Player death when Loremaster

[Lunistra]

How to introduce new character once they are established Loremasters?

My character died on the excursion to bloodsalt by massive damage (my own fault) , lets just say wand of wonder ... fireball... barrels of alchemists fire ... too close.

no immediate way to resurrect, just take body and so when back in academy bring back and temp play one of the students.

Or use ghost archetype until back to academy

or new rando loremaster

or level up a student to a loremaster

any other thoughts?

Just dont want it to feel cheesy and forced.

[xNellynelx]

I'd say if they want to play the same character, let them be a temp character or ghost until you can do the resurrect.

Rather than wait till back at the academy:

Spoiler:

If you're in Bloodsalt, then you aren't too far from encountering the Terwa Lords. Giri has a statblock (Terwa Star Reader) but unless your party plans to fight them, you don't really need it. In which case, if they aren't hostile to the Terwa Lords, you can say that Giri can perform the Resurrect Ritual. Rather than make the player be a ghost or temp character for the majority of the book.

If they want to be someone new, the magambyaa has lots of teachers who travel and aren't necessarily on campus at all times. Their new character can be a teacher that isn't "new", but one the players haven't met yet that has now crossed paths with the party and joined for *insert reasons*.