Kind of in the name, what are the burial practices of Firbolgs. I was thinking of doing something similar to elves, but even then I’m just not sure it plays into the necessary themes enough. Any ideas or lore I missed?
In a fantasy setting, I think it makes sense to consider an entirely different approach, as in:
Elf: So, my human friend, how do your people bury their dead?
Human: Bury? What do you mean, bury? When we die, the valkyries come and carry us off to Valhalla. What's there to bury?
With actual angels, demons, monsters, elementals - with gods that actually exist and act upon the world - and so on out there, it seems entirely plausible that some, most or even all races have entirely different ways of dealing with those who arrive at the end of their material life. So sahuagin are eaten by their shark god, elves sprout as saplings, humans are carried off to valhalla - or whatever.
Just ... I propose that this, too, could be an option =)
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In a fantasy setting, I think it makes sense to consider an entirely different approach, as in:
Elf: So, my human friend, how do your people bury their dead?
Human: Bury? What do you mean, bury? When we die, the valkyries come and carry us off to Valhalla. What's there to bury?
With actual angels, demons, monsters, elementals - with gods that actually exist and act upon the world - and so on out there, it seems entirely plausible that some, most or even all races have entirely different ways of dealing with those who arrive at the end of their material life. So sahuagin are eaten by their shark god, elves sprout as saplings, humans are carried off to Valhalla - or whatever.
Just … I propose that this, too, could be an option =)
If you don't have a corpse to bury, you don't have a corpse to animate or return to life either.
Demiplane magic is top tier stuff; given the general implication that casters of that caliber are pretty rare, could be a bit of a stretch.
They just open gates to there using a ritual, not creating demiplanes themself? The creation of the demiplane(s) could be stuff of legends. But oh well, as i said, just spitballing, not claiming that it's a top notch idea. ^^
If you don't have a corpse to bury, you don't have a corpse to animate or return to life either.
Tough luck. Maybe the elven gods will accept your worship then - but then, obviously, you'll go to elf heaven, which is being a tree forever, and maybe you'd actually prefer valhalla, and ale and fighting giants for free and so on.
I guess there might be a bit of delay, that the valkyries don't swoop in the moment that last death save fails. Maybe there are even the rare special case when the goði or vølve (that would be shaman to all you non-ancient-norse speakers (a category that includes me, btw, I looked it up =)) will announce that despite the lack of heartbeat - and potentially a head or whatever - it's yet not this heroes time to go.
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Kind of in the name, what are the burial practices of Firbolgs. I was thinking of doing something similar to elves, but even then I’m just not sure it plays into the necessary themes enough. Any ideas or lore I missed?
Can you give us an idea of how you interpret elven practices and how you might modify them for firbolgs?
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No worries. This is what my groups DM usually does, but I’m realizing now this probably isn’t universal. https://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/7repin/the_core_races_funerals_rites_post_your_best/
In a fantasy setting, I think it makes sense to consider an entirely different approach, as in:
Elf: So, my human friend, how do your people bury their dead?
Human: Bury? What do you mean, bury? When we die, the valkyries come and carry us off to Valhalla. What's there to bury?
With actual angels, demons, monsters, elementals - with gods that actually exist and act upon the world - and so on out there, it seems entirely plausible that some, most or even all races have entirely different ways of dealing with those who arrive at the end of their material life. So sahuagin are eaten by their shark god, elves sprout as saplings, humans are carried off to valhalla - or whatever.
Just ... I propose that this, too, could be an option =)
Blanket disclaimer: I only ever state opinion. But I can sound terribly dogmatic - so if you feel I'm trying to tell you what to think, I'm really not, I swear. I'm telling you what I think, that's all.
Just spitballing... Firbolg encase their dead in tree resin (like amber) and lay them to rest in demiplanes.
Demiplane magic is top tier stuff; given the general implication that casters of that caliber are pretty rare, could be a bit of a stretch.
If you don't have a corpse to bury, you don't have a corpse to animate or return to life either.
They just open gates to there using a ritual, not creating demiplanes themself? The creation of the demiplane(s) could be stuff of legends. But oh well, as i said, just spitballing, not claiming that it's a top notch idea. ^^
Tough luck. Maybe the elven gods will accept your worship then - but then, obviously, you'll go to elf heaven, which is being a tree forever, and maybe you'd actually prefer valhalla, and ale and fighting giants for free and so on.
I guess there might be a bit of delay, that the valkyries don't swoop in the moment that last death save fails. Maybe there are even the rare special case when the goði or vølve (that would be shaman to all you non-ancient-norse speakers (a category that includes me, btw, I looked it up =)) will announce that despite the lack of heartbeat - and potentially a head or whatever - it's yet not this heroes time to go.
Blanket disclaimer: I only ever state opinion. But I can sound terribly dogmatic - so if you feel I'm trying to tell you what to think, I'm really not, I swear. I'm telling you what I think, that's all.