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<blockquote data-quote="maddman75" data-source="post: 3643924" data-attributes="member: 2673">Well, you could always not kill them.&nbsp; Have them captured, have them lost and need rescued, etc.One rules change I've contemplated is to say that going below -10 or death effect instead makes the character Mortally Wounded.&nbsp; Rename Raise Dead and Resurrection to Cure and Heal Mortal Wound.&nbsp; A mortally wounded character is permanently disabled.&nbsp; While they might be able to speak a bit or move around some they aren't going to be fighting.&nbsp; They might recover with months of natural rest, but otherwise they'll need powerful magics.&nbsp; If the campaign doesn't go that high, relegate this power to NPC clerics in powerful temples - &quot;I can do no more for him - we must get him to the House of Elrond!&quot;This also allows for the Boromir rule.&nbsp; A Mortally Wounded character can act normally for several rounds making a heroic last stand, but after that they are truly dead.All this really does is change the flavor text, but might be more to your liking.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="maddman75, post: 3643924, member: 2673"] Well, you could always not kill them. Have them captured, have them lost and need rescued, etc. One rules change I've contemplated is to say that going below -10 or death effect instead makes the character Mortally Wounded. Rename Raise Dead and Resurrection to Cure and Heal Mortal Wound. A mortally wounded character is permanently disabled. While they might be able to speak a bit or move around some they aren't going to be fighting. They might recover with months of natural rest, but otherwise they'll need powerful magics. If the campaign doesn't go that high, relegate this power to NPC clerics in powerful temples - "I can do no more for him - we must get him to the House of Elrond!" This also allows for the Boromir rule. A Mortally Wounded character can act normally for several rounds making a heroic last stand, but after that they are truly dead. All this really does is change the flavor text, but might be more to your liking. [/QUOTE]

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