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  miscellaneous | Optional Rule: That Good Night
  Optional Rule: 
  That Good Night
  Presented here is an optional rule that enhances 
  themes of finality and consequence in your Dungeons 
  & Dragons campaign by reducing the effectiveness of 
  spells that bring the dead back to life. In standard D&D 
  5e, the raise dead, reincarnate, resurrection, and revivify 
  spells can reduce the role of death in a campaign to an 
  inconvenience easily overcome by gold and access to 
  a spellcaster. Using That Good Night, characters who 
  might be returned to life through magic might return 
  suffering a terrible curse or not come back at all.
  The Rules                                                    
  When a creature would be returned to life by the raise 
  dead, reincarnation, resurrection, or revivify spells they 
  must roll on the Rite of Return chart. After rolling, the 
  creature can choose to roll again and use the second 
  result. If they do, and they are returned to life, they also 
  roll on the Stygian Curse chart.
  A creature who is returned to life has a cumulative -1 
  penalty to all future rolls on the Rite of Return chart.
  Stygian Curse
  When you roll on the Stygian Curse chart, you gain the 
  feature corresponding to the result.
  Your soul is torn to shreds trying to pass from 
  the world of the dead to the land of the living. 
  An undead creature with a challenge rating 
  equivalent to your level rises in your place. You 
  can never be returned to life.
  Your soul is torn to shreds trying to pass from 
  the world of the dead to the land of the living. 
  An undead creature with a challenge rating 
  equivalent to half your level rises in your place. 
  You can never be returned to life.
  Your soul is deaf to calls of return. You can never 
  be returned to life.
  Your soul stirs but does not or cannot return. 
  You are not returned to life but another ritual 
  could be performed to bring you back.
  Your soul returns to your body but both bear the 
  weight of your time in death. You return to life 
  with 5 levels of exhaustion.
  Your soul returns to your body and you return 
  to a weak grasp on life. You return to life with 4 
  levels of exhaustion.
  You rise worse for the wear. You return to life 
  with 3 levels of exhaustion.
  You return from the dead lethargic and weary. 
  You return to life with 2 levels of exhaustion.
  Your soul rejoins your body weakened by 
  the ordeal. You return to life with a level of 
  exhaustion.
  Your soul heeds the call and you are returned to 
  life.
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  Rite of RetuRn ChaRt
     d20      Result
  Botched Return. You are undead. You have 
  vulnerability to radiant damage. You learn the 
  thaumaturgy cantrip.
  Stygian Sinkhole. You and all creatures within 
  120 feet of you have disadvantage on death 
  saving throws.
  Yearn for Release. You have disadvantage on 
  death saving throws.
  Unlucky. When you roll a 20 on the d20 for an 
  ability check, attack roll, or saving throw, you 
  must reroll the die and use the new roll.
  Weakened. Your hit point maximum is 
  permanently reduced by your level. You gain one 
  less maximum hit point whenever you gain a 
  level.
  Shadow Sighted. You see in darkness as if it were 
  bright light and bright light as if it were darkness. 
  If you have the darkvision feature, you lose it.
  Sunlight Sensitivity. You have disadvantage on 
  attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks 
  that rely on sight when you, the target of your 
  attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in 
  direct sunlight.
  Poor Health. You have disadvantage on saving 
  throws against poison and disease.
  Haunted. You have disadvantage on saving 
  throws against being frightened.
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  Stygian CuRSe
     d10      Stygian Curse
  Optional Rule: That Good Night by Benjamin Huffman
  https://sterlingvermin.com/
  Desktop Publishing by Ners
  Art credit in order of appearance:
  “Undead Huntress” by Lawrence van der merwe
  
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