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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 7351709"><p>Yeah, pretty much this. </p><p></p><p>If there were some sort of guide to it, more along the lines of Reincarnation in IRL Eastern Mythologies where you moved up or down the spiritual ladder based on your deeds in life, I think that would make it more interesting.</p><p></p><p>Otherwise I generally just find the spell irritating, mostly throwing off character concepts to a point where you are either no longer interested in playing (always a bad result) or your character no longer performs in the manner its supposed to. It's made worse by the fact that the "Undo" button is a Wish or Miracle, basically negating the chance that any character at lower levels will ever see a way to change back.</p><p></p><p>The only game I've <em>ever</em> seen it get used in is one where the DM has his really convoluted system that basically allows you to come back as <em>anything</em>. So instead of gambling on going from an Elf to a Dwarf, now you've gambling on going from a Archon to a Xorn. There's a solid chance you'll get something that is a <em>dramatic</em> improvement over your current self, and an equally solid chance you'll end up a Flumph. Which IMO, makes Reincarnation immeasurably more interesting, as opposed to simply saying "Oh, sorry, that neat elf ranger you made? Well now you're a short fat hobbit." Sure, you might still end up a short, fat hobbit, but you might also end up a dragon. In that case, the risk feels a lot more warranted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 7351709"] Yeah, pretty much this. If there were some sort of guide to it, more along the lines of Reincarnation in IRL Eastern Mythologies where you moved up or down the spiritual ladder based on your deeds in life, I think that would make it more interesting. Otherwise I generally just find the spell irritating, mostly throwing off character concepts to a point where you are either no longer interested in playing (always a bad result) or your character no longer performs in the manner its supposed to. It's made worse by the fact that the "Undo" button is a Wish or Miracle, basically negating the chance that any character at lower levels will ever see a way to change back. The only game I've [I]ever[/I] seen it get used in is one where the DM has his really convoluted system that basically allows you to come back as [I]anything[/I]. So instead of gambling on going from an Elf to a Dwarf, now you've gambling on going from a Archon to a Xorn. There's a solid chance you'll get something that is a [I]dramatic[/I] improvement over your current self, and an equally solid chance you'll end up a Flumph. Which IMO, makes Reincarnation immeasurably more interesting, as opposed to simply saying "Oh, sorry, that neat elf ranger you made? Well now you're a short fat hobbit." Sure, you might still end up a short, fat hobbit, but you might also end up a dragon. In that case, the risk feels a lot more warranted. [/QUOTE]
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