Just a fun idea I had.
Mead of Eternal Revelry
When you enter the ruins of the ancient mead hall, you come upon dusty skeletons and the spirits of the warriors who fell fighting for the Crow King. They seem not to notice you as they continue to drink and sing their eternal songs of valor and heroism. A magnificent stein sits unattended on the central table. It seems to glow subtly as you approach. As you near it, a ghostly woman lifts the stein and hands it to you, offering you the ale that still sloshes within. When you accept the offer of mead from the ghostly woman, roll+CON. On a 10+, you drink heartily and soon find that the decrepit mead hall has become full of life as if it were new. You carouse with the spirits and after a night of drunken revelry you awaken with some bit of ancient knowledge, a gifted weapon or some other useful boon, as well as possibly a few new scars or a tattoo. On a 7-9, the same, but you also traded something of yours, which is nowhere to be found. On a 6-, the party never ends for you. Your spirit joins the eternal revelry.
If you refuse the drink, the spirits will take up their old skeletons and show their disapproval of your decision.
Diabolical.
Does a 6- mean the player loses the character? That seems a little harsh. Other than that I love it!
Sebastian Baker Well, it would be kind of like a last breath. You would definitely need to broadcast that they could die ahead of time.
The description was meant to suggest that you see the spirits that died fighting, but there are skeletons at the tables. You could even describe the skeletons as not appearing to have been in battle, and that they seem to have been in the middle of partying.
Also, your spirit joining them doesn’t necessarily mean it’s gone for good. The move itself says you could awaken with something from the revelry, which if a party member wanted to drink to rescue another player I would totally allow. Then of course there are other ways you could try (Ritual, resurrection, or a whole Front based around getting your companion’s soul back before it’s too late). All kinds of possibilities 🙂