So lets say you discover you've got the power of reincarnation as the 5th level rerincarnated druid archtype. Essentially you die and are reborn as a full grown young adult.
You're effectively immortal, which is super. However in the modern age how would you deal with that? You're effectively a new person with no social security number, no credit, no identification of any kind. Basically you're a homeless illegal no matter where you go.
I would accrue a lot of cash and stash it somewhere. It couldn't be anywhere that requires ID, so it'd most likely be in a buried coffee can somewhere. Cash is easily attained by going massively into debt then dying, among other methods, Im sure.
I'd get really good at identity theft. Not to screw people over (necessarily), but in order to get fake ID's and such.
As a seperate question: lets say you've figured out a workable plan to cover the basics of survival. Now what? You're an adult with ZERO history.
Do you go to your grieving spouse and reconnect? "Hey honey, It's me, but I have a new body." **followed by screams**
I'd do a number of other reputation ruining activities because I've got more than one lifetime. Pornstar, for example. Just for the experience.
Thoughts?
make a charitable company that brings in foreigners to do jobs. HIre your future identity , die, and accept the job.
That's a good start.
Alter self at will would be REALLY useful for just this purpose.
I suspect that Reincarnated druid has no idea what his following identity will be. On the other hand, network-accessed account that allows you to make purchases without need for id or credit card at hand would allow you to survive until you can forge yourself a new identity.
I suspect that Reincarnated druid has no idea what his following identity will be. On the other hand, network-accessed account that allows you to make purchases without need for id or credit card at hand would allow you to survive until you can forge yourself a new identity.
A reincarnated druid would have no idea what his future identity will look like, but you can name/re-name yourself whatever you want. That's at least enough to get the paperwork started.
Do you go to your grieving spouse and reconnect? "Hey honey, It's me, but I have a new body." **followed by screams**
I'd probably just avoid permanent intimate/romantic relationships personally. After all, you're going to outlive anyone you get connected to, even if you still get the whole "grow old with them" thing you'll come back after you die and they won't.
I'd say you have two options. One is the cash route, the other is Drejk's idea of "money you can get to with just a PIN code, no ID or other info required".
You'd pretty much have to live off/under the grid. You'd likely become a transient or vagrant of a sort, but once you've gone through a few lifetimes and stashed up enough money between them that won't be as uncomfortable an issue. You'll likely never live lavishly, but you'll be able to be comfortable, at least until you need to move.
What you'll really want to do is avoid conspiracy theorists and snoopy reporters who will be looking for patterns and might stumble across your trail ;)
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You're effectively immortal, which is super. However in the modern age how would you deal with that? You're effectively a new person with no social security number, no credit, no identification of any kind. Basically you're a homeless illegal no matter where you go.
Naked teen found wandering Central Park. Claims no knowledge of name/past.
Social services would take of of establishing a legal identity for me. After that, yea, buried assets as a means of wealth transfer. At least until something better can be worked out.
Do you go to your grieving spouse and reconnect? "Hey honey, It's me, but I have a new body." **followed by screams**I'd probably just avoid permanent intimate/romantic relationships personally. After all, you're going to outlive anyone you get connected to, even if you still get the whole "grow old with them" thing you'll come back after you die and they won't.
I'd say you have two options. One is the cash route, the other is Drejk's idea of "money you can get to with just a PIN code, no ID or other info required".
You'd pretty much have to live off/under the grid. You'd likely become a transient or vagrant of a sort, but once you've gone through a few lifetimes and stashed up enough money between them that won't be as uncomfortable an issue. You'll likely never live lavishly, but you'll be able to be comfortable, at least until you need to move.
What you'll really want to do is avoid conspiracy theorists and snoopy reporters who will be looking for patterns and might stumble across your trail ;)
I would still want to grow old with the right someone. You would just need to understand that other people die. It's sad, but it's the way the world works (except for you). Even without reincarntion death isnt something to be feared (FYI I don't believe in an afterelife).
For example I would spend my current lifetime with my husband. We would grow old together and in time we would both die. If I died before him I would make sure he was taken care of financially, but I think I wouldn't tell him I was the youtthful reincarneted formerly dead husband. I don't think he could handle it. It would be better if we either died together somehow or he died first. However, I wouldn't make either of those things happen.
My next lifetime I may be a man-whoring player until the day I died again, but if I found someone worth it I may just settle down again. That's something I'd have to play by ear. ;-)
I admit I have it easier as I'm not interested in romance or sex or the like, so I don't have the issue of desiring those connections. ;)
I do think they would make things more complex though, along the lines of constantly comparing new companions to old. Doctor Who provides a pretty good example of this, actually - in the middle seasons of the new series, Doctor #10 spends a lot of time comparing his second Companion, Martha, to his first, Rose, and Martha tends to come out with the short end of the stick. (I'll leave my specific opinions on that subject out of here for sanity's sake, heh.)
If you can break those connections it won't be as big of an issue, but if not it could cause severe complications down the line when your next significant other doesn't quite measure up to your last for one reason or another. It's a problem we have in normal relationships as is; I think it would be compounded greatly in the event of "I'm comparing you to someone I loved enough to grow old and die with".
You're effectively immortal, which is super. However in the modern age how would you deal with that? You're effectively a new person with no social security number, no credit, no identification of any kind. Basically you're a homeless illegal no matter where you go.
Naked teen found wandering Central Park. Claims no knowledge of name/past.
Social services would take of of establishing a legal identity for me. After that, yea, buried assets as a means of wealth transfer. At least until something better can be worked out.
That's not a bad idea if you're a decent liar. Your former body still exists and I'm sure someone had a very lovely open casket service for you. No one would think that you're the same person as long as you don't give yourself away somehow. WIth the exception of your memories you literally have no connection to your old life. You'd be a John Doe and could start your life anew even in a highly technical society that uses smart cards for identy and what not. The best secrets are hidden in plain sight. You could do this every lifetime and it's highlyl doubtful that anyone would connect the two.
Also very true.
Which makes me wonder if the Reincarnated Druid might have similar problems. It's often been argued that an elf shouldn't think like a human, who shouldn't think like an orc, who shouldn't think like a gnome, who shouldn't think like a kobold, etc. etc. etc. ...
You're essentially having your brain rewired, or reformatted to a new OS maybe, every time you reincarnate. The differences might be minor, but over time... either that, or you might come to disassociate yourself completely with any and all physical classifications, who knows.
Then of course there's the cursed version of this power.
The one where you wake up in a new body each morning.
Next to your previously inhabited now dead body. That'd be inconvinient.
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So the Doctor is a druid, and the TARDIS is his animal companion?
Next to your previously inhabited now dead body. That'd be inconvinient.Then of course there's the cursed version of this power.
The one where you wake up in a new body each morning.
Hopefully someone in arrest/prison will notice the pattern and get the idea...
So the Doctor is a druid, and the TARDIS is his animal companion?
It's funny until you remember what Gaiman did with the TARDIS.
So the Doctor is a druid, and the TARDIS is his animal companion?It's funny until you remember what Gaiman did with the TARDIS.
Refresh my memory please.
Refresh my memory please.So the Doctor is a druid, and the TARDIS is his animal companion?It's funny until you remember what Gaiman did with the TARDIS.
Hopefully someone in arrest/prison will notice the pattern and get the idea...Next to your previously inhabited now dead body. That'd be inconvinient.Then of course there's the cursed version of this power.
The one where you wake up in a new body each morning.
You could line them all up next to each other and study decomposition or build a really morbid house.
** spoiler omitted **Refresh my memory please.So the Doctor is a druid, and the TARDIS is his animal companion?It's funny until you remember what Gaiman did with the TARDIS.
Oh yea. Creepy.
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So the Doctor is a druid, and the TARDIS is his animal companion?It's funny until you remember what Gaiman did with the TARDIS.
The human race has come up with things that have required far more brain bleach than this. Nevertheless, I'm still reaching for the bottle.
The human race has come up with things that have required far more brain bleach than this. Nevertheless, I'm still reaching for the bottle.So the Doctor is a druid, and the TARDIS is his animal companion?It's funny until you remember what Gaiman did with the TARDIS.YMMV. Personally I think it was a great episode and it explains a lot. It does have a Crowning Moment of Sadness, mixed with Crowning Moments of Awesome and Rage. I don't have a problem with the episode because of the following.
1. This series is not your dad's Dr. Who.
2. It's Neal Gaiman, you're going to get a Gaiman story, and for most of us that means it's a treat.
Oh it's a great episode, easily one of the best in the entire series. Gaiman is a genius and I'd love to see him do more with the show. That's not what's brain bleachy about it - it's the idea of the druid-animal companion relationship being applied to the Doctor and the TARDIS after seeing that episode.
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The human race has come up with things that have required far more brain bleach than this. Nevertheless, I'm still reaching for the bottle.So the Doctor is a druid, and the TARDIS is his animal companion?It's funny until you remember what Gaiman did with the TARDIS.YMMV. Personally I think it was a great episode and it explains a lot. It does have a Crowning Moment of Sadness, mixed with Crowning Moments of Awesome and Rage. I don't have a problem with the episode because of the following.
1. This series is not your dad's Dr. Who.
2. It's Neal Gaiman, you're going to get a Gaiman story, and for most of us that means it's a treat.
I love Gaiman. Great episode all around. But this isn't a critique on the show, it's more that
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Forgive me for this, please
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Well, it's probable that sometimes you would be and sometimes you wouldn't. I imagine being a variety of colors and genders over a few lifetimes would lend a lot of perspective.
Well, it's probable that sometimes you would be and sometimes you wouldn't. I imagine being a variety of colors and genders over a few lifetimes would lend a lot of perspective.Forgive me for this, please
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And if you don't like what you got that time, there would be always option to restart...
And if you don't like what you got that time, there would be always option to restart...Well, it's probable that sometimes you would be and sometimes you wouldn't. I imagine being a variety of colors and genders over a few lifetimes would lend a lot of perspective.Forgive me for this, please
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Exactly.