Resurrection Side Effects

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Edit of 169 Different Resurrection Side Effects from: reddit/r/d100 community removing things that don't fit my world.

Die Roll Result

• 1 While dead, the character kept having the feeling of drowning. When brought back, the character is forever scared to death by water. (u/dndspeak)
• 3 While you're alive, the resurrection was not a complete success. You've lost use of 1d4 body parts. (u/Hexastisch)
• 4 Another soul latched itself onto yours during your resurrection. You can communicate with it if you concentrate hard enough. (u/Hexastisch)
• 5 You saw things no man should see while in the realm of the dead, leaving you traumatized. (u/Hexastisch)
• 6 Your time in the afterlife caused you to realize all of those you have slain. You now attempt to not kill anything unless truly necessary. (u/ReallyNotARabbit)
• 8 A crippling fear of god is placed deep inside. Religion is the only way to stave off hellfire. (u/SkrewtapeSecertary)
• 9 Religion is a lie. There is no god and no afterlife. You get violently angry at those who say otherwise. (u/SkrewtapeSecertary)
• 10 If a race other than his own killed him he is now violently racist against them. (u/SkrewtapeSecertary)
• 11 No man can be resurrected. A demon has taken the place of your dear friend. This demon wishes nothing but harm to the party. (u/SkrewtapeSecertary)
• 12 You gain an extreme fear of a random monster or creature type (DM's Choice), which causes the frightened effect upon seeing them, unless a wisdom saving throw (DC is DM's choice) (u/ReallyNotARabbit)
• 13 While dead, your soul arrived in the Shadowfell, and wandered there for what seemed like eternity. Since the Shadowfell is a dark reflection of the material plane, you now have advanced geographic knowledge of the region of the world you died in. (u/Silverdragon701)
• 14 You awaken with a brand on your butt. Asking the right people will reveal what being has "claimed" you. Finding them will tell you why. (u/DeathMcGunz)
• 15 You awaken with a partial tattoo of a map on your back. Finding others who were resurrected the same day you were will reveal more parts of the map. (u/DeathMcGunz)
• 16 There's a strange smell about you that attracts demons. They want to help you and don't know why. (u/DeathMcGunz)
• 17 Animals avoid you with a fearful respect.(u/DeathMcGunz)
• 18 A singular horn grows from your head. Druids believe you're a sign of the apocalypse. (u/DeathMcGunz)
• 19 You feel at home in crypts, graveyards, and other places of burial. You feel tired whenever you are in such a place. (u/Shonen_JUMP)
• 20 Some apparition or entity has attached itself to you on your way back. You're now plagued with visions of what this malevolent entity is doing on your plane of existence. (u/Oxybenzone)
• 22 You awaken with a strong feeling that something is calling out to you and you know it will always be there at the back of your mind until you find it. (u/boozlemeister)
• 23 The darkness of the eternal beyond still haunts you. You become unnerved in the dark, and your darkvision is reduced to 20 ft. (u/BardToTheBone)
• 24 The resurrection had complications... Your soul has entered someone else's body (different race, age, gender, body type, missing limb, etc). If this is near a burial ground, you have to crawl out of their grave. You have vague residual memories of the previous hosts' "unfinished business." (u/hizBALLIN)
• 27 A food or drink that you used to love, now tastes like the worst food you can imagine. You would only eat it if you are starving, and it's the only avalible food. (u/ReallyNotARabbit)
• 28 You gain knowledge, and understanding of something once unfamiliar. You gain a random proficiency. (u/ReallyNotARabbit)
• 29 Your mind comes back missing knowledge once familiar to you. Lose a random proficiency. (u/ReallyNotARabbit)
• 31 The resurrection ritual works, but your body is put into a comatose state for 1d12 days. (u/ReallyNotARabbit)
• 32 The resurrection ritual works, but your mind is muddled, you can't focus or think straight. You have disadvantage on wisdom, charisma, and intelligence checks for 1d6+1 days. (u/ReallyNotARabbit)
• 33 Everyone you previously knew now appears unrecognizable. (u/Lowdrop)
• 35 All humanoids now appear to be followed by a collection of sprites of various colors and shapes. These sprites are undiscoverable by any form of magic, and can be observed only by you. (u/Lowdrop)
• 36 You recognize that certain kinds of sprites are attracted to certain kinds of people. (u/Lowdrop)
• 37 You can no longer touch any humanoid that has recently died without feeling excruciating pain from phantom claws dragging you down. (u/Lowdrop)
• 38 You have gazed into the darkness, and the darkness gazed back. You now have a phobia of darkness. (u/Alex_alpha)
• 39 Another soul grabbed onto you on your way into the material plane, getting resurrected as well (A NPC appears, with DM determined details) (u/thunder_runner)
• 41 ONE OF US! ONE OF US! (Unintelligent undead won't attack you unless attacked first.) (u/Send_Me__Corgi_Gifs)
• 42 Unnerving Presence (Take -2 to all charisma rolls) (u/Send_Me__Corgi_Gifs)
• 43 Truly Awakening (You see through all illusions and detect invisible enemies) (u/Send_Me__Corgi_Gifs)
• 44 Death Wish (You no longer fear death and are inclined to do things the more dangerous way) (u/Send_Me__Corgi_Gifs)
• 45 Hell Bound (You have found out you're doomed to eternal suffering and you'll do anything to prevent that) (u/Send_Me__Corgi_Gifs)
• 46 The patron deity of your afterlife was sad to see you go, so before you left he grabbed a part of your mind to keep for himself. Lose 1d8 years of your memory from any part of your life (GM's Choice) (u/Flamewolf50)
• 47 When you were resurrected you lost a finger (decided by a d10 role) and anything you do with that hand gets disadvantage. (u/drarook)
• 48 You are now affected by Turn Undead, and other similar effects at the DM's discretion, however you are otherwise completely fine and feel no obvious ill effects. (u/CasparGlass)
• 49 The magic that brought you back lingers. Whenever you gain the benefits of supernatural healing, roll a d20. On a 1-5 the spells effect is reversed, causing the same amount of necrotic damage instead of conferring any healing. On a roll of 18-20 the healing energy spikes, healing the maximum amount possible to you and half that amount to all creatures within 10 ft of you. (u/polaroid_ninja)
• 50 Soul Lag, you move but your soul moves a little slower giving your movements a ghostly echo. (u/culinarychris)
• 51 Part of you still resided in the land of the dead every night, in your dreams, you go back there. When taking a long rest roll 1d10 on a 1 you wake up screaming and only get the benefits of a short rest. (u/dinoking124)
• 52 Swap dominant handedness. (u/Gllithid)
• 53 Loss of belly button. (u/Gllithid)
• 55 You made a friend while you were a ghost. But now they want you back... (u/Gllithid)
• 59 Your blood smells like sulfur. (u/SheogorathGaming)
• 60 Your eyes are cold and dead. (u/SheogorathGaming)
• 61 You were resurrected, but it was a painful experience and the torment you wish you hadn't been brought back. You wouldn't wish upon your greatest enemy let alone your best friend. If you are aware of someone being resurrected, you will you do everything in your power to stop it, so they don't go through the pain you did. (u/Tunaaface)
• 62 You met your ancestors, who informed you that you're a complete disappointment. All actions related to self esteem or will receive a penalty until you become rich, famous, or infamous. (u/Blandis)
• 63 Everything you eat has the texture of ashes. (u/Naxura)
• 64 The afterlife was a paradise, and you now have a compelling urge to return to the perfect life ripped away from you. (u/OffWhiteDonkus)
• 65 Due to atrophy in your eyes while you were a corpse, you're now sensitive to bright light and prefer to stay in darkness. (u/OffWhiteDonkus)
• 68 In the spirit realm you were able to perceive time as it truly exists. As such, you are now able to measure time exactly - knowing the time of day, counting hours, etc. *(u/Robot-Satan)
• 69 Your soul has become bound to a random item near the site of resurrection. Thus, your character cannot be killed by conventional means - if "killed," his / her soul lives on within the item and can be reassigned to another body with a simple ritual. However, if your character's body is more than 30ft from the item, they will enter a comatose state. They will also die if the item is destroyed. (u/Robot-Satan)
• 72 When you were resurrected you suddenly crave a food you disliked in the past. (u/z4ch4ry27)
• 81 The Fates had determined you were to be reincarnated, but the ritual has cheated them. You are haunted by dreams of a young couple mourning the loss of the newborn you were to be. Every month or so, you will have dreams and nightmares as the childless couple, your parents, try and fail to grow their family. Over the years they grow bitter, bicker with one another, and live miserable lives. Only finding them and apologizing will make the dreams stop. (u/KNHaw)
• 83 While you were dead, a spirit told you about the ability to manufacture a powerful and ancient magic item, but you were resurrected just before the spirit told you what was the last ingredient. You are doomed to discover the correct component (Roll 1d100 every time you find an uncommon item), you are so stressed by your research that you get -1 to your Reflex, fortitude and Will throw. (u/caciuccoecostine)
• 87 Dying has taken a toll on your mental well-being. You are now scared by the creature or item that killed you and when presented by a picture or trinket that reminds you of it, you become afraid and paranoid. (u/Tskcool)
• 88 You met your ancestors in the afterlife. If you are an orphan, foundling, etc., who never knew their ancestors, now you know you have ancestors somewhere. They were important people who have other descendants: now, you know their names and location. If you did know your ancestors, you just found out that you were adopted, and belong to another, more powerful lineage. (u/felagund)
• 90 Just before you reawaken you see a huge eye in front of you. Your soul contains a spark of the power of resurrection, and a shard of a dragon's soul. Whenever you encounter a dragon they will try to take you alive. Your life can be sacrificed to resurrect a dragon, or to give the dragon who caught you a second life. (u/goosername)
• 92 Your soul lived out the life of an animal (DM's choice) in the afterlife. You now have the ability to speak with this type of animal and you refuse to kill or eat its kind. (u/BeastlyDecks)
• 95 Your body has died before, and learned from it. When taking damage from a damage source that matches the one that killed you (Bludgeoning, Piercing, Elemental Damage, etc.) you have 1 damage resistance. (u/NoahBoaBear)
• 96 Rum is the Drink the dead love best. You are dead. You like rum. You have taken an extreme liking towards rum and in fact all alcohol. It confers no benefits to you, but you are beholden to none of the drawbacks. (u/NoahBoaBear)
• 108 Mosquitoes that suck your blood explode in little balls of fire. (u/Hwga_lurker_tw)
• 111 Your body didn't come together perfectly. You've lost your sense of taste. (u/ClarentPie)
• 114 You mysteriously gained more knowledge, unknown to you before the resurrection. However, the information can only be gathered by touching the object in question and rolling a successful intelligence check. This unforseen gift gives a bonus to these intelligence checks. (u/DippyTheFresh)
• 115 During the resurrection ritual, one of your senses was severely damaged (GM choice). You now suffer -10 to your passive perception. (u/VonDaMon)
• 119 Everybody that was not directly involved in your resurrection forgets your existence and achievements before you died and treats you as someone they never knew or heard of. *(u/Jacknerik)
• 126 The wound that killed you itches. There is nothing wrong, no physical symptom, no healing magic or salve makes it go away. Sometimes you scratch and scratch until it bleeds. (u/StingerAE)
• 127 The risen feels a familial attachment to the first few people they see after awakening. (u/Okami_G)
• 129 The risen still bears the wound that killed them. It never bleeds, but never heals, frozen in time. (u/Okami_G)
• 134 Your fleeting experience in the realm beyond has given you a renewed vigour for life. You find it hard to say no to new sensory experiences, becoming more reckless in the quest for thrills. (u/scarletcampion)
• 137 You can smell blood within a city's walls. (u/Naxura)
• 144 Your character cannot sleep without medicinal, magical, or alcoholic assistance. (u/XsillywetX)
• 145 Whenever taking a long rest, roll a d10. Rolling a 1, your character's dreams and thoughts are haunted with grim and hellish images of the afterlife, negating any benefit from the rest. (u/XsillywetX)
• 151 While in the afterlife you witnessed a great holy war and picked a side. There are rituals and magics you feel compelled to enact while alive to ensure victory on the other side. (u/Runescribe)