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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zad" data-source="post: 658621" data-attributes="member: 90">Two sides to this issue - first is the . . . offer of services (let's call it that) in exchange for considerations for the dead pc. The other is the dead PC.As for the <ahem> offer, I'm not sure I even want to touch that. Personally, I'm just fine with bribery, and I know a lot of folks with open marriages, but there's just too much situational stuff to want to monkey with here. I'd just laugh it off like it was in jest and move on.The real question (in my mind) is how do you want to handle death in your campaign. Some DM's like harsh consequences, while other DMs buffer their players from them. Some will kill PCs if they dice say so, and others will only do so if the PC was tragically stupid. Some will kill PCs but make resurrections easily available, while others make coming back from the dead very rare.So start by figuring out what you want your game world to be like. Given the clerics you mentioned in major cities, I think you could make the magic for a raise dead available in your world easily enough. It could turn into an adventure hook - "Sure we'll raise your friend, but we want you to do something for us..."Was the PC really dumb or just unlucky? If unlucky, I personally would be more forgiving and get him alive without a lot of hassles. But that's just my two bits. The idea here is to have fun, and dead players don't tend to have much fun. You still want consequences in the game world of course, so using it for an adventure hook is a neat play. It could even be a "you owe us one" thing to hang over their heads for later.If you want him to ditch being a specialist, I guess the question is "Why?" and does the player want to ditch it as well? If it's being a problem for game mechanics, ask him if he'd consider setting it aside.Game justification is not too hard - the player's god (or some other god) is peeved he didn't see his own demise coming, and strips his diviniation specialties away. Your goal here as a DM is to not leave the player weaker so if you take something away, give something in return.Combine both elements, and a god says "You ain't much of a diviner if you didn't see this coming. I will return you to life for another chance but you must set the specialty aside". If the character agrees, give him a true resurrection so he avoids the level loss, and everyone wins.</blockquote>

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