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This is something that's been on my mind since the release of the Advanced Race Guide, mostly stewing in the back of my mind until recently, and doing a quick search of the Paizo forums hasn't really revealed anything that might help answer this question:

How exactly is a GM and his/her group supposed to deal with the death of a player laying a construct or half-construct character?

The rules specifically state that a construct and half-construct character cannot be resurrected, and for a construct that makes sense. They're all machine, so there isn't a soul that can be pulled back from the afterlife and put back into the body, but what about half-constructs? Why can't someone who's only partially mechanical be resurrected?

And outside of the reasoning, what am I as a GM supposed to do to a player if their construct/half-construct player character ends up dying? Is my only option just to tell them "tough luck, roll a new character"? Is there any chance Paizo could release in some supplement a way to bring back a fallen construct/half-construct PC?

[EDIT] Also, I wasn't sure if this was best posted here or in General Discussion, so if it needs moving, feel free.


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When they decided to make that character, they took on the penalty as well as the benefit of that creature type. You know walking in that you cannot be brought back, so how are you going to be irritated that the situation comes up? As the DM you can decide to run it differently, but that is always the case.


Skylancer4 wrote:
You know walking in that you cannot be brought back, so how are you going to be irritated that the situation comes up?

Exactly! Being brought back from the dead is something the ruleset assumes can happen and higher level challenges factor that in. Give that up at your own peril.

Harrison wrote:
Is there any chance Paizo could release in some supplement a way to bring back a fallen construct/half-construct PC?

Most folks would assume a Wish spell should be enough to jump start the character. May be tricky and expensive getting one, but the party might want to consider trying to get a one shot Wish item so they have a Restore Disc for worst case scenarios.

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I also posit to you that if you are interested in a well supported, well balanced construct race, you check out Rite Publishing's fantastic .pdf Ironborn of Questhaven. It gives a fantastic and well-supported construct race that bypasses some of the issues you're bumping into while really giving you that construct "feel". We've adopted it as our go-to supplement for a balanced Warforged race when running our Pathfinder campaign in the Eberron setting.


Ssalarn wrote:
I also posit to you that if you are interested in a well supported, well balanced construct race, you check out Rite Publishing's fantastic .pdf Ironborn of Questhaven. It gives a fantastic and well-supported construct race that bypasses some of the issues you're bumping into while really giving you that construct "feel". We've adopted it as our go-to supplement for a balanced Warforged race when running our Pathfinder campaign in the Eberron setting.

I am just beginning an ironborn character in a game. After looking over the book I really like it. It gives a mostly construct feel without the penalty of a full construct.

I highly recommend the book for anyone who likes races like this. Also, it is good for Eberron games.

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