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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5035369" data-attributes="member: 19675">Bring him back as some kind of undead...complete with all the powers and weaknesses.Then he &amp; the party can complete the adventure arc.After that, the next (obvious) quest becomes how to rid him of the curse of unlife.&nbsp; As a DM, you have choices.<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">He cannot have the curse lifted without becoming truly dead and beyond the power of resurrection.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">He can come back to life, but forevermore has certain traits commonly associated with the kind of undead he was...and if he hits -10HP again, INSTANTLY arises in his former undead state.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">He can come back to life fully, without further complication, as himself.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">He can come back to life fully, but has little to no recollection of his former life (the player can opt to partially or fully retrain his PC).</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Deus ex machina- He plays a close relative of the fallen PC, who had been tailing the party for some time.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Deus ex machina- He plays an NPC of the appropriate level that you have handy...perhaps even one of the monks?</li>
</ol>Each option has its own benefits and dramatic consequences.For instance, if you go with the first one, your players have the decision of whether to have one of them come up with a new PC or welcome his undead form on their continuing adventures.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5035369, member: 19675"] Bring him back as some kind of undead...complete with all the powers and weaknesses. Then he & the party can complete the adventure arc. After that, the next (obvious) quest becomes how to rid him of the curse of unlife. As a DM, you have choices. [LIST=1] [*]He cannot have the curse lifted without becoming truly dead and beyond the power of resurrection. [*]He can come back to life, but forevermore has certain traits commonly associated with the kind of undead he was...and if he hits -10HP again, INSTANTLY arises in his former undead state. [*]He can come back to life fully, without further complication, as himself. [*]He can come back to life fully, but has little to no recollection of his former life (the player can opt to partially or fully retrain his PC). [*]Deus ex machina- He plays a close relative of the fallen PC, who had been tailing the party for some time. [*]Deus ex machina- He plays an NPC of the appropriate level that you have handy...perhaps even one of the monks? [/LIST] Each option has its own benefits and dramatic consequences. For instance, if you go with the first one, your players have the decision of whether to have one of them come up with a new PC or welcome his undead form on their continuing adventures. [/QUOTE]

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