So I hesitated writing this, but I'm being selfish.
Meta game, this is Hyperborea. Bad stuff happens. My concern is that that Gem is one of those bad things. And if enough people follow along, suddenly the game has lost two, three, four more players. I'm enjoying the game, and have had a few too many TPK-like events in other games due to impulsive PC actions. And I love OM, but he has clearly shown that he won't prevent players from screwing themselves over.
In character, if Kain loses half or more of the party, including multiple fighters, it would be tough for the people left behind to press on. The encounters have been hard with a full party, things would be deadly with a split one. That is how we snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
This is so much easier to discuss in person.
