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Post by mao on Jul 31, 2021 4:28:32 GMT -5
My mentor Nevin had a roving cleric had if you rolled good was in town and could raise pcs for a price. I never met the cleric who turns out was a pc. In my world the color Blue was good and the color purple was really bad, so there were blue and purple potions of raise dead. The blue one just brought you back, the purple one caused 1d6 con loss and brought you back. Hp was determined by current con so it often came w a hp loss.
How did you handle it?
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jul 31, 2021 10:22:15 GMT -5
My mentor Nevin had a roving cleric hat if you rolled good was in town and could raise pcs for a price. I never met, the turns out was a pc. In my world the color Blue was good and the color puprle was really bad so there were blue and purple potions of raise dead. The blue one just brought you back, the purple one caused 1d6 con loss and brought you back. Hp was determined by current con so it often came w a hp loss. How did you handle it? Raise dead was rare in my game and was rarely available. |
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Post by hengest on Aug 4, 2021 23:57:25 GMT -5
I'd like to playtest a version where Raise Dead is available but makes the character into an NPC. I assume someone has done this...
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Aug 5, 2021 0:17:20 GMT -5
I'd like to playtest a version where Raise Dead is available but makes the character into an NPC. I assume someone has done this... That would be a novel approach, I've never heard of it being run that way. |
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Post by restless on Aug 5, 2021 1:13:12 GMT -5
I'd like a version where Raise Dead is available but when the player comes back they are changed in some way that is somewhat unnerving. Like, after return they only eat raw meat. Or when they bleed their blood is vibrant magenta and smells of roses and sulfur. Maybe at each joint they seem to have a very small, hornlike spur growing from it, but if touched it almost melts back into the skin until contact is broken, then it slowly rises again.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Aug 5, 2021 2:21:23 GMT -5
I'd like a version where Raise Dead is available but when the player comes back they are changed in some way that is somewhat unnerving. Like, after return they only eat raw meat. Or when they bleed their blood is vibrant magenta and smells of roses and sulfur. Maybe at each joint they seem to have a very small, hornlike spur growing from it, but if touched it almost melts back into the skin until contact is broken, then it slowly rises again. Yeah, that makes sense really, they were dead and they should be changed by that experience. |
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Post by hengest on Aug 5, 2021 7:56:30 GMT -5
I'd like to playtest a version where Raise Dead is available but makes the character into an NPC. I assume someone has done this... That would be a novel approach, I've never heard of it being run that way. I guess it would just change the meaning for the player. Character dies, you don't play the character anymore. If in-game the other characters decide to raise that dead person, okay, but you still roll a new character either way. Or Raise Dead could function normally but Resurrection could go as I described... |
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Post by Morose on Aug 6, 2021 2:48:57 GMT -5
Characters in my game never come back, there is no one who would do that for them.
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Post by hengest on Aug 6, 2021 12:23:35 GMT -5
Characters in my game never come back, there is no one who would do that for them. No clerics of that level, or no friendly characters who care to see them raised? In a way, I like the idea of no raising, death is death. But since it fits the magical fantasy context, I don't have a problem with it. Probably if I ever get to run a real game it will just be rare. |
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Post by restless on Aug 6, 2021 13:14:38 GMT -5
I guess I can say I am okay with returning from death, but it'll cost you... and I don't mean monetarily, necessarily. (But I guess you could see that from my previous response.)
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Aug 6, 2021 20:02:14 GMT -5
I actually sat back and pondered this question for a bit before answering. I can't recall anyone every opting to get resurrected. I want to say everybody always had a backup character ready to go. I don't know why...
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Aug 6, 2021 20:12:07 GMT -5
I actually sat back and pondered this question for a bit before answering. I can't recall anyone every opting to get resurrected. I want to say everybody always had a backup character ready to go. I don't know why... We did the resurrection thing a few times for fun, since you come back as something different, possibly a lot different. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Aug 6, 2021 20:28:36 GMT -5
I actually sat back and pondered this question for a bit before answering. I can't recall anyone every opting to get resurrected. I want to say everybody always had a backup character ready to go. I don't know why... We did the resurrection thing a few times for fun, since you come back as something different, possibly a lot different. I'm definitely using it when I get a new face to face game group together. |
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Post by Morose on Aug 6, 2021 20:38:38 GMT -5
Characters in my game never come back, there is no one who would do that for them. No clerics of that level, or no friendly characters who care to see them raised? In a way, I like the idea of no raising, death is death. But since it fits the magical fantasy context, I don't have a problem with it. Probably if I ever get to run a real game it will just be rare. No friendly characters who care to see them raised. As a solo gamer (ref and players are one) I ran all my characters as lone wolves. Kind of like the Man with No Name. |
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Post by Morose on Aug 6, 2021 20:39:30 GMT -5
I guess I can say I am okay with returning from death, but it'll cost you... and I don't mean monetarily, necessarily. (But I guess you could see that from my previous response.) It should cost a lot, coming back from the dead is a big deal. |
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Post by Morose on Aug 6, 2021 20:41:06 GMT -5
I actually sat back and pondered this question for a bit before answering. I can't recall anyone every opting to get resurrected. I want to say everybody always had a backup character ready to go. I don't know why... If you were going to allow characters to be brought back and it happened much, then resurrecting them would be a fun way to do it. That is the player writing the ref a blank check. |
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Aug 6, 2021 20:47:15 GMT -5
We did the resurrection thing a few times for fun, since you come back as something different, possibly a lot different. I'm definitely using it when I get a new face to face game group together. Yeah, some things have to be done face to face to get the maximum fun from them and IMO this is one of them. Seeing players reactions live and in person cannot be beat. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Aug 7, 2021 8:01:32 GMT -5
I actually sat back and pondered this question for a bit before answering. I can't recall anyone every opting to get resurrected. I want to say everybody always had a backup character ready to go. I don't know why... If you were going to allow characters to be brought back and it happened much, then resurrecting them would be a fun way to do it. That is the player writing the ref a blank check. Agreed. I don't know why it never happened in my old group but it just sort of worked out that way. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Aug 7, 2021 8:03:20 GMT -5
I'm definitely using it when I get a new face to face game group together. Yeah, some things have to be done face to face to get the maximum fun from them and IMO this is one of them. Seeing players reactions live and in person cannot be beat. For real! I enjoy D&D in person around a table. I really want to get a group going. I've been doing a little bit with my 14 year old sun but it would be nice to have a full blown group. |
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Post by hengest on Aug 7, 2021 8:34:04 GMT -5
Yeah, some things have to be done face to face to get the maximum fun from them and IMO this is one of them. Seeing players reactions live and in person cannot be beat. For real! I enjoy D&D in person around a table. I really want to get a group going. I've been doing a little bit with my 14 year old sun but it would be nice to have a full blown group. If all the people on here who wanted to get a group going lived within shouting distance of each other, or even within driving distance, we'd be set for life! By the way, would be interested to hear reports of your family gaming, The Semi-Retired Gamer. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Aug 7, 2021 8:38:48 GMT -5
For real! I enjoy D&D in person around a table. I really want to get a group going. I've been doing a little bit with my 14 year old sun but it would be nice to have a full blown group. If all the people on here who wanted to get a group going lived within shouting distance of each other, or even within driving distance, we'd be set for life! By the way, would be interested to hear reports of your family gaming, The Semi-Retired Gamer . You got that right! You know what hengest? I never even thought of posting about that. Good idea! it would be interesting to note the reactions and experience as someone teaching the game instead of being taught the game. |
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Aug 7, 2021 8:39:19 GMT -5
For real! I enjoy D&D in person around a table. I really want to get a group going. I've been doing a little bit with my 14 year old sun but it would be nice to have a full blown group. If all the people on here who wanted to get a group going lived within shouting distance of each other, or even within driving distance, we'd be set for life! By the way, would be interested to hear reports of your family gaming, The Semi-Retired Gamer . Hey, if we were all in shouting distance it would be great. I have a few friends that I came with virtually, one lives about an hour or so away. No definite plan to resume in person because of that too. multiarms is here in Columbus, so when I get some real world things taken care of, maybe that can happen. |
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Aug 7, 2021 8:41:22 GMT -5
If all the people on here who wanted to get a group going lived within shouting distance of each other, or even within driving distance, we'd be set for life! By the way, would be interested to hear reports of your family gaming, The Semi-Retired Gamer . You got that right! You know what hengest ? I never even thought of posting about that. Good idea! it would be interesting to note the reactions and experience as someone teaching the game instead of being taught the game. The Admin Pete can set you up a subforum for that. Just give him a title. |
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Post by Morose on Aug 15, 2021 22:22:52 GMT -5
Yeah, some things have to be done face to face to get the maximum fun from them and IMO this is one of them. Seeing players reactions live and in person cannot be beat. For real! I enjoy D&D in person around a table. I really want to get a group going. I've been doing a little bit with my 14 year old sun but it would be nice to have a full blown group. I would like to play in a game with other people at a table some day. |
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Post by hengest on Aug 16, 2021 8:56:32 GMT -5
Idea: replace Raise Dead with a mechanic invisible to the PCs. Dead PCs (20% chance) fall through the world into a separate "otherworld" campaign. When enough are "there" in holding, you can play a different game with them (they wake up together).
That's a different game with different goals and the threat not of death but quite another threat. Up to the ref.
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Aug 16, 2021 17:33:59 GMT -5
For real! I enjoy D&D in person around a table. I really want to get a group going. I've been doing a little bit with my 14 year old sun but it would be nice to have a full blown group. I would like to play in a game with other people at a table some day. Indeed! It's been far too long since I had a group together. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Aug 16, 2021 17:34:42 GMT -5
Idea: replace Raise Dead with a mechanic invisible to the PCs. Dead PCs (20% chance) fall through the world into a separate "otherworld" campaign. When enough are "there" in holding, you can play a different game with them (they wake up together). That's a different game with different goals and the threat not of death but quite another threat. Up to the ref. Intriguing! |
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Post by Morose on Sept 6, 2021 12:45:59 GMT -5
I would like to play in a game with other people at a table some day. Indeed! It's been far too long since I had a group together. I have never played with other people, mine has been all solo. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Sept 6, 2021 18:47:39 GMT -5
Indeed! It's been far too long since I had a group together. I have never played with other people, mine has been all solo. I wish other games would have gotten into the solo gamebooks like Tunnels & Trolls did back in the day. I would dig that! |
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Post by Morose on Sept 6, 2021 20:19:09 GMT -5
I have never played with other people, mine has been all solo. I wish other games would have gotten into the solo gamebooks like Tunnels & Trolls did back in the day. I would dig that! I've never played T&T. |
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