Not sure if I'm dead or what

[TheInsouciant]

So this morning I left my character unattended for a while while I was building a loom on my claim, and when I came back the client was no longer running. Don't know if it crashed or what. I didn't think much of it, but when I logged in again just now, the character I had been playing was missing from the login screen. I don't quite get what happened. My HHP were quite low, so I guess it's possible something came along and killed me. If my character died, would it no longer show up on the login screen? I've read about making a descendant of a dead character, how is that done?

[loftar]

If you were building a loom and was low on HHP, I'd guess you starved to death. Loom-building takes a long time, and therefore a lot of stamina, and therefore a lot of hunger.

And yes, if your character is dead, it stops showing up on the login screen. Instead, when you create a new character, there will be a runestone just west of the "pond" in the character creation room, which you can use to inherit your previous character.

[TheInsouciant]

Aha! Didn't notice that runestone. Thanks! ::grumble grumble boars grumble no food grumble grumble::

[TheInsouciant]

So... I trekked back out to my old claim, and my dead ancestor is still standing there. Shouldn't he be lying down dead? He's standing straight up right where I left him, by the loom, in a puddle of blood. It's kinda spooky.

[sabinati]

watch out he's gonna eat your brains

[TheInsouciant]

I'm putting up a runestone: "The Haunted Loom".

[sabinati]

loftar: what are your thoughts on spawning a character who has inherited from a tombstone at their ancestor's claim or village, if either exist?

[loftar]

That's a known bug. When characters starve to death, they keep standing. I'll get around to it sooner or later.

[Fluffy]

They can't leave purgatory until they get what they want. Dead hearthlings in need of food? Zombies. Win.

[Potjeh]

loftar: what are your thoughts on spawning a character who has inherited from a tombstone at their ancestor's claim or village, if either exist?

Best idea yet for making burial useful.