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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AcererakTriple6" data-source="post: 8259814" data-attributes="member: 7023887">The title of the thread is pretty self-explanatory, but I should probably explain this thread a bit more. This thread is to discuss Afterlife-Systems of the various D&D worlds, particularly those that discriminate based on your race. For example, as of 5e's canon, in the Forgotten Realms, Elves reincarnate after dying, being temporarily sent back to Arvandor until one of the elven deities (I forget which one in particular) decides to send them back to Toril in a new elven form. The idea of different afterlife systems like this has always seemed an interesting idea to me, but they always put me off a bit. Orcs and Goblinoids go to Acheron and have to fight and endless war after they die, Gnoll souls presumably go to the Abyss, Dwarven souls go to Arcadia, and so on. My main issue with this is, you know, the fact that the gods are so discriminatory in their afterlives. This could be fixed simply, by having a non-elf worshipper of Corellon or some other elven deity be "adopted" into their afterlife system as an "honorary elf", or similar situations for the different deities and their afterlife systems, but this still doesn't feel satisfying to me. I'm more inclined towards afterlife systems that don't discriminate based on race in any way, but more take anyone whose lives corresponded to the different planes of existence (a good person could go to a good plane of existence, a bad person would go to the Abyss, Hades, Gehanna, or Nine Hells, completely based off of their deeds instead of their race). What do you think? Any suggestions to help would be nice. (Disclaimer: This thread isn't for debate, it's for positive, constructive discussion. My opinion on not liking racially-discriminating afterlife systems will remain the same whether or not you argue. If you do argue, you will be reported for trying to derail the thread.)</blockquote>

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