Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Perma Death in 5e?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="TaranTheWanderer" data-source="post: 8024829" data-attributes="member: 15882"><p>I'm not sure there's a fool proof way but you can sure as hell(that's a pun - see below) make it difficult.</p><p></p><p>The Barghest idea is kind of what I was thinking but I'd rule the soul is no longer in the remains. You can't be resurrected without if the soul is trapped as an undead or other location.</p><p></p><p>You have to trap the soul. I think summoning it from whatever plane it is currently residing would be the first step. Probably a homebrew, level 9 summoning, or one of the existing ones might fit the bill. It might require the villain to make some deals with powerful demons to locate the whereabouts of said soul. The payment would be the soul itself. Everyone in the deal is happy.</p><p></p><p>Summon the soul into a summoning circle, trap it or reshape it it and then give it to the devil or demon to bring back to whatever level of hell they live on. So, now before they get their friend back, they need to get the gem that's being held by a Pit Fiend. Maybe the Character's soul has already been turned into a dretch or somethng. Or used as currency and sold to a different devil. Trying to track it down will be difficult and require some craftiness. Wish might not work because Devil Princes might have more powerful magicks on their Native Planes than those pesky mortals or because the character's soul is now in a completely different form, owned and tortured by said powerful Prince..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TaranTheWanderer, post: 8024829, member: 15882"] I'm not sure there's a fool proof way but you can sure as hell(that's a pun - see below) make it difficult. The Barghest idea is kind of what I was thinking but I'd rule the soul is no longer in the remains. You can't be resurrected without if the soul is trapped as an undead or other location. You have to trap the soul. I think summoning it from whatever plane it is currently residing would be the first step. Probably a homebrew, level 9 summoning, or one of the existing ones might fit the bill. It might require the villain to make some deals with powerful demons to locate the whereabouts of said soul. The payment would be the soul itself. Everyone in the deal is happy. Summon the soul into a summoning circle, trap it or reshape it it and then give it to the devil or demon to bring back to whatever level of hell they live on. So, now before they get their friend back, they need to get the gem that's being held by a Pit Fiend. Maybe the Character's soul has already been turned into a dretch or somethng. Or used as currency and sold to a different devil. Trying to track it down will be difficult and require some craftiness. Wish might not work because Devil Princes might have more powerful magicks on their Native Planes than those pesky mortals or because the character's soul is now in a completely different form, owned and tortured by said powerful Prince.. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Perma Death in 5e?
Top