Quote Originally Posted by Conundrum View Post
There is no universe in which Thancred shouldn't have died after his fight with Ramjet in ShB.

And the Exarch should have died after the 5.3 Trial.
Why? Is it just because there had to be a death or it's not a serious story? I could see narrative reasons for either of those which could be stepping off points to different story points, but the reason I see given most often is that a story isn't serious enough if there's isn't a death.