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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue Sky" data-source="post: 1539626" data-attributes="member: 12230">I've thought about this from time to time, and it seems that there are 2 different paths to take.1) Change the rules.or2) Change the society.I do a bit of both.  First, multiclassing is really common IMC, so it's rare to find a single classed cleric capable of casting Res or True Res.  I also say that other creatures can use the opportunity to come into the Prime Material Plane, whether "hitching" a ride back along with the soul (ala Buffy), or take the soul's place if it refuses.  On the other hand, I also made an incantation (UA) that raises dead without the gp cost, so I guess I'm wishy-washy like that.Second, many societal changes come into play to reduce the effect that raising has.  First, many evil clerics and/or wizards will raise the body as undead, blocking any ressurection attempts.  Or they'll kidnap the person, torture them to death, raise them, rinse, repeat, untill the victim chooses not to return.  As I run it, the person being raised can't tell who's raising them untill they accept, so once they say no once or twice, the BBEG can return the body with no fear.As far as nobility goes, many will form pacts with specific churches, offering them their support for raising them from any untimely demise.  The churches know the nobles will support their political aims, so they raise them for free (kind of a magical lobbyist).  Or the dragon kings (not Athas, actual dragons) will raise them if they've been a good servant/agent.  I guess, in many ways, it ends up being similar to high level modern medicine.  If a person in America gets AIDS, he or she has a decent chance of living a pretty normal life.  In South Africa, where people are poorer, its a death sentence (gross exaggerations (sp?) I know, but it fits the point).Anyways, Good Eats is on, so I gotta go.  Hope I helped.</blockquote>

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