whiteboard, so as to commemorate the event. Death as a permanent state has proved elusive in ZitT games, so going on The List does not mean that PC is gone forever, but it does provide ample fodder for remembering the Heroes and the Unlucky. If one of the players misses a game, the first question often asked is “Did anyone go on The List last week?”.
Dan made The List twice on one night, dying to a trapped treasure chest then, after being raised, the victim of a D&D 3.0 Girallion rend. At time, Nick seems to make The List through sheer determination to die. The others have all made The List at one point or another, though heroics or dumb luck. There are deaths we recall frequently, for PC death is as much a part of the gaming experience as PC victory, and in many cases that death spawns better stories.
No one has made it on The List in recent weeks, but not for lack of trying.