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<blockquote data-quote="jerichothebard" data-source="post: 1207936" data-attributes="member: 4705">2e, a long time ago.I was playing the party's only cleric, a priest of the sphere of fire.The party i was with was, shall we say, morally ambiguous?&nbsp; And also fairly low-levelAt any rate, we get in over our heads in some dungeon, and the party thief/wannabe-assassin bites it.Of course, we can't afford resurrection, so it falls to me to perform last rights.How does a cleric of fire perform last rites and send a character to the afterlife?&nbsp; On a funeral pyre, of course.So I built a fire, and am tending the body on it's way to the great beyond.&nbsp; Although we had ransacked his bags, I would not allow the others to take his personal equipment, reasoning he might need it in the next life.So, the player of the dead theif turns to the DM, hands over his character sheet, and has a short, whispered conversation.DM turns to me and says, &quot;Are you attending the body by actually standing IN the fire?&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Yes&quot; (I am immune to normal fire and heat effects as a side effect of my faith)DM: &quot;Roll a fort save&quot;*roll* &quot;4&quot;.DM hands over the character sheet; points to notation about &quot;12 vials of poison&quot; strapped inside this guy's vest.&quot;They just vaporized into the smoke.&nbsp; You fall over dead.&quot;&quot;Which way do I fall?'&quot;Huh?&nbsp; Why?&quot;&quot;humor me.&quot;*rolls*&nbsp; &quot;forward&quot;.I say, &quot;BOOM!&quot;&quot;huh?&quot;handing over MY character sheet; pointing at notation about backpack full of Greek fire, bottles of moonshine, Roman candles, cask of pitch, 5 pound bag of flower, 5 pound bag of nails, flasks of lamp oil, bag of firesand, and so on.DM looks at rest of party, battlemap where everyone is attending the funeral and getting warm near the fire, says, &quot;BOOM!&quot;TPK.sheesh.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jerichothebard, post: 1207936, member: 4705"] 2e, a long time ago. I was playing the party's only cleric, a priest of the sphere of fire. The party i was with was, shall we say, morally ambiguous? And also fairly low-level At any rate, we get in over our heads in some dungeon, and the party thief/wannabe-assassin bites it. Of course, we can't afford resurrection, so it falls to me to perform last rights. How does a cleric of fire perform last rites and send a character to the afterlife? On a funeral pyre, of course. So I built a fire, and am tending the body on it's way to the great beyond. Although we had ransacked his bags, I would not allow the others to take his personal equipment, reasoning he might need it in the next life. So, the player of the dead theif turns to the DM, hands over his character sheet, and has a short, whispered conversation. DM turns to me and says, "Are you attending the body by actually standing IN the fire?" "Yes" (I am immune to normal fire and heat effects as a side effect of my faith) DM: "Roll a fort save" *roll* "4". DM hands over the character sheet; points to notation about "12 vials of poison" strapped inside this guy's vest. "They just vaporized into the smoke. You fall over dead." "Which way do I fall?' "Huh? Why?" "humor me." *rolls* "forward". I say, "BOOM!" "huh?" handing over MY character sheet; pointing at notation about backpack full of Greek fire, bottles of moonshine, Roman candles, cask of pitch, 5 pound bag of flower, 5 pound bag of nails, flasks of lamp oil, bag of firesand, and so on. DM looks at rest of party, battlemap where everyone is attending the funeral and getting warm near the fire, says, "BOOM!" TPK. sheesh. [/QUOTE]

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