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<blockquote data-quote="Zappo" data-source="post: 750258" data-attributes="member: 633">I allow it as is. The loss of a level is a big penalty anyway, and from what I've noticed, the players wouldn't be any more careful if I removed the spell. Also, if I were to remove it, I would have to make major changes to all the rest of the system in order to maintain the &quot;D&amp;D style&quot; which I enjoy so much.As for the societal implications of the spell - of course there are people who use it. But the religious arguments, the high cost, and the easy ways to prevent the spell from working, all ensure that its use isn't widespread.On top of that, the target's soul must be willing to return. This ensures that the spell fails the vast majority of the times IMC. Good characters refuse to come back (who wants to leave heaven?), and evil characters often do as well (they may be in hell, but here they have a chance of eventually becoming fiends - ultimate power!). The only characters who are guaranteed to return are those who left something unfinished, who feel they have a duty to the world, who are just too lustful for revenge, or who want to conquer the world NOW. PCs and other main characters, shortly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zappo, post: 750258, member: 633"] I allow it as is. The loss of a level is a big penalty anyway, and from what I've noticed, the players wouldn't be any more careful if I removed the spell. Also, if I were to remove it, I would have to make major changes to all the rest of the system in order to maintain the "D&D style" which I enjoy so much. As for the societal implications of the spell - of course there are people who use it. But the religious arguments, the high cost, and the easy ways to prevent the spell from working, all ensure that its use isn't widespread. On top of that, the target's soul must be willing to return. This ensures that the spell fails the vast majority of the times IMC. Good characters refuse to come back (who wants to leave heaven?), and evil characters often do as well (they may be in hell, but here they have a chance of eventually becoming fiends - ultimate power!). The only characters who are guaranteed to return are those who left something unfinished, who feel they have a duty to the world, who are just too lustful for revenge, or who want to conquer the world NOW. PCs and other main characters, shortly. [/QUOTE]

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