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<blockquote data-quote="Raelcreve" data-source="post: 2353166" data-attributes="member: 7083">Death of an &quot;absent&quot; PC...Well first, the player should make this decision:1) Someone plays his character.&nbsp; Or,2) His PC fades into the background, or has something else to do.If he wants someone to play his PC for XP and treasure, then the PC is treated as if the player was there, deaths included.&nbsp; If not, he gets awarded no XP and treasure, or partial.As it was, his character sheet was present to be played by his friend.&nbsp; That points out that he wanted XP and treasure.The death stands.However, this is D&amp;D and Raise Dead is only a 5th level spell.&nbsp; You can have a wandering cleric raise him.The Core Rule Books and the d20 rules in general are guidelines not absolutes.&nbsp; As the DM, you have the final say in what happens.&nbsp; Yes, you should generally follow the rules, but fudging is fine if everyone is having fun.&nbsp; The DMG 2 actually has some great material in it covering this type of stuff.As a side note, I kill PCs all the time (players absent or not).&nbsp; They can always be raised, or the player can choose to play something else.&nbsp; Generally, they are raised.&nbsp; It's not terribly expensive, and it helps control the treasure output if they are in debt to the church.&nbsp; Plus, if a player is tired of a particular PC, it gives him the option of doing something else.D&amp;D is about combat, and PCs get more combat than everything they face.&nbsp; They're going to get crit'ed more often, hit more often, and face a wider range of foes.&nbsp; If they kill hundreds or thousands of opponents and never die themselves, how &quot;realistic&quot; is that?Reincarnation, Raise Dead, Resurrection, True ResurrectionWhat do you think these spells are for?&nbsp; NPCs?&nbsp; (There's nothing like resurrecting your favorite baddy by the way.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Raelcreve, post: 2353166, member: 7083"] [b]Death of an "absent" PC...[/b] Well first, the player should make this decision: 1) Someone plays his character. Or, 2) His PC fades into the background, or has something else to do. If he wants someone to play his PC for XP and treasure, then the PC is treated as if the player was there, deaths included. If not, he gets awarded no XP and treasure, or partial. As it was, his character sheet was present to be played by his friend. That points out that he wanted XP and treasure. The death stands. However, this is D&D and Raise Dead is only a 5th level spell. You can have a wandering cleric raise him. The Core Rule Books and the d20 rules in general are guidelines not absolutes. As the DM, you have the final say in what happens. Yes, you should generally follow the rules, but fudging is fine if everyone is having fun. The DMG 2 actually has some great material in it covering this type of stuff. As a side note, I kill PCs all the time (players absent or not). They can always be raised, or the player can choose to play something else. Generally, they are raised. It's not terribly expensive, and it helps control the treasure output if they are in debt to the church. Plus, if a player is tired of a particular PC, it gives him the option of doing something else. D&D is about combat, and PCs get more combat than everything they face. They're going to get crit'ed more often, hit more often, and face a wider range of foes. If they kill hundreds or thousands of opponents and never die themselves, how "realistic" is that? Reincarnation, Raise Dead, Resurrection, True Resurrection What do you think these spells are for? NPCs? (There's nothing like resurrecting your favorite baddy by the way.) [/QUOTE]

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