'DYING/DEATH' Every character gets a total of 61 lives. The Grim Reaper claims a CON point for every 5 deaths you suffer. After 61 deaths, your character's soul will be too weak for the temple priests to locate in the ether, and will pass away permanently - a process known as "condeath". When your character dies, it is reincarnated back at the recall point of the character's chosen hometown and alignment choice (e.g. good align characters with Seringale hometown will be in the Temple of Light). After the reincarnation, you will remain an untouchable ghost for about ten minutes. A corpse is left behind in the room where the character was killed, containing all of its equipment and gold. You should typically look for your corpse to retrieve your belongings. Steps to find your corpse: 1) Get back to the area you died in. (e.g. walk down, if you died in the newbie academy). If you know the name of the area you died in, you can use the WAYFIND command or WORLDMAP to help navigate back there. 2) Use the WHERE and MAP commands to help you find your body once you are in the area where you fell. Corpse is a "C" on the map. 3) Get your items from the body. (GET ALL CORPSE) Eventually, the protection of being a ghost will wear off, and at precisely the same time, the corpse will decompose, transferring any items and gold that it contained to your temple's pit of offering (found near your hometown recall point - typically the room next door). If you have been unable to find your corpse by the time you are unghosted, the pit of offering will contain everything that was in it just before it decayed. You may need to strategize - if you were totally lost when you died, or considerable time, effort and danger (especially unghosting) are needed to reach the corpse, then waiting by the pit of offering may well be the better choice. However, be aware that the pits are a free-for-all, and can be looted by other players, and the same goes for your corpse. Opportunists will notice a fallen player waiting by their pit, and the corpse is vulnerable to being found with the LOCATE OBJECT spell. Deaths are a learning experience everyone goes through. You are SUPPOSED to die. This world is filled with perils invented to challenge you. Don't let a setback discourage you from accomplishing your goals. Some tips from veterans for surviving in this realm are in HELP TIPS. Level 36+ characters that die permanently are honored in the graveyard. Exceptional characters are curated for the Halls of Exalted. Graveyard: https://abandonedrealms.com/players/graveyard/ HoE: https://abandonedrealms.com/players/halls_of_exalted/ See also: AID MERCIFUL
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