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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gargoyle" data-source="post: 3064394" data-attributes="member: 529">I have a strong dislike for the double penalty in the core rules for raise dead. By double penalty, I mean that not only does it cost a lot of gp to cast it, but a level is lost.  My thinking is that the penalty should be paid by the character raised.I guess my desire to eliminate the gold piece cost is that it makes a death the burden of the character who died, and not the rest of the group.  It also eliminates those weird discussions of whether Thor was worth 5000gp or not.  The XP or level penalty is enough of a "death penalty" for me.  These rules also make NPC deaths not as easy to fix with a quick raise dead or resurrection.  When the king (aristocrat 20)  dies, the party can't just resurrect him to find out who murdered him.My rules:Character Death and ResurrectionThe spells raise dead, resurrection, and true resurrection requires no material components.  Resurrection and true resurrection have costs of 1000XP and 2500XP respectively, but unlike other spells with an XP cost, the creature raised must be willing and able to pay the XP cost; the caster pays nothing.  If the target is unable to pay the XP cost, the character raised can choose to lose a level as if raise dead were cast.  NPC class levels such as commoner or noble levels cannot be sacrificed to pay this cost.  Characters unable to lose a level or pay the XP cost cannot be raised and remain deceased.  Non-adventurers who die usually remain dead.</blockquote>

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