Quote Originally Posted by Frogreaver View Post
IMO, most player actions that are going to tend to derail the game into territory most other players at the table aren't interested in the DM should avoid playing out via framing the next scene well past whatever the player was doing. The DM shouldn't enlist consequences by sucking the fun out of the game for everyone because of 1 player.

One thing that can sometimes work is a table vote where the players characters just leave that PC behind and the DM tells the character to roll up a new PC that his character is now an NPC.
It's really the old man is awesome thing I'd avoid. I'd be totally cool with some immediate divine justice though.