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[equivo]

Before we all head into the labyrinth, I figure we should have a level playing field for making calls about risk.

If you die here, apparently you don't stay dead. You're down for two days or so, then you resurrect wherever your body happens to be. So it's probably a nice gesture, if you see a corpse in the maze, to drag them somewhere not totally inconvenient to wake up.

The temporarily dead also come back fully healed of injuries, but the penalty is some kind of personal loss. Think scars, tattoos, a digit, possibly more intangible qualities, etc. I have no idea what the rules are on that, so if anyone has any useful speculation, consider the floor open.

In fact, if anyone is familiar with this kind of thing back in your universes, you're invited to share with the class. The more we know about resurrection in general, maybe the more we can figure out about how it works here. Bonus marks if you have first hand experience.

Comments

[stresstokens]

Yeah, like 98% of jobs have nothing to do with adventuring. It's basically a very specialized trade school. With fireballs. And I think maybe with pep rallies still? I don't know, I don't really bother with a lot of the school spirit stuff.

[ He will not point out that he's the unpopular kid in this equation, sans fireballs. He just has a gun. This is probably not much better. ]

Correction: How I Saved The Universe, apparently. Personally, I think if that's actually the case, I should get an automatic pass straight through Senior Year. But seriously, if you have any independent computer know-how (I assume computers are just like crystal tech without the magic?) that might actually come in handy here. Something to discuss offline, I think.

[equivo]

Wise choices. I doubt even the addition of magic would make those things more bearable. Like hey, great. We all go to the same school. I don't see what's worth celebrating about that. You have to go somewhere.

And you should get an automatic pass. That's pretty much like winning a lifetime achievement award for adventurers, I'm assuming.

I don't know about crystal tech, but you're probably right. About both things.

[ It coming in useful; it being better discussed offline. Aurora and Echo might inevitably know about it, but some topics are better kept between two interested parties instead of the general populace. ]

Maybe once this round is over, we can circle back on that.

[stresstokens]

Sounds good. Maybe we'll speak in person once this is all over. Right now, we should be focusing up on whatever it is we're about to face.

See you on the other side. Try not to die.

[equivo]

That works for me, and right back at you.

Good luck in there.

[ He even actually means it. ]