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<blockquote data-quote="Munin" data-source="post: 1391479" data-attributes="member: 5722"><p>"Hell" by the Squirrel Nut Zippers - </p><p>People listen attentively</p><p>I mean about future calamity</p><p>I used to think the idea was obsolete</p><p>Until I heard the old man stamping his feet</p><p>This is a place where eternally</p><p>Fire is applied to the body</p><p>Teeth are extruded and bones are ground</p><p>And baked into cakes which are passed around</p><p>In the afterlife</p><p>You could be headed for the serious strife</p><p>Now you make the scene all day</p><p>But tomorrow there'll be Hell to pay</p><p>Beauty, talent, fame, money, refinement , job skill and brain</p><p>And all the things you try to hide</p><p>Will be revealed on the other side.</p><p>Now the D and A and the M and the N and the A </p><p>And the T and the I-O-N</p><p>Loose your face</p><p>Loose your name</p><p>And get fitted for a suit of flames.</p><p></p><p></p><p>There's a little inspiration for you!</p><p></p><p>My approach to the afterlife is a little off the beaten path as far as d&d goes. It's a mix of quite a few beliefs, but mainly draws inspiration from ancient Hebrew and primitive (before Greek philosophy got ahold of it) Christianity.</p><p></p><p>Basically, there is no 'afterlife' in the modern sense of the word. Death is a state of final rest, with a resurrection and final judgment on the 'Last Day', whenever that may be. </p><p>There is no 'hell' in the damnation sense, though there is a underworld that is similar in a visual sense to the seven hells of D&D fame. The important difference is that it is a physical place, not a different plane, and so if one knew the way one could find the gates of hell, though I can hardly imagine why one would choose to go there. This place is called Tartarus, IMC.</p><p></p><p>Resurrection is possible, but highly dangerous. This is because not all spirits go to final rest. Some, because of some deed left undone or through force of will, refuse or are unable to go to final rest. These spirits, called the houseless, wander the waking world and haunt the living. </p><p>When a body is prepared for resurrection, the spirit may have to contend with one or more of these houseless ones for control of the physical shell, and given the fact that the houseless are often much more powerful than the person being resurrected, the loved one you bring back might not be the loved one that died...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Munin, post: 1391479, member: 5722"] "Hell" by the Squirrel Nut Zippers - People listen attentively I mean about future calamity I used to think the idea was obsolete Until I heard the old man stamping his feet This is a place where eternally Fire is applied to the body Teeth are extruded and bones are ground And baked into cakes which are passed around In the afterlife You could be headed for the serious strife Now you make the scene all day But tomorrow there'll be Hell to pay Beauty, talent, fame, money, refinement , job skill and brain And all the things you try to hide Will be revealed on the other side. Now the D and A and the M and the N and the A And the T and the I-O-N Loose your face Loose your name And get fitted for a suit of flames. There's a little inspiration for you! My approach to the afterlife is a little off the beaten path as far as d&d goes. It's a mix of quite a few beliefs, but mainly draws inspiration from ancient Hebrew and primitive (before Greek philosophy got ahold of it) Christianity. Basically, there is no 'afterlife' in the modern sense of the word. Death is a state of final rest, with a resurrection and final judgment on the 'Last Day', whenever that may be. There is no 'hell' in the damnation sense, though there is a underworld that is similar in a visual sense to the seven hells of D&D fame. The important difference is that it is a physical place, not a different plane, and so if one knew the way one could find the gates of hell, though I can hardly imagine why one would choose to go there. This place is called Tartarus, IMC. Resurrection is possible, but highly dangerous. This is because not all spirits go to final rest. Some, because of some deed left undone or through force of will, refuse or are unable to go to final rest. These spirits, called the houseless, wander the waking world and haunt the living. When a body is prepared for resurrection, the spirit may have to contend with one or more of these houseless ones for control of the physical shell, and given the fact that the houseless are often much more powerful than the person being resurrected, the loved one you bring back might not be the loved one that died... [/QUOTE]
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