Where do DND characters go when they die?

In the Forgotten Realms, souls travel to is the city of Judgement, where it's decided what happens to your soul. Usually, a patron of your god (or whatever you worship) will arrive and do whatever it does with souls. Or a demon could steal your soul. Or a devil could offer you a deal.
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What happens when DnD character dies?

Unlike other saves, Death Saves don't have any bonus or penalty to them. You're simply rolling a d20, looking to roll a 10 or higher. You need to succeed at this roll three times to enter into what's called Stabilized, a condition where you're still unconscious at 0 hit point.
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What happens if you die in the afterlife DnD?

When a mortal died, its soul and body were separated, and the soul automatically began a journey to the afterlife. In the Mulhorandi faith, the ba spirit was said to remain within a mortal's body when they died, while the ka moved on to be judged by Osiris.
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Is there heaven in DnD?

Location. The Seven Heavens of Mount Celestia, also called the Seven Mountains of Goodness and Law, Seven Mounting Heavens of Celestia or Seven Heavens, was the pinnacle of lawful goodness in the Great Wheel cosmology. The Seven Heavens were dedicated to goodness shaped by law and justice tempered with mercy.
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How do I bring my dead DnD character back?

In 5e, there are six spells that can resurrect deceased characters: Revivify, Raise Dead, Resurrection, Reincarnate, True Resurrection, and Wish can all bring characters back from the dead, allowing us to keep them alive for the next adventure. There are also non-spell ways to resurrect.
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Can you reuse a D&D character?

The consensus was yes you can bring a character over provided it is similar level.
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Can wizards learn resurrection?

True Polymorph and Shapechange. Both of these spells can be used to turn into a creature that have access to resurrection abilities. True Polymorph can turn you into Ki-rin (from volo's guide to monsters) that has true resurrection as a spell. It is a 9th level spell available to Bard, Warlock and Wizard.
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Does DND have an afterlife?

Some have a one-size-fits-all afterlife, some skip the BS with the city of judgement and take a soul straight where it belongs. In Theros, while technically a MTG setting, the underworld is basically another place. People can have adventures there, often attempting (and sometimes succeeding) to escape.
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Where do gods live in D&D?

In the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, an Outer Plane is one of a number of general types of planes of existence. They can also be referred to as godly planes, spiritual planes or divine planes. The Outer Planes are home to beings such as deities and their servants such as demons, celestials and devils.
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Are elves reincarnated 5e?

Since elves are no longer welcome in their god's domain, they are reincarnated again and again.
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What happens to Tieflings when they die?

A tiefling's soul goes to the afterlife (i.e., outer plane) it deserves based on its faith, actions, or alignment. For example, a tiefling who was lawful evil or who traded its soul to a devil would be damned to the Nine Hells.
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Do animals have souls in DnD?

All living creatures have souls. (I would be ok whit that, being a mortal body the vessel of an outer essence in the material plane)
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What happens when an elf dies DnD 5e?

Elves who are near death long to go there because it reminds them of a time when their souls were actually allowed into the Elven afterlife. But once they die, their soul is reincarnated into a new Elf.
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Is there a Grim Reaper in DND?

The grim reaper (or death spirit) is a creature from the negative material plane that appears only in Ravenloft. It is drawn to the ebbing life energies of a creature on the verge of death (i.e., at or below 0 hit points) and seems, in some way, to feed upon those essences.
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How does death work in DND 5e?

Standard Death Rules for 5e

The standard rules in 5e for death require a character to drop to 0 hit points, then fail three death saving throws before they are healed, stabilized by a DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check, or stabilize from three successful death saving throws.
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Does Christianity exist in DnD?

There was also a deity who is claimed to be a thinly-veiled allusion to the Judeo-Christian-Muslim God, but is not explicitly such. Beyond these two things, no, D&D has never gone there.
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Who is the main god in DnD?

If knowledge is power, then Oghma would be the most powerful god in the Dungeons & Dragons pantheon. Despite his relative lack of any divine power, especially when it comes to gods that command elements or rule over regions of the cosmos, Oghma is a favorite of storytellers, inventors, and scholars as well as mages.
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Can DnD characters become gods?

One can be elevated to divinity by another god, like Red Knight; or. Kill a god and usurp his power, like Bane; or. A dragon can become a quasi-deity through the Draconomicon class Dispassionate Watcher Of Chronepsis (the DM could allow them to receive level 0 divinity); or. Maybe through extremely powerful magic.
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Do Dragons have souls DnD?

According to the D&D 3.5 Draconomicon, p. 33, the draconic deity Chronepsis decides where dragon souls go: Chronepsis is a passionless observer of the world. He passes judgement on all dragons when they die, deciding where their souls go in the afterlife.
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What does the ethereal plane look like?

The Ethereal Plane is a misty, fog-bound dimension that is coexistent with the Material Plane and often other planes as well. Travelers within the Ethereal Plane describe the plane as a collection of swirling mists and colorful fogs.
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What does the Astral Plane look like D&D?

The Astral Plane looks like a great, silvery sea that goes on in all directions. Most of the Astral Sea is a vast, empty expanse. For the most part, the Astral Plane is devoid of gravity. There are dead Gods floating in the Astral realm with a few chunks of rock.
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Do Paladins get revivify?

The only other class that has revivify on their spell list is the paladin. However, since the paladin is only a half caster, a paladin won't be able to cast revivify until 9th level. So only a group with a cleric in the party will have access to this spell at 5th level. Revivify must be cast within 1 minute of death.
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Do Rangers get revivify?

Protection from Energy, Revivify, and Water Breathing are spells that a Ranger could learn, but are best learned by full casters.
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Who has true resurrection 5e?

Resurrection can only be cast by clerics and bards. True Resurrection, on the other hand, can only be cast by clerics and druids. One justification for this is that, unlike it's less powerful cousin, True Resurrection can create a new body from scratch for a dead creature.
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How do D&D campaigns work?

An Ongoing Adventure

The game has no real end; when one story or quest wraps up, another one can begin, creating an ongoing story called a campaign. Many people who play the game keep their campaigns going for months or years, meeting with their friends every week or so to pick up the story where they left off.
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