[quote=@Regitnui]
Gentlemen, ladies, and neither, I've an announcement to make. Soon, there will be a major plot development. There will be deaths, there will be depowering. I have decided to ask for volunteers. Any of our Epics willing to give up their powers or lives in a blaze of glory in order to save the City? I would rather not force this on people, but if all else fails I will draw up a table and start rolling dice.

Please let me know. Thank you.
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Wouldn't it make more sense to kill of NPCs? you can even design them for this specifically. 
i don't think it's much fun for the players to have their characters killed.