My Bard will find out two comrades died and will likely be performing at the funeral. I’m both nervous and excited /u/UsualMorning98 DnD: Roll for Initiative!

So we had a situation where two characters died in one battle. A beloved NPC and a player character. They died at one end of the map, away from the five other player characters. Only other important NPCs saw them die. Even the DM felt bad after the session.

The rest of the party are gonna find out next session and I’m trying to figure out my Bard’s thought process. There are multiple factors to consider.

• She almost went in the direction where they died
• The last thing she said to the dead PC was something she regrets saying/doing
• She writes songs for all the PCs in the game and plays their song at their funeral if they die
• The party is about to meet the Princess of the kingdom they’re helping reclaim from the BBEG.
• My Bard’s parents are nobility in the kingdom they’re reclaiming, so said Princess might know her (she’s nervous about this since the rest of the party don’t know about her nobility).
• My Bard is an almost suicidal alcoholic.
• My Bard writes music to tell stories and ensure her allies are never forgotten.

On the one hand, I’m so excited to process all this in character and have a ton of ideas in mind. On the others, there’s so many factors to consider that will clash. I won’t be prepared for everything. But I want to be.

I hate character deaths, but find it fascinating how they can affect a character.

So we had a situation where two characters died in one battle. A beloved NPC and a player character. They died at one end of the map, away from the five other player characters. Only other important NPCs saw them die. Even the DM felt bad after the session.

The rest of the party are gonna find out next session and I’m trying to figure out my Bard’s thought process. There are multiple factors to consider.

• She almost went in the direction where they died
• The last thing she said to the dead PC was something she regrets saying/doing
• She writes songs for all the PCs in the game and plays their song at their funeral if they die
• The party is about to meet the Princess of the kingdom they’re helping reclaim from the BBEG.
• My Bard’s parents are nobility in the kingdom they’re reclaiming, so said Princess might know her (she’s nervous about this since the rest of the party don’t know about her nobility).
• My Bard is an almost suicidal alcoholic.
• My Bard writes music to tell stories and ensure her allies are never forgotten.

On the one hand, I’m so excited to process all this in character and have a ton of ideas in mind. On the others, there’s so many factors to consider that will clash. I won’t be prepared for everything. But I want to be.

I hate character deaths, but find it fascinating how they can affect a character.