# TPK

- Term: Tabletop term
- Canonical: https://www.lanternhall.org/lexicon/tpk/

> The death of every player character in a single encounter, ending the adventure (and often the campaign). Feared, joked about and occasionally engineered by devious Game Masters, it has an online equivalent in the raid wipe.

The death of every player character in a single encounter, ending the adventure (and often the campaign). Feared, joked about and occasionally engineered by devious Game Masters, it has an online equivalent in the raid wipe.

## Quick answers

**What does "TPK" mean?**
The death of every player character in a single encounter, ending the adventure (and often the campaign). Feared, joked about and occasionally engineered by devious Game Masters, it has an online equivalent in the raid wipe.

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