[In-Depth FAQ] Character Death

[adstringendummod]

Updated 02/20/2009

In such a dangerous city with assorted characters, dangerous creatures, and crumbling buildings, it's inevitable someone will get hurt, even killed. This guide provides a deeper look into the process of character death.

Please remember character death is up to the choice of the player. You cannot kill another character without that player's approval.

All character deaths must be approved by a moderator at least a day in advance. Please contact us with the following information: Character who will die, cause of death, duration the character will be gone from Adstringéndum, and what they will lose upon returning to life.

What happens when a character dies in Adstringéndum?

What will happen is you'll be sent back, since the spirit world has been compressed with the "real" world as well. However, your soul will enter your body as is, so you may be in a lot of pain when you come back depending on how you died.

What happens if I was blown to pieces or had some essential organ ripped out? How would I come back to life then?

While in most cases a person will return to their body in the same condition their body was left (so if an arm was broken, their arm would still be broken upon returning to life), there are some situations where it wouldn't be possible. In a situation where a person is completely destroyed or killed in a way that returning back to life in their current would kill them immediately in normal circumstances, their body will be restored in the following ways: a body that is completely destroyed (as in there's nothing left) would be fully restored.

A body that has multiple injuries, but is still otherwise intact, would have all life-threatening injuries restored, but maintain any non-threatening injuries. For example, if someone had their arms broken and their head cut off, upon returning to life, their head would be reattached and without injury, but their arms would still be broken.

Please note the amount of pain a character feels upon returning back to life depends on their current injuries.

If there is any doubt about what condition a body would return in, ask a mod!

Are there any penalties for dying?

Yes. When a character dies, they enter the same realm of the Animus. As the Animus don't like people invading their personal space, they'll take something away from the character--a memory, a possession, an ability, etc.--before sending them back on. In a sense, they're the gate-keeper and to return to life, you must pay a price. What the character loses is entirely up to the player.

What if I die again? Does that mean I'll lose something else?

That is correct, your character would lose a second thing on top of the first thing they lost. The Animus might also be very displeased at someone repeatedly entering their realm and demand a greater price.

For any deaths beyond three, please speak to a moderator to arrange a meeting with the Animus.

Where do I appear when I come back to life?

Characters will return to where their body is located. So if they died in the city but were moved back to their house, they would wake up in their house.

What if my body was left under a collapsed building? Or if I was buried? Or scattered across the city?

In these following situations or any similar location, the body would return to the location they were killed at provided it is stable or the nearest safe location. We define safe as a location that would not immediately kill or injure a person returning back to life. Stable ground, in short. So a body that was left under a collapsed building would appear outside of the rubble on stable ground, a body scattered across the city would return to somewhere near the area they were killed, someone buried would appear above their grave, and so on.

If there are any questions about where a character would appear at, please ask a mod.

How long does it take a character to come back to life?

The length of time it takes a body to come back to life is solely up to the decision of the player. This can be anywhere from a few hours to a few days to even weeks. However, the character must eventually return back to life. If you do not wish to return a character back to life, you must drop that character.

The character I want to play was killed and dropped. Does that mean I have to lose something when I play that character?

As new characters have no knowledge of arriving in Adstringéndum, a character that was previously killed and returning under a new player paid the price with their full memories of Adstringéndum. ^_~

What about NPCs? Do NPCs come back to life?

NPCs fall under the same rules as PCs.

If you have any additional questions, please ask and we will get them answered as soon as possible.

Will characters ever be able to regain something they lost through death?

This is something we are currently figuring out.