My character died, was tried to resurrect but i said his soul was unwilling to come back. That was the last thing that happened in the session. Now i regret it and i'm not sure if its okay to ask my dm for a do over
Posted Jun 23, 2021, 7:55 AM UTC
Before you ask your DM, ask yourself. Was your decision to not come back made in character or by you the player?
If the former, think about why the character stayed in the afterlife. You could even have your character change his mind as you changed yours. Maybe he saw what was waiting for him and forgot about his earthly troubles for a time, but realized he needed to go back.
If your decision was made out of character, think about why you chose that. A character death can allow you to try new ways to play. This is not an invalid reason, after all, DnD is a game people play to have fun.
Either way, at this point it is up to the DM. Just be sure of your own feelings on the matter then. Part of what draws me to DnD is the permanency of choices, there is no reloading an old save. Future choices can change the outcome of those decisions, but they remain as things that happened and can be interesting character moments.
If nothing has happened since then, might as well ask. The worst they can do is say no.
If your group is still willing to resurrect your dead character, even after what you said, talk to DM. it can be interesting arc in your campaign, but I would talk to DM if that's currently possible.
Sure. Talk to your DM and ask if your character can have a dramatic return to the campaign. Your DM might not want to just retcon the decision and instead explore what reasons you have for not having been willing to return. Your character can come back in a few sessions having been changed by his time in the afterlife. Like maybe he fought his way out of hell and he's a revenant now, or he's gone all 'Gandalf the White' or something. You'll get to come in and deus ex machina the party at the most dramatic moment and your friends will love it.
As a DM my number one concern is that everyone is comfortable and having fun playing their characters. I would never say no to a player who wants to reprise their dead character, but I might ask them to wait up to a couple sessions to work it naturally into the campaign.
In the meantime, you should design and play a temporary, disposable character. Something stupid and off-the-wall that doesn't need to be fun for more than a few sessions. You can just kill them off before your character's surprise return!
Speak to the DM and tell him maybe the reason he was unwilling to return was because the plane his soul was in was too tempting. Kind of like a trap. He is not in his right mind so the party can try to rescue him in the plane he is at so he can be resurrected. He’d probably be in Elysium or whatever is considered “heaven” in your game.
Talk to the dm and see if your character could be placed as somewhere the party will be going to either as an NPC or maybe a trapped character. Or the trap idea above is great!
If asked before the next session, no problem at all. Ask your dm. Unless they have other plans, they'll probably let you go back.
Also since you said it was the last thing they probably will be okay changing it. Just ask asap so the dm doesn't waste time planning for something else.
Talk to your dm.
i did, he okay'ed it! Am happy
That is awesome. I hope your ressurection goes well
I actually specifically told a player of mine that if they ever want to resurrect their old character it's fine. This is after they created a new character and played several sessions with him.
You should ask your dm man. We can not tell you what's right or wrong your dm Wil decide that. Just ask him if it would be somehow possible