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<blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 4022857" data-attributes="member: 18280">I am referring to the story hour section I've started for what happens after characters IMC die.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:"&nbsp; data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /> The difficulty with Aragorn isn't in the character concept, but in the story concept, IMHO.&nbsp; Tolkein has a definite outcome in mind, and Aragorn is central to that outcome.&nbsp; If Tolkein had the outcome in mind of &quot;Boromir becomes great hero who rescues and later rules Gondor&quot;, then not only would Aragorn's death be okay, but it would probably be necessary (to remove the legitimate line of Kings).Remove the definite outcome, and Aragorn's demise can become a turning point in any number of stories.&nbsp; Perhaps another Captain of the Dunadain wishes to avenge him.&nbsp; Perhaps the Sons of Elrond become more involved.&nbsp; Perhaps Eowyn or Arwen, both of whom loved Aragorn, take up his cause.&nbsp; There are many possibilities.DMs trying to pre-script story outcomes is its own, seperate problem.&nbsp; I will certainly agree that PC death can get in the way of pre-scripted outcomes.&nbsp; OTOH, so can PC choices, to an equal degree.RC</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Raven Crowking, post: 4022857, member: 18280"] I am referring to the story hour section I've started for what happens after characters IMC die. :cool: The difficulty with Aragorn isn't in the character concept, but in the story concept, IMHO. Tolkein has a definite outcome in mind, and Aragorn is central to that outcome. If Tolkein had the outcome in mind of "Boromir becomes great hero who rescues and later rules Gondor", then not only would Aragorn's death be okay, but it would probably be necessary (to remove the legitimate line of Kings). Remove the definite outcome, and Aragorn's demise can become a turning point in any number of stories. Perhaps another Captain of the Dunadain wishes to avenge him. Perhaps the Sons of Elrond become more involved. Perhaps Eowyn or Arwen, both of whom loved Aragorn, take up his cause. There are many possibilities. DMs trying to pre-script story outcomes is its own, seperate problem. I will certainly agree that PC death can get in the way of pre-scripted outcomes. OTOH, so can PC choices, to an equal degree. RC [/QUOTE]

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