mighty28 wrote:
I think having an entire party vanquished is not necessarily a TPK. In the case of Malfelans, probably. But, it sounds like AJ is referring to Judgement. In that case, I see know reason why the Tultipetan and her gnomish son would kill you. If you are Vanquished, they kill the mass-murdering bastard Felix Val'Ossan and move on. The Heroes were an obstacle to their goals, not die-hard enemies. (Unless I am forgetting something about the mod).
As to the "spend a Fate, take a Flaw to survive", it is covered in the Codex of Heroes pg. 186 under "Permanent Injury". It is supposed to be a PHYSICAL flaw, not any flaw (like phobia). I know of only 1 exception where a campaign staff member permitted a non-physical flaw. (Granted, contacting campaign staff post-mod and explaining the circumstances of your Heroes demise and your logic for a non-physical Flaw would, i imagine, be completely acceptable).
No I think you are right. The Fate-Spinner and her son didn't seem like cold hearted murders to me, not that they wouldn't kill you in the heat of the moment.