Cause of Death: What happened to all the Murder Hobos

"There are three kinds of lies. Lies, damned lies and statistics", Mark Twain 

In response to the following post by Noisms over at Monsters & Manuals:

Analysis of Causes of PC Death in OSR Games (17 March 23)

http://monstersandmanuals.blogspot.com/2023/03/analysis-of-causes-of-pc-death-in-osr.html

The MurderHobos Incorporated campaign began 19 April 2015 and have played 250 or so sessions in the Olden School Tradition. The flagstones are stained with blood since the first ten seconds of our campaign. Noisms post made me chuckle. He pointed out that his data set was a little soft, I thought to myself, mine is not. So I did the first of two, so far, little analyses of what has happened over the last, nearly, 8 years. 

The date can be found on my 'Bring Out Your Dead Post' 15NOV20 or simply select the 'Death Toll" tag or hold your breath until you make my list.

Players take heed there are lesson to be learned. 

I will follow-up with 'Death by Race/Class'.

Death Types:

Butchered at Birth - (8) potential PCs that did during generation stat bonus avg. less than zero

MeatGrinder - (6) the DCC method

Random Encounters - (27) screw (dither - EGG) around and die 

Keyed Encounters - (28) what's in here?

Trap - (11) they never stop doing their job

Bad Guy - (2) Why bother with bosses when randos get the job done?

Fumble - (1) the more you swing...

Hobocide - (1) wizard has dominated your _____. DM kills closest PC.

TYPE	Count
Butchered at Birth	8
Meatgrinder	6
Random Encounter	27
Keyed Encounter	28
Trap	11
Bad Guy	2
Fumble	1
Hobocide	1
	84