MUP Ep 353 – Bringing Back Retired PCs

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This episode, Keepers Bridgett & Evan discuss meaningful and creative ways to bring back retired PCs.

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Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out

Tonight, I am shouting out our editor, Nate, LOST TO TIME AND SPACE, and his kittuh in their rendition of… if I fits… I SITS!!!! 

Main Topic

Removal from Play:

  1. Insanity
    1. Totally insane 
  2. Death
    1. Physically destroyed/died
    2. Massive injury 
  3. Relocation
    1. Retired to an asylum
    2. Jettisoned to another plane of existence 
    3. Relocated from the story by unsolved mystery, disappearance, fade to black off screen, etc
  4. Age

Resurrection Opportunities: 

  1. Insanity
    1. Totally insane
      1. Reset Sanity
      2. Hardened
      3. Explore Cowboys with Big Hearts 
  2. Death
    1. Retcon
    2. Return as new version of themselves
    3. Paid a terrible cost
    1. Physically destroyed/died
  3. Relocation
    1. Retired to an asylum
      1. Released/escaped/healed/worsened
    2. Jettisoned to another plane of existence
      1. Returned/rescued/etc
    3. Relocated from the story by unsolved mystery, disappearance, fade to black off screen, etc
      1. Veil dropped (could be cinematic)
  4. Age
    1. Flush out the family dynamics 

When and Why to Consider These Options:

Bridgett Thoughts:

  1. Dave made a good point in 350 about the PCs agreeing to the death event, so I think to honor the story, and table, the entire table should consent to the resurrection or the experience could feel cheap and thoughtless or worst, annoying
  2. Check your grief. The story may have ended before you were ready, but is resurrection really what’s best for the story, or for you? Sometimes, you need to let go. 

Evan Thoughts:

NPC Variants on Resurrection