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<blockquote data-quote="77IM" data-source="post: 7564260" data-attributes="member: 12377"><p>You have an encounter with an enemy mage who is wielding a <em>staff of power</em>, and it's going badly for them. At some point, when they are right next to you, the enemy breaks the staff over their knee, performing a Retributive Strike. You and the enemy mage both take a gazillion force damage and are seemingly blown apart; scraps of your gear and clothing are spread about the room. But in reality, the mage has a 50% chance of traveling to a random plane of existence. The DM fudges things a little and decides that you BOTH go to the random plane (for bonus story points, you both wind up on the same plane and must team up to survive and make it back to the Prime Material).</p><p></p><p>If the other players know about this possibility for Retributive Strike, they might try divining your location. Even if they think you're dead, they might try a <em>resurrection</em> or <em>true resurrection</em>. At that point, it's better to try meta-gaming. You say something like, "Hey thanks guys, but I'm going to be taking off for a few months, so it might be better to just have a little memorial and move on with the game." It still works, because when you come back, you can tell them about the random plane you were shifted to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="77IM, post: 7564260, member: 12377"] You have an encounter with an enemy mage who is wielding a [I]staff of power[/I], and it's going badly for them. At some point, when they are right next to you, the enemy breaks the staff over their knee, performing a Retributive Strike. You and the enemy mage both take a gazillion force damage and are seemingly blown apart; scraps of your gear and clothing are spread about the room. But in reality, the mage has a 50% chance of traveling to a random plane of existence. The DM fudges things a little and decides that you BOTH go to the random plane (for bonus story points, you both wind up on the same plane and must team up to survive and make it back to the Prime Material). If the other players know about this possibility for Retributive Strike, they might try divining your location. Even if they think you're dead, they might try a [I]resurrection[/I] or [I]true resurrection[/I]. At that point, it's better to try meta-gaming. You say something like, "Hey thanks guys, but I'm going to be taking off for a few months, so it might be better to just have a little memorial and move on with the game." It still works, because when you come back, you can tell them about the random plane you were shifted to. [/QUOTE]
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