I’d like to say this was a nice touch to the game and should be considered as an addition to any tone setting technique repository other GMs have. Hopefully by doing this, the players felt a bit more isolated and connected to the game.

Props go out to Luke who also helped to set the tone of the “You’re All Going to Die” game by reacting quite nicely and appropriately to the first dead body. In most RPGs, a dead body wouldn’t raise a single eyebrow; much less elicit any horrific response. And for the record, Luke isn’t the player I honestly would have anticipated reacting to the body in a negative manner at all. But he did – once again demonstrating his growth as a player. Kudos Luke.