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"Drenched from head to toe in the blood of your opponent, you stand over their crumpled body."

"Sweet! I loot the corpse. What do you I find?"

"A small note: 'Note to self: get cure for horrible blood plague.'"

"...fuck."

"Great I'll put it in the bag of holding. How much is it worth? I rolled a 20, you have to tell me"

DM: Trying his best to write an emotional moment

Player: I play the flute while I loot the dead kid's body

Be proud. You were a fine warrior. Your only mistake was your choice of master. Let the winds lift you, to a higher place.

This reminded me of how system really affects player behavior. I was playing a game where doing some things would trigger a check to avoid consequences.

There was a lot of "I'm gonna shoot him" -> "ok but you'll have to roll for humanity loss" -> "...fine, nevermind, I'll talk to him instead"

Remember to save these for when the party are getting a little too "morally grey", because unless you're running a "dark and gritty" campaign then it will discourage them from ever wanting to get in a fight!

You loot the kobold's body. You find a note that reads:

"Dear Krag, I miss you so much, and I pray for you to return soon. Our clutch of eggs is due to hatch, and more than anything I want the first thing they see is their devoted father..."

And then there's my fighter, who killed three pirates after hearing about their hopes and dreams.

... this list contains like 3 items phrased differently ~7 times each.

"This person had a family/friends" "This person was supporting someone else" "This person liked their pets"

repeat ...