I love this idea. I would prefer the option to be selected at character creation and a semi-random death age to be assigned when the character is created but would take mortality in other forms as well. This would be cool. Super cool with plus seven to coolness besides!
Just check the box the day you create the character.
If this is done, then what is the point of the hero class?
Wouldn't a better way to do this same thing just be to make the hero class not prevent you from also choosing another class?
I'd thought about that, but the Hero class does have other significant differences. For one, a Hero contributes a small amount of CS to your unit. He is also able to tell tales and gather small numbers of recruits for free. Am I missing anything?
Last time this was proposed, it wasn't something you could switch on and off, but rather a decision you made once for your character. If, at any time, you check the "I am mortal" box, that's it, no going back.
I liked that version better. Less game-y.
I do like that option better, but ever time I see character death mentioned, Tom is always super resistant to making it permanent or out of the player's control. I figured the option to switch it whenever doesn't ultimately change how the game currently works and, as Perth noted, most of the people who would be interested in checking the box in the first place are the kind of people who aren't likely to abuse it. I know there will be an exception (where someone decides to toggle it every other letter they receive that is a threat and then resolved), but if it doesn't effectively change how the game works already, I don't see that really mattering much.
By the way, any chance you can point me toward the previous requests? I had assumed it was proposed before, but I didn't see it in the list of frequently rejected ideas.
