{"id":131,"date":"2022-03-27T23:43:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T23:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/?p=131"},"modified":"2022-03-27T23:43:24","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T23:43:24","slug":"backstories-unique-concept-2-reincarnation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/2022\/03\/27\/backstories-unique-concept-2-reincarnation\/","title":{"rendered":"Backstories: Unique Concept #2: Reincarnation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/files\/2022\/03\/reborn-5e-1-1024x656.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132\" width=\"812\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/files\/2022\/03\/reborn-5e-1-1024x656.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/files\/2022\/03\/reborn-5e-1-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/files\/2022\/03\/reborn-5e-1-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/files\/2022\/03\/reborn-5e-1-1536x984.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/files\/2022\/03\/reborn-5e-1-593x380.png 593w, https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/files\/2022\/03\/reborn-5e-1.png 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><figcaption>Image from Wizards of the Coast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>reincarnate <\/em>spell can be&#8230; interesting at times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the Reincarnate spell?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For those who don&#8217;t know, the <em>reincarnate <\/em>spell is a 5th level spell learned by Druids, that allows you to resurrect someone into another body of a randomized race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On paper, this spell isn&#8217;t the best, as it might entirely mess up your playstyle depending on the race you are given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But using this spell as a part of your backstory leads to all sorts of possibilities!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why this concept could be good for a backstory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This backstory is good because it allows your character to start a campaign in a body not their own. For example, an elf who is known for hunting orcs is suddenly reincarnated into an orc herself when she died. Or a dying human striking a deal with an unknown being to start a fresh life in a new body, and then they get their wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Backstories like these can lead to all sorts of amazing character arcs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example character using this concept: Cornelius, the Elf Ranger reincarnated as an Orc<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Backstory: Cornelius was an elf known for a great hatred of orcs, and has been hunting them for centuries. Eventually, however, the orcs managed to get to her, and in a cruel sense of irony, an orc druid casted Reincarnate on him, and caused him to reincarnate into an orc. Now in a body of his most hated race, Cornelius sets out as an adventurer, struggling to keep his hatred in check. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The reincarnate spell can be&#8230; interesting at times. What is the Reincarnate spell? For those who don&#8217;t know, the reincarnate spell is a 5th level spell learned by Druids, that allows you to resurrect someone into another body of a randomized race. On paper, this spell isn&#8217;t the best, as it might entirely mess up &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/2022\/03\/27\/backstories-unique-concept-2-reincarnation\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Backstories: Unique Concept #2: Reincarnation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12419,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":135,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131\/revisions\/135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/dndorigins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}