Undeparted | Free 5e and PF2e Shop
Written by Dean Rigdon
After adventuring, trekking through the wilderness, and finally finding civilization again, characters want places to spend that gold! This shop offers a great variety of options in resurrection services, getting characters back into the mix of adventuring right after they finish spending their precious gold.
Versions for both 5e and Pathfinder 2e are included.
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Undeparted - 5e
Small healing shop
This shop offers easy access to resurrection services. As all means of raising a person from the dead are at minimum uncommon, carefully consider the consequences before implementing this shop into your game. If desired, you can change it to more mundane types of healing or make Zalzu a charlatan who steals money after making it appear he’s completed a resurrection.
“I saw the light, so beautiful . . . And then there was something standing above me, splashing cold water in my face!” —Recently revived customer
This shop is a humble building with a classic wooden sign out front proclaiming “Undeparted.” A quaint cobblestone path runs to the front door, and bushes with pink flowers lie under the windows. The flowers lend a sweet fragrance to the air and brighten up the front of the building.
Description. The front of the shop is all wood painted a cool shade of blue, and decals on the two windows advertise symbols of healing and medicine. The cobbled path to the door is surrounded by a small grassy yard dotted with flowers. Under the windows sit fragrant bushes with pink flowers.
The building contains just one room with a wooden table in the center, a desk and chair off to the side, and a shelf filled with scrolls. On the table, dried blood and other unnamed stains threaten to overpower the scent of the flowers outside. The shelves contain spell scrolls to bring back the dead or heal the sick, obviously transcribed at the desk.
Interesting Discoveries. While everyone would love to be revived upon their untimely demise, not everyone can afford that nicety. The Undeparted refuses to un-depart a client until they have paid in full and upfront. Spell scrolls cost money!
Upon dying, some clients’ family members decide to withdraw and that the medical money is better spent elsewhere. These sad clients are stored behind the shop in a mass grave. Each one is labeled with a nametag to identify them should someone eventually pay for them to be brought back. But, until the money is in, the clients are out.
Undeparted NPCs
Zalzu and Kiggle are intertwined in a delightfully convoluted manner and make business personal.
Zalzu
Nonbinary halfling (priest), true neutral
Description. Zalzu can cast revivify as well as the other spells. They are a formidable force if threatened, and even more protective of their money. Zalzu is generally cheery and unafraid of blood or poking around bad injuries, a good trait for a healer.
Occupation. Zalzu does heal but deals mostly with bringing back the dead. Zalzu essentially offers life insurance but in a different way than the usual monetary benefits. Zalzu is perceived in part as a scammer and in part as an essential asset to the area.
Secret. Money is Zalzu’s main motive, and sometimes Zalzu has taken money from certain nobles in exchange for not offering their services to someone the paying noble wants to stay dead. This is legal and within Zalzu’s rights, but it would be majorly frowned upon and would lose them much business.
Kiggle Halfnape
Female human (noble), lawful neutral
Description. Kiggle is a haughty noble and a three-time user of Undeparted’s services. Kiggle has many enemies who would like her dead or perhaps in the graves behind Undeparted’s cheery main entrance. She laughs in the face of this and every other danger in her way, the reason for her tight partnership with Zalzu.
Occupation. Kiggle is a politician by birth and training. She is ruthless in her tactics and only involves herself for personal gain. Zalzu and her have come to an understanding where she provides the path to high-paying customers, and Zalzu provides Kiggle with unlimited redoes.
Secret. Kiggle came to power when she paid Zalzu to keep her recently assassinated father in the grave. No one would be surprised by this news, and many suspect it, but any proof would certainly discredit her and give her many enemies the edge they need.
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d10 |
Item w/ Description |
Cost/Rarity |
|
1 |
Poor Revive A very low-cost revival for down-on-their-luck luck buyers, but be warned, if the customer doesn’t die in the shop, they don’t get revived. |
1 pp |
|
2 |
Cheap Revive Although slightly more expensive, the cheap revive is a decent option if the body is preserved within a minute. |
500 gp |
|
3 |
Standard Revive Revival of the standard variety, get to the revival table within a day of dying! |
750 gp |
|
4 |
Double Standard Revive A double deal—twice as long! Get to the shop within two days of dying. |
1,000 gp |
|
5 |
Wealthy Revive That price is getting high, but the wealthy revive is worth it. A full week is allotted to get to the table before time is up. |
1,250 gp |
|
6 |
Platinum Revive Take a vacation in the afterlife, and still come back after an entire month! |
1,500 gp |
|
7 |
Retrieval Revive Died with no one to transport you? No problem, the retrieval revive comes with a hefty price tag, but a guarantee that you’ll be recovered by Undeparted staff. |
5,000 gp |
|
8 |
Anti-Revive Don’t want someone to come back? We will gladly take even more money to not follow through on our promises. |
10,000 gp |
|
9 |
Revival Insurance People are untrustworthy, so buy some insurance in the event of an anti-revive. This option is only available to Platinum and Retrieval level customers. |
2,000 gp |
|
10 |
Faked Revive Fake your own death and disappear. Get dug up, revived, and sent along with a full week of supplies—complimentary, of course. |
15,000 gp |
Undeparted - Pathfinder 2e
Small healing shop
This shop offers easy access to resurrection services. As all means of raising a person from the dead are at minimum uncommon, carefully consider the consequences before implementing this shop into your game. If desired, you can change it to more mundane types of healing or make Zalzu a charlatan who steals money after making it appear he’s completed a resurrection.
“I saw the light, so beautiful . . . And then there was something standing above me, splashing cold water in my face!” —Recently revived customer
This shop is a humble building with a classic wooden sign out front proclaiming “Undeparted.” A quaint cobblestone path runs to the front door, and bushes with pink flowers lie under the windows. The flowers lend a sweet fragrance to the air and brighten up the front of the building.
Description. The front of the shop is all wood painted a cool shade of blue, and decals on the two windows advertise symbols of healing and medicine. The cobbled path to the door is surrounded by a small grassy yard dotted with flowers. Under the windows sit fragrant bushes with pink flowers.
The building contains just one room with a wooden table in the center, a desk and chair off to the side, and a shelf filled with scrolls. On the table, dried blood and other unnamed stains threaten to overpower the scent of the flowers outside. The shelves contain spell scrolls to bring back the dead or heal the sick, obviously transcribed at the desk.
Interesting Discoveries. While everyone would love to be revived upon their untimely demise, not everyone can afford that nicety. The Undeparted refuses to un-depart a client until they have paid in full and upfront. Spells cost money!
Upon dying, some clients’ family members decide to withdraw and that the medical money is better spent elsewhere. These sad clients are stored behind the shop in a mass grave. Each one is labeled with a nametag to identify them should someone eventually pay for them to be brought back. But, until the money is in, the clients are out.
Undeparted NPCs
Zalzu and Kiggle are intertwined in a delightfully convoluted manner and make business personal.
Zalzu
Nonbinary halfling, true neutral
Description. Zalzu can cast revivify as well as the other spells. They are a formidable force if threatened, and even more protective of their money. Zalzu is generally cheery and unafraid of blood or poking around bad injuries, a good trait for a healer.
Occupation. Zalzu does heal but deals mostly with bringing back the dead. Zalzu essentially offers life insurance but in a different way than the usual monetary benefits. Zalzu is perceived in part as a scammer and in part as an essential asset to the area.
Secret. Money is Zalzu’s main motive, and sometimes Zalzu has taken money from certain nobles in exchange for not offering their services to someone the paying noble wants to stay dead. This is legal and within Zalzu’s rights, but it would be majorly frowned upon and would lose them much business.
Kiggle Halfnape
Female human, lawful neutral
Description. Kiggle is a haughty noble and a three-time user of Undeparted’s services. Kiggle has many enemies who would like her dead or perhaps in the graves behind Undeparted’s cheery main entrance. She laughs in the face of this and every other danger in her way, the reason for her tight partnership with Zalzu.
Occupation. Kiggle is a politician by birth and training. She is ruthless in her tactics and only involves herself for personal gain. Zalzu and her have come to an understanding where she provides the path to high-paying customers, and Zalzu provides Kiggle with unlimited redoes.
Secret. Kiggle came to power when she paid Zalzu to keep her recently assassinated father in the grave. No one would be surprised by this news, and many suspect it, but any proof would certainly discredit her and give her many enemies the edge they need.
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d10 |
Item w/ Description |
Cost/Rarity |
|
1 |
Poor Revive A very low-cost revival for down-on-their-luck luck buyers, but be warned, if the customer doesn’t die in the shop, they don’t get revived. |
1 pp |
|
2 |
Cheap Revive (Max 8th Level) You won’t be dead, but you may not recognize yourself in the mirror afterwards. Only available for 7 days after death. (A person resurrected in this way receives a new body as though reincarnate (Advanced Player’s Guide) were used to bring them back to life.) |
400 gp |
|
3 |
Standard Revive (Max 20th Level) More powerful souls require a more powerful spell. Though it doesn’t fix the mirror problem. Only available for 7 days after death. (A person resurrected in this way receives a new body as though reincarnate (Advanced Player’s Guide) were used to bring them back to life.) |
150 pp |
|
4 |
Careful Revival (Max 13th Level) You’ll come back, AND you’ll recognize yourself! Only available for 3 days after death, no refunds in the event of failure. |
300 pp |
|
5 |
Powerful Revival (Max 20th Level) We’ll bring you back, fix you up, and you’ll be in your own body. But it’s gonna have to cost ya, those materials aren’t cheap. Only available for 3 days after death. |
7,000 pp |
|
6 |
Long Term Revival Plan (Max 10th Level) We’ll bring you back, even if it’s been a while since ya died! No refunds in the event of mishap. (Treat this as though the resurrect ritual is being cast. Roll a flat d20 check. A 1-5 is a critical failure, a 6-10 is a failure, and an 11-19 is a success. A 20 is a critical success.) |
1,000 gp |
|
7 |
Maximum Revival Plan (Max 20th Level) Almost no matter who died, we can try to bring them back, even if it’s been a long time. No refunds in the event of a mishap. (Treat this as though the resurrect ritual is being cast. Roll a flat d20 check. A 1-5 is a critical failure, a 6-10 is a failure, and an 11-19 is a success. A 20 is a critical success.) |
2,000 gp |
|
8 |
Anti-Revive Don’t want someone to come back? We will gladly take even more money to just skip trying that day. |
1,000 pp |
|
9 |
Revival Insurance People are untrustworthy, so buy some insurance in the event of an anti-revive. We’ll take their money and ignore them! |
2,000 pp |
|
10 |
Faked Revive Fake your own death and disappear. Get dug up, revived, and sent along with a full week of supplies—complimentary, of course. We’ll even throw in a new identity if you need one. |
15,000 pp |
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