Death and Resurrection
“Congratulations, you are dead.”
Resurrection
Adventurer’s have been Blessed and thus have unique skills and gifts not commonly available to all. Their ability to Bond themselves and the ease with which they can Resurrect is a testament to the Deity looking out for them. Many Adventurers will face Death… some will return.
Once dead, the spirit of the Adventurer will look to return to where it was last Bonded- whether a location or person, and the spirit will wait there to be called upon to return to its physical body. A magic caster can resurrect a party member and having the body and spirit are the best chance of a smooth resurrection. Missing the body or missing the spirit will increase the Tier of difficulty in performing a resurrection for a magic caster. For Adventurers without a magic caster, most towns have Temples who will perform a resurrection, sometimes for a donation or fee.
When an Adventurer dies while involved in combat they may have a chance at delivering a Coup de Grace, one final blow for double damage that is unleashed as the Adventurer dies.
Resurrection is never a guarantee and Adventurers should avoid death, literally as if their life depends on it, as experiencing death can open up a world of hazards (even if a resurrection is successful). Unbonded spirits can become lost, victimized, or drawn to rest in the Duskrealm. The attention of demons could be drawn, a spirit could be pulled in a caster’s magic experiment, or simply forget itself and become a ghost.
A Resurrection Chart can be used when a character has died and is able to be brought back to life. Any damage (permanent or otherwise) can be from the cause of death, the trauma of resurrection, or a payment or exchange for a return to life. For example, a character may lose a finger upon being resurrected. This may be from the sword attack that killed the character. It may be from an infection the body received from dying. It may be an offering or token taken in the afterlife that an entity required in exchange for the resurrection. The Warden can also decide how this loss appears to the player, for example, the finger has been chopped off and found on the ground after combat, the finger turns black from infection and falls off, or the character awakes and the finger is gone as if it had never been there.
Resurrection Chart
| * | GM discretion on modifying rolls on Physical, Mental, and Charisma | 43 | Your foot is damaged, it hurts to walk -1Phys | 66 | Your skull is rejecting you. The left half of your face melts | 85 | One ear is gone |
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| 00 | You have no arms or legs and your face fell off -5Phys, -2Char | 44 | Your hand is damaged, it hurts to use -1Phys | 70 | A large scar on your face | 86 | You lose a finger |
| 10 | One leg is gone -3Phys | 50 | All your hair falls out and doesn’t regrow | 71 | Large scars on your body | 87 | One eye’s iris turns white |
| 11 | One arm is gone -3Phys | 51 | You lose all your teeth | 72 | Your appetite has doubled and you are distracted with hunger -1Ment | 88 | All your hair falls out, but grows back grey |
| 20 | You have brain damage -2Ment | 52 | Your nose is gone and you can’t smell anything | 73 | It hurts to pee, you scream anytime you go to the bathroom | 90 | You are blind for 1 day |
| 21 | One core memory from your backstory is forgotten to you | 53 | You have a cut that won’t heal, -1HP | 74 | Any of your pets no longer recognize you and leave | 91 | Your toenails and fingernails fall off, but grow back |
| 22 | Your thoughts are haunted by death -2Char | 54 | You lose your voice, at most you can whisper | 75 | You gain an offensive nickname that you hate | 92 | You defecate, it’s a mess |
| 30 | One leg is damaged, it hurts to walk, -1Phys | 55 | You witness a geometric pattern that you obsess on but can’t grasp -1Ment | 76 | An additional eye appears on you, you cannot see out of it | 93 | You arise screaming and violently attacking anyone near you for 1 minute |
| 31 | One arm is damaged, it hurts to use, -1 Phys | 60 | You unnaturally draw the attention of the undead towards you | 77 | You have noticeably shrunk in size | 94 | You are unable to sleep or rest for 2 days |
| 32 | You appear somewhat…. Undead. -1Char | 61 | All money belonging to you disappears | 80 | You lose your Luck through your next level | 95 | You can see, but can’t communicate with, spirits of the dead for 1 week. |
| 33 | You lose memories of some battles, -1Prey | 62 | You feel like you are in the body of the wrong species | 81 | You lose a tooth | 96 | You have amnesia for 1 day |
| 40 | You lose a level of language fluency | 63 | You are uncomfortable in your native environment, -1Biome | 82 | A small scar on your face | 97 | You vomit on yourself, it’s a mess |
| 41 | You have constant headaches -1Ment | 64 | You speak with a completely different voice and accent | 83 | Your favorite toe has left you | 98 | You sob and cry for 20 minutes |
| 42 | A chronic wound that doesn’t heal, -5HP | 65 | Something foreign to you is inside of you, -1Ment | 84 | Your gender identity changes | 99 | somehow you seem healthier than before +1Phys, +1Ment, +1Char |