skipped the last few posts so forgive me if a parrotise a few of u
on the server i used to work for (UO server) death was dealt with as follows
when u die u become a ghost able to manifest (ie become visable to players)
whilst manifested anything the ghost said came out as oooOOOOoooo (unless the person listening used the spirit speak skill) while not manifested the players text appeared on the bottom left of the screen as they typed it
the ghost could stand over the corpse, manifest and be targeted with a resurrection spell... otherwise the ghost could wander to a shrine and use it to resurrect
if the ghost was ressed on its body it would come back to life with all its items/clothes etc in place... if it ressed away from its body it was clad only in a shabby white robe
this meant if u had friends with u death wasnt too much of a problem...but consider what happens when u venture alone deep into a hard dungeon with all your best armour/weapons/items then u die at the feet of one of the baddest monsters you have ever seen and have to fight through to the same point wearing nothing but a sheet to get yer stuff back!!
anyways just givin u guys an insight into how other titles have coped with the situation
