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<blockquote data-quote="LazarusLong42" data-source="post: 1359406" data-attributes="member: 9620">I like the idea in general, but like AeroDM I think it could get too powerful at high levels.&nbsp; And whether or not you give the players this table, anyone with that high a Knowledge (afterlife) should know that resurrections sometimes go awry, and they sometimes go very very well.&nbsp; I might suggest using a shorter table with a large &quot;normal&quot; area in the middle, and fewer &quot;special&quot; penalties. I would also change the roll into a caster level check.&nbsp; To wit:Roll d20 + caster level + Cha mod.A 5th-level caster casting Horrid Retrieval has an average roll of 11/12.A 9th-level caster casting Raise Dead has an average roll of 21/22.A 17-th level caster casting True Res has an average roll of 39/40(Given appropriate Charisma scores at those levels)[code]&lt;0:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Subject returns as a vampire or ghost.1-2:&nbsp; &nbsp; Subject returns as a wight or shadow.3-4:&nbsp; &nbsp; Subject returns as a ghoul.5-6:&nbsp; &nbsp; Subject returns as a skeleton or zombie, under the caster's control.7-9:&nbsp; &nbsp; Attempt fails; another attempt may be made with a -5 penalty after 24 hours.10-14:&nbsp; Subject returns with a loss of one level and a permanent -2 penalty to one random ability score.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Subject is accompanied by a minor incorporeal undead.15-19:&nbsp; Subject returns with a loss of one level, and is accompanied by a minor incorporeal undead. 20-24:&nbsp; Subject returns with a loss of one level.25-29:&nbsp; Subject returns with a permanent -2 penalty to one random ability score, but no level loss.30-34:&nbsp; Subject returns with no level loss, but a weakness or phobia related to its death.35-44:&nbsp; Subject returns with no level loss or other penalty.45-49:&nbsp; Subject returns as a non-evil vampire or ghost and two levels lost.50-54:&nbsp; Subject returns as a non-evil vampire or ghost and one level lost.55+:&nbsp; &nbsp; Subject returns as a non-evil vampire or ghost with no level loss.[/code]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LazarusLong42, post: 1359406, member: 9620"] I like the idea in general, but like AeroDM I think it could get too powerful at high levels. And whether or not you give the players this table, anyone with that high a Knowledge (afterlife) should know that resurrections sometimes go awry, and they sometimes go very very well. I might suggest using a shorter table with a large "normal" area in the middle, and fewer "special" penalties. I would also change the roll into a caster level check. To wit: Roll d20 + caster level + Cha mod. A 5th-level caster casting Horrid Retrieval has an average roll of 11/12. A 9th-level caster casting Raise Dead has an average roll of 21/22. A 17-th level caster casting True Res has an average roll of 39/40 (Given appropriate Charisma scores at those levels) [code]<0: Subject returns as a vampire or ghost. 1-2: Subject returns as a wight or shadow. 3-4: Subject returns as a ghoul. 5-6: Subject returns as a skeleton or zombie, under the caster's control. 7-9: Attempt fails; another attempt may be made with a -5 penalty after 24 hours. 10-14: Subject returns with a loss of one level and a permanent -2 penalty to one random ability score. Subject is accompanied by a minor incorporeal undead. 15-19: Subject returns with a loss of one level, and is accompanied by a minor incorporeal undead. 20-24: Subject returns with a loss of one level. 25-29: Subject returns with a permanent -2 penalty to one random ability score, but no level loss. 30-34: Subject returns with no level loss, but a weakness or phobia related to its death. 35-44: Subject returns with no level loss or other penalty. 45-49: Subject returns as a non-evil vampire or ghost and two levels lost. 50-54: Subject returns as a non-evil vampire or ghost and one level lost. 55+: Subject returns as a non-evil vampire or ghost with no level loss.[/code] [/QUOTE]

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