Grandma Death
So, I was watching the new Netflix show The OA the other day and it has a great representation of Death that I think fits very nicely with DW Death rules. Instead of Death being a faceless cloaked figure who doesn’t seem to have a reason to “bargain” with you, Death is a loving grandmother welcoming you back home. This makes RPing Death easier and makes it easier to come up with “bargains.” In the show (spoiler warning), the main character dies and Grandma Death wants to stay dead because she knows her life will be suffering. The main character wants to go back, and Death agrees but takes her sight so that “she won’t see the suffering she experiences.” Later, (spoilers again!) the main character dies again, again Grandma Death wants to welcome her home and let her live with her dead family members for eternity. The main character wants to return, Death let’s her on the condition that she uses her life to save her friends (she also gives her some kind of power and gives her sight back).