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Here's the (unfinished and unretouched) legend for the map. Many numbers and/or houses must be changed. Will do that later.

Thank you! 🙂

Sorry for the late reply here! Thank you Soltakss and Rodney both for your latest answers! Good inklings there. And, no the deceased was not a Humakti believer in any special way.

Thanks so much for the reply! As I am not a great mathematician, these advice just flew right over my brain I'm afraid. Thanks anyway.

Exactly, the characteristic loss is another aspect that possibly am going to dampen their will to resurrect the character, not to mention the cost. Interesting alternative idea. Thanks! I read a little about the Fourborn guy, but didn't get the more important parts. Will re-read!

Thanks for the massive reply! Nice to see such interest in this topic. But, yes, I also think that because the character is a newly made one, he is probably not going to get any resurrection at all,mainly because they simply cannot afford it. We'll see on the next playing session on the 22nd of October when me and my players meet again around my table. And I think they are such newbies that they haven't even heard of the teleportation spell, and only maybe the resurrection spell. The only money they can get their hands on is IF they dare to return to the Tusk Riders camp and loot it, which they left in a hurry as Red Eye was somewhere nearby and they could hear that great beast roaming around. I plan to run The Broken Tower adventure after this.

Many well thought out ideas! Thanks! Yes, the sad death would perhaps be the best to go with. Yes, the nefarious resurrection sounds like an absolute horror! They would be chocked. A healing thief? Yes, that would be an interesting version of who he could become. The one who died, though were a accomplished fighter and a bodyguard to one the characters. A healing warrior maybe.

Yes Chief Korol is a true bastard! 🙂 But maybe an effective one?

Fantastically informative and time saving advice! Many thanks for that. Just to be able to say the line: "I know of a master Chalana Arroy healer in Clearwine, who may, for great and important gifts or at least extensive supplementary work, do this great honor for your dead comrade. The 'may' is emphasized here." - to the characters. And yes, Divine Intervention! I must read up on that. Neither I or the players have really thought of it, but of course it must be the first and right path to go. Thanks! The death of a comrade also really underlines the harshness of battle and the weight of coming to a fight prepared. It cannot be said enough. Pitching in from Apple Lane is an awesome idea. I have made the owner of the Tin Inn a sister to the noble character of the group. They got some well stashed-away apple wine from her after the battle with the Tusk Riders (I served the players each a glass of cooled white chardonnay so they got some idea of the taste, not apple wine but good enough). I read that the Chalana Arroy healers could take payment, but at least as much as the player character was worth in a ransom. Good ideas on where the PCs may be sent to search for something to use for payment.

A new saying! Must introduce it, but only AFTER they've already received the mysterious gift of course. Really like the line "... to give the corpse a second chance." 🙂 But why not a nefarious resurrection?! My God, that is a thing I would never have thought of myself. Horrendous to say the least. But in Pig Hollow? I would understand if it was done in Delecti's territory or some other really evil surroundings, but do the Tusk Riders want to do that? They sensed that Red Eye, the demi-god boar creature was in the vicinity but he never came so close as to show himself and fight for the Tusk Riders (a 50/50 chance that the players thankfully missed their roll for).

Very good advice, thank you! Yes I know about the degradation, and 1D3 at that on three stats per day! That is harsh but not illogical. That line could partly sum up the whole game of RQG: "Harsh but not illogical", and it also gives that gritty feel that is so needed, sometimes! Or all the time. And thanks for that reminder of the clan's economy of magical resources, I had definitely not thought of that! But I also wonder sometimes if the Varmandi, as a war clan, really has any Chalana Arroy healers of note...? And yes, that's a really important question; do I want resurrection for my game. It feels a little like the quick fix thinking of the D&D-genre. But then again, I still think that the player characters ARE heroes, though not very well known yet.

Yes! Good tips. And it was a fun read to hear how your whole group got tied up in debt and assigments afterwards - as it should be! It is this kind of advice that really shows how the cultural expectations work.

Haha! I'll remember to ask the player if his character was the type you're describing. And yes, what is the fun in that? I agree, and truth be told, the killed one is a bodyguard for the main character of the player in question. I have googled on this and searched the forums here for clues on this. But it was the rulebook that really informed me most, as it's apparently something that is barely done on the more mighty characters or npcs, and then only at great cost. I don't see how new characters have the possibility for it, and all within seven days or less! 🙂

Hi! During the "Defending Apple Lane" adventure and its aftermath, one of my players character died in combat from a boar charge by the Tusk Riders. I am at a loss of how this should be played out to express the responsibility and work if it's possible to resurrect the character. My questions: 1. Who, in the Varmandi clan, is possible to approach about this service and the availability of such an important task from the player characters view (all free men, and one is a noble)? 2. Can 'ordinary newbie adventurers' expect such a thing to be made for them? 3. What does it cost? Does it cost anything? Can one discuss that service in economical terms? Thankful for any replies on this! //Erik

Hello! I found the marvelous map of Swenstown made for the French edition of RQG by the fantastic artist Thomas Rey. I took this picture, reduced it and "built" my own version for the Varmandi clan's town of Oakton. It's probably still too big for that small clan (but I frankly don't care), and I am of course not going to be able to use the Swenstown original now, but I am still satisfied with how Oakton turned out. The huge tree in the eastern part of it was what made me do this, it's a perfect Oak of Vengeance. This is my player character's home town. Some of the building numbers are off, the map is a little repetitive terrain-wise and the legend is still not included. Will probably fix that later. //Erik