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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 7303256" data-attributes="member: 23751">I use the 2e explanation about what happens to a soul after death to limit raises and how a cleric gets his spellcasting ability.&nbsp; A soul goes to dwell with its deity and adds to that deity's power.&nbsp; Raising the person removes that power from the deity and puts it at risk.&nbsp; The soul could be destroyed or the person could switch to another deity.&nbsp; That means that the cleric is performing an act risky to his god and generally isn't willing to just do that without good reason.If gets further complicated if the person being raised follows a different deity.&nbsp; In that case you are using your deity's power to take power from another deity, indebting your deity in the process of raising the deceased.&nbsp; That makes the act of raising even less likely to happen.&nbsp; As a result of those situations, it is very, very hard to find an NPC willing to raise a dead PC, and even PC clerics really have to think hard before raising a companion, often deciding not to.&nbsp; Should the deceased be of the same religion as the cleric, he will owe his god a debt that will have to be repaid.&nbsp; Should he be of a different religion, both the cleric and deceased will end up owing both deities a debt.&nbsp; The spell could also be refused by any deity involved, but I rarely do that if the deceased is a PC.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 7303256, member: 23751"] I use the 2e explanation about what happens to a soul after death to limit raises and how a cleric gets his spellcasting ability. A soul goes to dwell with its deity and adds to that deity's power. Raising the person removes that power from the deity and puts it at risk. The soul could be destroyed or the person could switch to another deity. That means that the cleric is performing an act risky to his god and generally isn't willing to just do that without good reason. If gets further complicated if the person being raised follows a different deity. In that case you are using your deity's power to take power from another deity, indebting your deity in the process of raising the deceased. That makes the act of raising even less likely to happen. As a result of those situations, it is very, very hard to find an NPC willing to raise a dead PC, and even PC clerics really have to think hard before raising a companion, often deciding not to. Should the deceased be of the same religion as the cleric, he will owe his god a debt that will have to be repaid. Should he be of a different religion, both the cleric and deceased will end up owing both deities a debt. The spell could also be refused by any deity involved, but I rarely do that if the deceased is a PC. [/QUOTE]

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