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Old 03-14-2014, 08:25 PM   #1
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So I was looking at the Path of Nonexistence, and it got me thinking that you could come pretty close with resurrection there. I couldn't quite figure out what would be the most appropriate for resurrection, but just out of curiosity, how would you guys do it.

Note: You don't have to use Daath, but I'd thought of a few things that could be done to compensate for the universe not really wanting you to bring the dead back.

Take Me Instead- You sacrifice the life of the client so that the subject may continue to live. The client must specifically ask for you to perform this sacrifice and do so willingly. But at what Energy Modifier

Sacrifice Unwilling Participants. Again, exactly how many participants or how much extra energy would make sense for such a ritual?

Sacrifice Worldly Gains- Reduce your wealth level below Average, but how far, and for how long?

Most of all, what path(s) would you guys use?
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I already covered this in my "The Old Ways" article and here.
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Good 'nuff for me. Thanks.
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Good 'nuff for me. Thanks.
Sure. Glad I could help.
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Are there any other 'absolutes' in terms of physical impossibilities you've covered? Like things that just can't happen or be duplicated by technology as we understand it?
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Are there any other 'absolutes' in terms of physical impossibilities you've covered? Like things that just can't happen or be duplicated by technology as we understand it?
Other than the GURPS absolutes (no infinite DR, Damage, etc.) I'm not sure what you mean. Please explain further.
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Other than the GURPS absolutes (no infinite DR, Damage, etc.) I'm not sure what you mean. Please explain further.
I can see why that might be confusing, so here goes:

if you've prepared a body for burial, it's arguably still subject to the larger of the two rituals you linked, but it would be absolutely impossible with medical science to bring such a person back to life. Things you'd only be able to do on Epic Magic scale. We have Nuclear Weapons, so that sort of ritual is not really the kind of thing I'm talking about.

I guess you could say "miracles" is a better word than absolutes. Things that have to be done with magic because we have not really conceived a way to do them and it doesn't look like it's gonna happen any time soon.
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I can see why that might be confusing, so here goes:

if you've prepared a body for burial, it's arguably still subject to the larger of the two rituals you linked, but it would be absolutely impossible with medical science to bring such a person back to life. Things you'd only be able to do on Epic Magic scale. We have Nuclear Weapons, so that sort of ritual is not really the kind of thing I'm talking about.

I guess you could say "miracles" is a better word than absolutes. Things that have to be done with magic because we have not really conceived a way to do them and it doesn't look like it's gonna happen any time soon.
I wrote about this on my blog.

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  • "Why are Lesser and Greater effects so vague?" - They are supposed to be. They are subject to GM approval. The GM decides what is and isn't a Greater effect. That said, as a GM, I ask myself the following three questions when adjudicating a spell:
  1. How difficult is the task? Could a normal person accomplish it easily? If it so, then mark it as a “No.” If it’s hard, mark it as a “Yes.”
  2. Could anyone do it given equipment and a reasonable amount of time?
  3. Would it violate the natural laws of the setting?
If you answered “Yes” to all three, then it is probably a Greater effect; if you answered “No” to all three, then it is probably a Lesser effect. If you answered “Yes” to one or two questions, then it’s iffy. It might be a Greater effect, if might be a Lesser effect. When I’ve answered “Yes” twice, I err on the side of caution and charge for a Greater effect, when I answer “Yes” only once, I usually call it a Lesser effect and go on with the game.
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Old 03-14-2014, 09:49 PM   #9
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The snippet wasn't really what I was asking so I found the answer in the rest of the entry. Fair enough I guess. Anyone else?
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Wait a minute, Ghostdancer - that list of three questions seems to my eyes to point in different directions.

1: Easy things (presumably lesser?) get a 'yes'
2: Things that can be done with tech (presumably lesser?) get a 'yes'
3: Things that violate natural laws (presumably greater?) get a 'yes'

Now I'm more confused than I was....
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