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Q&A How do I ensure that character death is impactful at higher levels?

Make the resources required rare Resurrection doesn't cost 1,000gp - it requires a diamond worth at least 1,000 gp. That's really valuable, especially for a commoner, so you probably wouldn't find...

posted 3y ago by Quintec‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar Quintec‭ · 2021-11-03T16:15:56Z (about 3 years ago)
# Make the resources required rare

Resurrection doesn't cost 1,000gp - it requires _a diamond worth at least 1,000 gp_. That's really valuable, especially for a commoner, so you probably wouldn't find many of these lying around town. Even people who sell diamonds might be unlikely to have such a valuable diamond lying around - perhaps they are not trusted to sell it, or they don't trust themselves to sell it, or they don't trust _you_ to buy it, etc...

(You could also just limit gold. As a small aside, I feel like DnD 5e gives way too much gold and has not enough to do with the gold, so maybe it would be possible to scale the gold amounts down by like, 100x, and still feel ok.)