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Negative levels only reduce your effective level for certain statistical purposes (class features, caster level, etc.) - they don't actually reduce your level, including for the purpose of determining your tier. So your tier never goes down, no matter how many negative levels you're carrying.
There's no time limit for removing the negative levels, but most negative conditions (curses, diseases, etc.) must be removed by the end of the scenario. See the Guide to Organized Play, page 22.
Does this make sense? ^_^
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This is what happens when you have a negative level, as Kalindlara mentioned it does not change your actual level, like it used to in older editions of D&D.
For each negative level a creature has, it takes a cumulative –1 penalty on all ability checks, attack rolls, combat maneuver checks, Combat Maneuver Defense, saving throws, and skill checks. In addition, the creature reduces its current and total hit points by 5 for each negative level it possesses. The creature is also treated as one level lower for the purpose of level-dependent variables (such as spellcasting) for each negative level possessed. Spellcasters do not lose any prepared spells or slots as a result of negative levels. If a creature’s negative levels equal or exceed its total Hit Dice, it dies.
I'm just curious, if you spend the 16 pp for the raise dead and the 4 pp per negative level, do you need to pay any gold?
The way I've seen it done at most local tables, is that the table puts in together for the raise dead and the player spends the prestige for the restorations.
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I'm just curious, if you spend the 16 pp for the raise dead and the 4 pp per negative level, do you need to pay any gold?
Nope, if you pay with prestige, you do not need to pay with gold. Alternatively, if you pay with gold, then you do not need to pay any prestige, and as an above poster mentioned, if you pay with gold other PC's have the option to kick in some gold to help out (it's not an obligation, and it varies by region and by reason for death).
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But were I to get the negative levels, they would simply carry into the next session until I removed them or would I HAVE to get rid of them before the end of the session? What if, like I mentioned before, I lacked the prestige or funds? Would that be the only acceptable reason to carry them over?
Negative levels and conditions that have no mechanical effect (such as gender changes) specifically can carry over to the next scenario, and the next. You don't have to justify it.
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Negative levels can carry over from scenario to scenario. They are just about the only condition that doesn't need to be resolved at the end of a scenario. If you don't have the GP or PP to remove them, then you can resolve them during/after the next scenario. I don't know if I'd say it's the only reason to not remove the negative levels, but it might be the only good reason not to get the negative levels removed.
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Am I allowed to use gold from one of my characters, to revive another of my own characters that has died previously? For instance, if I made a barbarian that died shortly after, would I be able to spend the gp or prestige from my rogue to revive the barbar?
No. Your characters can't spend resources on each other.
And am I allowed to use anyone else's prestige (gp I know the table can pool) to revive someone that just died in that game (like the barbar) or can I only use my own prestige on my own characters?
Prestige can't be pooled; it all must come from one character. That said, I'm not sure whether one can spend prestige to raise someone else's character in a scenario - I'd lean toward yes, but get more opinions.
If I can revive previously dead characters (characters marked as 'dead' after a session is over), is there a time limit to do so? Like if my barbar dies at level 6, and is marked 'dead', is there any definitive time that I have to have him up by outside of the end of the session, or is there no option to after the session is over?
The death must be cleared by the end of the session - if it isn't, then the character is gone forever (barring extraordinary circumstances, like a Venture-Captain ruling that your death was unfair due to GM misplay).
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Get PFS numbers for them and issue them Chronicle sheets for each session. If they don't follow up, that's not your fault.
That said, their characters must be PFS-legal if they are to be part of the sessions. This includes all limits on purchasing, available game options, the whole deal.
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Get PFS numbers for them and issue them Chronicle sheets for each session. If they don't follow up, that's not your fault.
That said, their characters must be PFS-legal if they are to be part of the sessions. This includes all limits on purchasing, available game options, the whole deal.
This. If you register a number for them, you wont penalize the other players because they dont want to register.
Just give them their chronicles. Hopefully after a couple times playing, they will see its not so much a hassle and shape up.If they dont, and it eats into your time/enjoyment, you can always tell them to shape up, or find another game.
