From: Joerg Baumgartner (joe@sartar.toppoint.de)
Date: Sat 16 Oct 1993 - 13:37:15 EET
All this resurrection stuff:
In my (Non-Gloranthan) campaign nobody has so far even thought about resurrection. All casualties we've had so far remained dead, and since I'm inclined to play fair, all the opponents' casualties have, too.
In Gloranthan contex I'd expect a resurrection to be an effort worth a
mild version of a heroquest, nothing less (after all Tales 7 told us
about the "Escape from Death" Quest every would-be hero ought to
fulfil). So every try would involve the victim to be analogized with
Yelm, and the CA healer collecting the other Lightbringers to go and
find the victim in the Netherworld. It might be especially effective if
the repentant slayer takes Orlanth's role in this ceremony - I can see
a lot of roleplaying potential in finding the slayer and convincing him
to participate! (This might also be a fine way to solve "murder out of
red rage" cases like in Icelandic Sagas - the slayer is "condemned" to
participate.)
But even if the slayer cannot be convinced, the ritual can be
performed. Someone else has to play the role of the slayer, maybe a
Windlord has to take upon himself the role of the scapegoat - the
Trickster won't, since he has his own role to play.
I have to stop now - continue this on your own!
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