Remembering fallen characters of your game is important to making your characters feel part of a wider and ongoing world. Doing a little research into your own characters' religion and feelings can mean the difference between a solemn marble slab and a small roadside shrine.
Have a think about what deity your character serves, and how they'd like to be remembered. Naeris the Elven warrior, a devotee of Rania the Worldwalker, would feel more at peace knowing he was buried under an Oak sapling beside the watchtower near the road, rather than in the castle's courtyard, with a fancy brass plaque. How you can use Memorials in your game: - Writing the plaque to remember your fallen character recalling their greatest deeds or final act, or having a sculpture to memorialize them in some heroic pose, might be appreciated by characters who are knightly or noble in demeanor. - Leaving behind some kind of artistic representation- a carved wooden log, or a particular craft item that they were working on, or is made to remember them, might be appropriate for barbarians, ranged, or druids, or even bards. - For players who are artistically inclined, writing a song to recall their character's deeds (or those of another player's character) could be fun. - Having a tomb as in in-game location, whether to visit or even just pass by on the way into town, means a way of remembering the characters you had earlier in the campaign. - Describing your burial ceremony and what takes place at it, whether that involves sailing them on a raft over the edge of the world disc and setting fire to them as they drop into eternity, or digging a forgotten grave at the side of the battlefield. Also posted on Game Masters Stash on 31 May 2019. Comments are closed.
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