That's one thing some players just don't understand. This game is not about winning. It's about making it interesting for everyone. Something Astrum and Morek players will never ever understand.
We actually agree that BM is not about winning! It's about drama and storytelling, and what is more interesting than role playing a great and glorious death?
As a DM it was always frustrating dealing with character deaths. No matter how amazing or heroic the death was and how intense and exciting it was for everyone to play, there was always someone who had this sense of "I messed up" because everyone always wants to
win at everything. But that actually makes for some really boring drama.
