RESURRECTION RITUAL Upon a success, the player’s soul returns to their body
with an amount of Hit Points equal to what the
A spell caster attempting to bring someone back from spellcaster lost while performing the ritual (or a the dead with a spell such as Revivify or Raise Dead, must minimum of 1), and 3 levels of Exhaustion. Upon a pass a Spellcasting Ability Check using their failure, the player still returns to life but receives one Spellcasting Modifier. random effect determined by a d10 roll. Additionally, the spellcaster must use their life force to bring the dead back and thus receive a permanent D10 Result Max HP Reduction based on their Spellcasting Check. 01 You return with complete amnesia. All proficiencies This reduction cannot be undone by anything short of and extra languages are gone. a Wish spell. 02 You are touched by death and have acquired an d20 Result unnerving presence. (disadvantage on all charisma rolls, except for intimidation, which have advantage) 01 The ritual fails, all items used are consumed, and Your reflection is that of a corpse. the caster’s Max HP is reduced by 5 03 Another being, perhaps another’s soul, or an eldritch 02- The ritual fails, and the caster’s Max HP is reduced entity, has returned with your soul and inhabits your 12 by 5 body alongside you. 13- The ritual is successful, but the caster’s Max HP is 04 Your body remains somewhat corpse like, and the 19 reduced by 10 fatal wound never heals. Your creature type becomes 20+ The ritual is successful, but the caster’s Max HP is undead. reduced by 5 05 You are plagued with nightmares and must make a Nat The ritual is successful, and the caster receives no wisdom saving throw (DC 8) every long rest. Upon a 20 Max HP reduction failure, you do not receive the benefits of a long rest that night. ASSISTING IN THE RITUAL 06 You are vulnerable to whatever damage type killed Up to 3 other characters may contribute to the you. resurrection ritual via a DC 13 Skill Check of their choice, 07 You have a fear of the dark and are under the in consultation with the DM. For example, praying to a frightened condition while in darkness. devout character’s god would require a Religion Check, while a fellow spellcaster attempting to aid in the ritual 08 Your eyes are solid black, and you have disadvantage might make an Arcana Check. Each success adds +1 to on all checks using them in bright light. the ritual leader’s Spellcasting Check. 09 Your soul longs for rest. When you go down in Additionally, magical items or items of significant combat, you start with one failed death save. value (such as a diamond) may be offered as arcane 10 Your soul is now tethered to the person who amplifiers for the ritual, and each magical item offered resurrected you. In combat you are compelled to adds a bonus to the spellcasting check determined by its rarity. Items offered for this purpose may be destroyed protect this person, even at the cost of your own life. during the ritual. Material components required by the spell may also be used in this way.
Bonus Rarity +1 Mundane Item worth at least 300 gp/ Uncommon Magic Item +2 Rare Magic Item
+3 Very Rare Magic Item
+4 Legendary or above
THE RESURRECTED Upon a successful resurrection, the person returning from the dead must succeed a Constitution Saving Throw determined by the spell used to resurrect them. The DC increases by +2 for every time the player has been resurrected previously
DC Spell 8 Revivify 10 Raise Dead/Reincarnate
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