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<blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 5084954" data-attributes="member: 2067">So, same question for all of who say &quot;roll up a new character&quot;: What if the character is merely disabled, such as with a Sleep spell or a paralyze effect or something? Looks like &quot;Run a monster&quot; is a pretty common option. I'm a fan of this idea, I think. What does everyone else think? If, even after you died (or went to sleep or whatever), you could add +2 to an attack or AC or something, and you could shift that bonus around as the tide of battle ebbed and flowed, would that keep you engaged? What kind of things might be cool to do with this kind of bonus?For me, rolling up a new character isn't really an option (in a narrative game, the characters are pretty consistent, and don't die permanently unless they choose to die as a plot point), and rolling for the monsters seems a little rough in a &quot;Blame Dave for the TPK, not the DM!&quot; kind of way. But some sort of beyond-the-grave/emotional reaction &quot;aid another&quot; might work, and it would certainly help the feeling of comraderie in the party (&quot;Oh no! Josef died! Now I kick more butt out of RAGE! RARG!&quot;), which helps foster the goal of having characters whose interrelationships are interesting...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="I'm A Banana, post: 5084954, member: 2067"] So, same question for all of who say "roll up a new character": What if the character is merely disabled, such as with a Sleep spell or a paralyze effect or something? Looks like "Run a monster" is a pretty common option. I'm a fan of this idea, I think. What does everyone else think? If, even after you died (or went to sleep or whatever), you could add +2 to an attack or AC or something, and you could shift that bonus around as the tide of battle ebbed and flowed, would that keep you engaged? What kind of things might be cool to do with this kind of bonus? For me, rolling up a new character isn't really an option (in a narrative game, the characters are pretty consistent, and don't die permanently unless they choose to die as a plot point), and rolling for the monsters seems a little rough in a "Blame Dave for the TPK, not the DM!" kind of way. But some sort of beyond-the-grave/emotional reaction "aid another" might work, and it would certainly help the feeling of comraderie in the party ("Oh no! Josef died! Now I kick more butt out of RAGE! RARG!"), which helps foster the goal of having characters whose interrelationships are interesting... [/QUOTE]

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