Talk:Injury, Death and Dying

• players should always get a chance to monologue as they die.

• gives them a chance to say goodbye, curse a villain, pass on a quest, make a final request, etc.
• takes some of the sting out of a death

• GM's may wish to give players an alpha strike-level 'last hurrah' attack as they die, if the battle feels dramatic enough for it to add to the story.

• should probably impose a penalty to the chance of being successfully resurrected -- only use this if you are really thinking you'll die (for good).

• may want to add a mechanic around raise dead and resurrection and comparable abilities, like a group skill check.

• give bonuses to anyone who can give a good reason the character needs to be restored to life.
• ultimately it is a higher power, or the soul of the character themselves, who decides whether someone comes back or not.
• of a raise/rez spell fails, the creature is permanently slain, and can never be restored to life (even with a wish).

• hardcore mode: could add (an optional) rule that limits the number of times a character can die, ever, before the magic just doesn't work on them any more.

• some attacks (villain level only, please) could even reduce this number
• blessings from gods might increase this number
• in special cases, a player might be able to give away one of their potential rez'es to another character who needs it.

• this would create a more brutal game, where resurrection magic isn't some panacea.