Diceling
2019-11-26, 06:41 AM
So, due to a series of failed CHA saves, my beautiful Sariel Nalidon, a Bard 3/Sorc 2/Pala 2, died.
After talking it over with the rest of the party and the DM, it's been decided that he will be brought back: the other party members will travel to the realm of the dead and bring back his soul.
So far, so good.
When he comes back, he will be different. I will change up his level composition (remove the bard levels and add pala levels instead), change a stat or two and change his background (which is currently Criminal/Spy). All of this serves to make the death actually be felt: he's not just resurrected and comes back as the same old Sariel.
The level change-up is quite straight-forward, as is the stat changes, but where I'm struggling (and the reason for this post, is the change of background. I've looked around for a good resurrected/reborn background (either official or homebrew), but have yet to find one. I, thus, beseech you, fellow Giants, to help me design such a Background.
Some design notes and character info:
- Sariel is the great-grandson of the Angel Kára: an angel serving the Death Goddess in bringing fallen warriors and soldiers to the afterlife (Think Valkyrie and you come extremely close).
- Kára views Sariel as her chosen one, and wanted him to become her avatar/paragon on the mortal plane. He didn't.
- Now that Sariel died, Kára wants him to be resurrected, but can't just allow him to go back, not without a fight/battle.
- The resurrection process will be in two parts: the party's quest to the realm of the dead, and Káras involvement in bringing him back.
- Narrative-wise, I'm thinking that his return will be quite like when Gandalf is reintroduced in the LOTR movies: "I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide", "I've been brought back, to finish what's been started", etc etc.
- He'll still have most of his memories, but there wil lbe som confusion regarding his new abilities, and the loss of his previous one. Ex: *casts Find Steed* "Alright, let's go." *party looks at him with confusion* "What, why are you looki... I... I couldn't do that before, could I?"
- I'd love the Background to have some uniqueness to it, some speical ability or feature that is not seen elsewhere. Not just skills/languages/equipment.
- If you feel like it, please add suggested characteristics as you find appropriate.
Thank you in advance!
After talking it over with the rest of the party and the DM, it's been decided that he will be brought back: the other party members will travel to the realm of the dead and bring back his soul.
So far, so good.
When he comes back, he will be different. I will change up his level composition (remove the bard levels and add pala levels instead), change a stat or two and change his background (which is currently Criminal/Spy). All of this serves to make the death actually be felt: he's not just resurrected and comes back as the same old Sariel.
The level change-up is quite straight-forward, as is the stat changes, but where I'm struggling (and the reason for this post, is the change of background. I've looked around for a good resurrected/reborn background (either official or homebrew), but have yet to find one. I, thus, beseech you, fellow Giants, to help me design such a Background.
Some design notes and character info:
- Sariel is the great-grandson of the Angel Kára: an angel serving the Death Goddess in bringing fallen warriors and soldiers to the afterlife (Think Valkyrie and you come extremely close).
- Kára views Sariel as her chosen one, and wanted him to become her avatar/paragon on the mortal plane. He didn't.
- Now that Sariel died, Kára wants him to be resurrected, but can't just allow him to go back, not without a fight/battle.
- The resurrection process will be in two parts: the party's quest to the realm of the dead, and Káras involvement in bringing him back.
- Narrative-wise, I'm thinking that his return will be quite like when Gandalf is reintroduced in the LOTR movies: "I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide", "I've been brought back, to finish what's been started", etc etc.
- He'll still have most of his memories, but there wil lbe som confusion regarding his new abilities, and the loss of his previous one. Ex: *casts Find Steed* "Alright, let's go." *party looks at him with confusion* "What, why are you looki... I... I couldn't do that before, could I?"
- I'd love the Background to have some uniqueness to it, some speical ability or feature that is not seen elsewhere. Not just skills/languages/equipment.
- If you feel like it, please add suggested characteristics as you find appropriate.
Thank you in advance!