Revenant up

[Klaus]

My interpretation from everything I've read about the Revenant is that it's another race choice for a starting character, NOT a "template" for bringing back an existing character after death. While it certainly could be used that way, I don't believe that was the designers intention. Of course I could be wrong.

I agree with you there. The ads posit the revenant as a way of keeping your PC after death, but the article itself present a brand new race.

As for why the old race stats don't stay true, the article explains it in a way that isn't very clear, but which I surmised in my re-description of the race (above): Revenants are encased in a body not their own. No matter what race the revenant belonged to in its previous life, its spirit is now housed in a slim, pale body that is unnaturally resilient.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

I agree with you there. The ads posit the revenant as a way of keeping your PC after death, but the article itself present a brand new race.

As for why the old race stats don't stay true, the article explains it in a way that isn't very clear, but which I surmised in my re-description of the race (above): Revenants are encased in a body not their own. No matter what race the revenant belonged to in its previous life, its spirit is now housed in a slim, pale body that is unnaturally resilient.

I seem to remember that the article is very clear about this - the Raven Queen chooses a new body.

 

[Klaus]

I seem to remember that the article is very clear about this - the Raven Queen chooses a new body.

Exactly. One of the sample revenant characters hints, an avenger, hints at having been a red dragon (taste of flame, feel of coins against scales), and is now hunting its slayers.

 

[CelticMutt]

I don't get it.

Are you supposed to be able to continue your old character or what?
Isn't this race supposed to be an undeadish version of your old race?

No. Playing an undead version of your old character is an option, but it is not the default. The default is you're any dead person brought back to unlife.

And one more question:

Why isn't this race associated with the Avenger class?

Seems like all the fluff is about avenge and divine missions...
...classes like assassins, rogues and warlocks (all very profane) to me would be the last choice of somebody like the Raven Queen...?

Just confused...

Well, because they're being tied so heavily to the Assassin - which btw is a) no more profane than the Avenger (and neither is the rogue for that matter), and b) is 99% certain to be a Shadow class, and since RQ is from the Shadowfell ....

 

[Wraith Form]

They're being tied so heavily to the Assassin - which btw is a) no more profane than the Avenger (and neither is the rogue for that matter), and b) is 99% certain to be a Shadow class, and since RQ is from the Shadowfell ....

Right.

They cannot release this class (assassin, I mean) fast enough, IMO.

 

[socratesgonemad]

Anyone else notice that their ability boost is the same as the gnoll's? I wonder if that means that gnolls will be primo assassins too.

 

[yesnomu]

Anyone else notice that their ability boost is the same as the gnoll's? I wonder if that means that gnolls will be primo assassins too.

Also: kobolds.

I like the revenant a lot, as feat-intensive as it is to trick out. My one complaint is the ability score thing; I like the houserule where it's +2 Con, +2 to a score of your old race.

 

[The_Fan]

Exactly. One of the sample revenant characters hints, an avenger, hints at having been a red dragon (taste of flame, feel of coins against scales), and is now hunting its slayers.

I now want to play a revenant warforged so I can go "I'm...meat!" *feels self, sniffs* "...bad meat."

 

[Klaus]

I now want to play a revenant warforged so I can go "I'm...meat!" *feels self, sniffs* "...bad meat."

"I'm a real boy. All I had to do was die."

[cue music] When you wish/upon a raven...[/cue music]

 

[Phaezen]

"I'm a real boy. All I had to do was die."

[cue music] When you wish/upon a raven...[/cue music]

You'll end up like Eric Draven

Sorry, crit vs will...