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<blockquote data-quote="toucanbuzz" data-source="post: 8179638" data-attributes="member: 19270"><p>1. That's pretty dark. In literature, the desire to live forever is generally linked to doing so at the expense of others and never turns out well, or immortality is simply a curse. For example, the original AD&D formula for lichdom required the blood of murdered victims and babies. This wasn't generated so players could follow the same path (jeez, that'd go over really well at the family dinner table of what you do for your hobby); it was written for the "reveal," so gamers could see how really nasty and evil and vile being a lich is. You don't get to live forever and it be a good thing.</p><p></p><p>2. Has the player thought how this will play out with the rest of the group? </p><p></p><p>3. Is he simply curious about trying something new? I can't recall if it was homebrew or a published adventure, but ages ago I played in an AD&D adventure where the party got turned into undead, willingly, for a time to infiltrate a realm the living could not suffer. The DM gave us templates for our new forms. It was something fresh.</p><p></p><p>4. Is he bored with his current character, or is there something else he's missing from the game? He's already playing non-PHB material ("half gnome"), and my DM senses tingle when I see gamers continually looking for the next big thrill...for them. Is this a solo project, or is he thinking in terms of "would this make the game more enjoyable for everyone else?"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toucanbuzz, post: 8179638, member: 19270"] 1. That's pretty dark. In literature, the desire to live forever is generally linked to doing so at the expense of others and never turns out well, or immortality is simply a curse. For example, the original AD&D formula for lichdom required the blood of murdered victims and babies. This wasn't generated so players could follow the same path (jeez, that'd go over really well at the family dinner table of what you do for your hobby); it was written for the "reveal," so gamers could see how really nasty and evil and vile being a lich is. You don't get to live forever and it be a good thing. 2. Has the player thought how this will play out with the rest of the group? 3. Is he simply curious about trying something new? I can't recall if it was homebrew or a published adventure, but ages ago I played in an AD&D adventure where the party got turned into undead, willingly, for a time to infiltrate a realm the living could not suffer. The DM gave us templates for our new forms. It was something fresh. 4. Is he bored with his current character, or is there something else he's missing from the game? He's already playing non-PHB material ("half gnome"), and my DM senses tingle when I see gamers continually looking for the next big thrill...for them. Is this a solo project, or is he thinking in terms of "would this make the game more enjoyable for everyone else?" [/QUOTE]
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