How are respawning NPCs explained through lore?

[Rygar]

I always thought this was a problem from a roleplaying aspect... saying, "so and so killed my husband, get me revenge and I'll reward you". Ummm... why didn't you pay for a rez?

I prefer to think of it as Veeshan reincarnates folks, and we are pawns in her game.

[Baler]

Originally Posted by Rygar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I always thought this was a problem from a roleplaying aspect... saying, "so and so killed my husband, get me revenge and I'll reward you". Ummm... why didn't you pay for a rez?

That's a funny thing because from a D&D point of view getting rez'd in a low magic world could be insanely difficult requiring something like a perfect diamond that costs thousands of gold. But in a high magic/fantasy world where people flip their fingers and rez each other immortality can actually be fairly common. Just requiring stronger and stronger magic to keep the being alive, Unless they go lich. I'd say the elves king/queens in LOTR are liches.

long story short,. getting a rez in say erudin may be easier than getting a rez in freeport. In this hypothetical roleplay sense.