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| − | = Who were you in your First Life?= | + | =Who were you in your First Life?= |
The tem-akh is an important part of the Reborn that helps heal wounded and incomplete souls. What was the life of your tem-akh like? In what part and era of Egypt did you live? What was your career or calling in life? Did you accomplish any great deeds or leave anything behind when you died? How old were you when you died? You might have been only a child, or you may have lived to a ripe old age (which may have only been a few decades in the ancient world). What are your strongest memories from this life? How did your First Life end, and what did you experience in the underworld? Why is your particular tem-akh the strongest part of your soul, the only part to survive the Dja-akh? | The tem-akh is an important part of the Reborn that helps heal wounded and incomplete souls. What was the life of your tem-akh like? In what part and era of Egypt did you live? What was your career or calling in life? Did you accomplish any great deeds or leave anything behind when you died? How old were you when you died? You might have been only a child, or you may have lived to a ripe old age (which may have only been a few decades in the ancient world). What are your strongest memories from this life? How did your First Life end, and what did you experience in the underworld? Why is your particular tem-akh the strongest part of your soul, the only part to survive the Dja-akh? | ||
| − | = Who were you in your Second Life?= | + | =Who were you in your Second Life?= |
Your Second Life took place in the modern world. What country did you live in? What kind of life did you have there? What did you do for a living? What goals did you have? How long did you live your Second Life? What things were important to you then? Also consider the impact of your death on the people you knew in your Second Life. How did they react? What would they think if they knew about your new, immortal existence? Do they even know that you're alive? | Your Second Life took place in the modern world. What country did you live in? What kind of life did you have there? What did you do for a living? What goals did you have? How long did you live your Second Life? What things were important to you then? Also consider the impact of your death on the people you knew in your Second Life. How did they react? What would they think if they knew about your new, immortal existence? Do they even know that you're alive? | ||
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Also consider the contrast between your character's First and Second Lives. What happens when a nebbish who's always been weak-willed receives part of the soul (and memories) of a great and forceful general? What about the macho, sexist man whose spiritual partner is a female slave-dancer? Or for that matter, what happens when the person who would never harm a fly is coupled with a dark and savage khaibit spirit? | Also consider the contrast between your character's First and Second Lives. What happens when a nebbish who's always been weak-willed receives part of the soul (and memories) of a great and forceful general? What about the macho, sexist man whose spiritual partner is a female slave-dancer? Or for that matter, what happens when the person who would never harm a fly is coupled with a dark and savage khaibit spirit? | ||
| − | = What was your failing?= | + | =What was your failing?= |
Every mummy had a hole in his Second Life that the tem-akh filled. What was yours? How did that weakness in your soul manifest itself? If your khaibit was weak in your Second Life, were you meek and passive or did you guiltily repress your instinctive impulses? If your ka was unsound, why did you have no regard for your body? Did you see it as something to use and have fun with like a toy, or was it something you hated and wanted to hide? Consider the effect your weakness had on your Second Life and on the lives of those around you. Were you a despised boss or the friend everyone had to cheer up and look out for? | Every mummy had a hole in his Second Life that the tem-akh filled. What was yours? How did that weakness in your soul manifest itself? If your khaibit was weak in your Second Life, were you meek and passive or did you guiltily repress your instinctive impulses? If your ka was unsound, why did you have no regard for your body? Did you see it as something to use and have fun with like a toy, or was it something you hated and wanted to hide? Consider the effect your weakness had on your Second Life and on the lives of those around you. Were you a despised boss or the friend everyone had to cheer up and look out for? | ||
| − | = How did you die, and what kind of impact did your death have on you?= | + | =How did you die, and what kind of impact did your death have on you?= |
The Second Life's weakness often leads directly to its end. Having a weak ka might eventually result in a fatal overdose, for instance. On the other hand, the end of the Second Life sometimes has nothing to do with the soul's weakness. A fatal accident or crime can befall anyone. Which one happened to your character? How much does he remember about it? How does it affect him now? A particularly traumatic death might have lasting effects on a character's psyche. | The Second Life's weakness often leads directly to its end. Having a weak ka might eventually result in a fatal overdose, for instance. On the other hand, the end of the Second Life sometimes has nothing to do with the soul's weakness. A fatal accident or crime can befall anyone. Which one happened to your character? How much does he remember about it? How does it affect him now? A particularly traumatic death might have lasting effects on a character's psyche. | ||
| − | = How did you reach the Lands of Faith?= | + | =How did you reach the Lands of Faith?= |
The journey to reach the Lands of Faith is a difficult one, particularly for the tem-akh spirit, since it knows little about the modern world. How did you handle the journey? Was it relatively easy or extraordinarily difficult? What things did you have to do along the way? Do you regret any of them? What did you learn in the process? | The journey to reach the Lands of Faith is a difficult one, particularly for the tem-akh spirit, since it knows little about the modern world. How did you handle the journey? Was it relatively easy or extraordinarily difficult? What things did you have to do along the way? Do you regret any of them? What did you learn in the process? | ||
| − | = Who performed the Great Rite for you?= | + | =Who performed the Great Rite for you?= |
Once you reached the Lands of Faith, which cult did you meet? Who performed the Spell of Life over your khat, and where did they do so? Were you one of the first to be reborn in the modern era, or was your rebirth more recent? Did any complications arise during the ritual (perhaps resulting in certain Flaws)? How did it feel when you began your Third Life as one of the Undying? | Once you reached the Lands of Faith, which cult did you meet? Who performed the Spell of Life over your khat, and where did they do so? Were you one of the first to be reborn in the modern era, or was your rebirth more recent? Did any complications arise during the ritual (perhaps resulting in certain Flaws)? How did it feel when you began your Third Life as one of the Undying? | ||
| − | = Who taught you?= | + | =Who taught you?= |
Once you began your Third Life, who educated you about the history of the Reborn and the secret lore of Amenti? Was it mortal followers of Osiris, other mummies or both? Were you a good student or a difficult one? How easily did you adapt to your new existence? What new interests seized you in your new existence? Were you drawn to particular areas of study? Did you feel a need to fill in areas you neglected in your previous lives? Did you flee from those who gifted you with new life? What caused you to run away? Why do you now live on the run from those of your kind? | Once you began your Third Life, who educated you about the history of the Reborn and the secret lore of Amenti? Was it mortal followers of Osiris, other mummies or both? Were you a good student or a difficult one? How easily did you adapt to your new existence? What new interests seized you in your new existence? Were you drawn to particular areas of study? Did you feel a need to fill in areas you neglected in your previous lives? Did you flee from those who gifted you with new life? What caused you to run away? Why do you now live on the run from those of your kind? | ||
| − | = How do you see your duty to Osiris and Ma'at?= | + | =How do you see your duty to Osiris and Ma'at?= |
Although mummies are beings of Ma'at, they accept and follow their duty in various ways. Some are holy warriors who seek to destroy the enemies of Ma'at. Others are scholars who seek to bring enlightenment and lost knowledge back to the world. Others are mediators and councilors who work to create peace and understanding. What do you see as your duty to Ma'at and Osiris? Do you see them as the same thing, or are your duties sometimes in conflict? Do you feel a need to atone for the things you did in your previous lives? Do you instead consider your Third Life a clean slate, devoted to the cause of Ma'at? | Although mummies are beings of Ma'at, they accept and follow their duty in various ways. Some are holy warriors who seek to destroy the enemies of Ma'at. Others are scholars who seek to bring enlightenment and lost knowledge back to the world. Others are mediators and councilors who work to create peace and understanding. What do you see as your duty to Ma'at and Osiris? Do you see them as the same thing, or are your duties sometimes in conflict? Do you feel a need to atone for the things you did in your previous lives? Do you instead consider your Third Life a clean slate, devoted to the cause of Ma'at? | ||
| − | = How do you deal with the mortal world?= | + | =How do you deal with the mortal world?= |
While the Reborn are concerned with the world of the living, they each choose to deal with it in their own way. Some consider the Third Life just that, the start of a new existence, and they cut all the ties that bind them to their Second Life so that they can serve the needs of Ma'at. (Such mummies also tend to have high ratings in the Arcane Background.) Other mummies consider their connections to their Second Life an important part of their ability to serve Ma'at, particularly if the circumstances of their death and resurrection plausibly allow them to maintain them. They use the resources and connections they had before their rebirth to further the cause of Ma'at, to right offenses to the balance that they committed in their previous life or both. Which are you? If you are isolated from the mortal world, do you regret it or prefer it that way? If you're not, do you maintain (and perhaps correct) your Second Life, or are you building new ties with mortals and a new life for yourself elsewhere? | While the Reborn are concerned with the world of the living, they each choose to deal with it in their own way. Some consider the Third Life just that, the start of a new existence, and they cut all the ties that bind them to their Second Life so that they can serve the needs of Ma'at. (Such mummies also tend to have high ratings in the Arcane Background.) Other mummies consider their connections to their Second Life an important part of their ability to serve Ma'at, particularly if the circumstances of their death and resurrection plausibly allow them to maintain them. They use the resources and connections they had before their rebirth to further the cause of Ma'at, to right offenses to the balance that they committed in their previous life or both. Which are you? If you are isolated from the mortal world, do you regret it or prefer it that way? If you're not, do you maintain (and perhaps correct) your Second Life, or are you building new ties with mortals and a new life for yourself elsewhere? | ||
| − | = What do you believe?= | + | =What do you believe?= |
Being Reborn is a shock to anyone's beliefs about the nature of life, death and spirit. Although mummies are devoted to the cause of Ma'at, their beliefs about the nature of the world and its great spiritual mysteries can (and do) differ to some degree. How does a Fundamentalist Christian reconcile the existence of Osiris and the resurrection he offers with the truth of the Bible? How does an atheist deal with proof of the existence of powerful spiritual beings and an afterlife? What (if anything) does your character think lies beyond the Lands of the Dead? | Being Reborn is a shock to anyone's beliefs about the nature of life, death and spirit. Although mummies are devoted to the cause of Ma'at, their beliefs about the nature of the world and its great spiritual mysteries can (and do) differ to some degree. How does a Fundamentalist Christian reconcile the existence of Osiris and the resurrection he offers with the truth of the Bible? How does an atheist deal with proof of the existence of powerful spiritual beings and an afterlife? What (if anything) does your character think lies beyond the Lands of the Dead? | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:37, 15 September 2025
(Source: Mummy Revised pages 71-73)
Contents
- 1 Who were you in your First Life?
- 2 Who were you in your Second Life?
- 3 What was your failing?
- 4 How did you die, and what kind of impact did your death have on you?
- 5 How did you reach the Lands of Faith?
- 6 Who performed the Great Rite for you?
- 7 Who taught you?
- 8 How do you see your duty to Osiris and Ma'at?
- 9 How do you deal with the mortal world?
- 10 What do you believe?
Who were you in your First Life?
The tem-akh is an important part of the Reborn that helps heal wounded and incomplete souls. What was the life of your tem-akh like? In what part and era of Egypt did you live? What was your career or calling in life? Did you accomplish any great deeds or leave anything behind when you died? How old were you when you died? You might have been only a child, or you may have lived to a ripe old age (which may have only been a few decades in the ancient world). What are your strongest memories from this life? How did your First Life end, and what did you experience in the underworld? Why is your particular tem-akh the strongest part of your soul, the only part to survive the Dja-akh?
Who were you in your Second Life?
Your Second Life took place in the modern world. What country did you live in? What kind of life did you have there? What did you do for a living? What goals did you have? How long did you live your Second Life? What things were important to you then? Also consider the impact of your death on the people you knew in your Second Life. How did they react? What would they think if they knew about your new, immortal existence? Do they even know that you're alive?
Also consider the contrast between your character's First and Second Lives. What happens when a nebbish who's always been weak-willed receives part of the soul (and memories) of a great and forceful general? What about the macho, sexist man whose spiritual partner is a female slave-dancer? Or for that matter, what happens when the person who would never harm a fly is coupled with a dark and savage khaibit spirit?
What was your failing?
Every mummy had a hole in his Second Life that the tem-akh filled. What was yours? How did that weakness in your soul manifest itself? If your khaibit was weak in your Second Life, were you meek and passive or did you guiltily repress your instinctive impulses? If your ka was unsound, why did you have no regard for your body? Did you see it as something to use and have fun with like a toy, or was it something you hated and wanted to hide? Consider the effect your weakness had on your Second Life and on the lives of those around you. Were you a despised boss or the friend everyone had to cheer up and look out for?
How did you die, and what kind of impact did your death have on you?
The Second Life's weakness often leads directly to its end. Having a weak ka might eventually result in a fatal overdose, for instance. On the other hand, the end of the Second Life sometimes has nothing to do with the soul's weakness. A fatal accident or crime can befall anyone. Which one happened to your character? How much does he remember about it? How does it affect him now? A particularly traumatic death might have lasting effects on a character's psyche.
How did you reach the Lands of Faith?
The journey to reach the Lands of Faith is a difficult one, particularly for the tem-akh spirit, since it knows little about the modern world. How did you handle the journey? Was it relatively easy or extraordinarily difficult? What things did you have to do along the way? Do you regret any of them? What did you learn in the process?
Who performed the Great Rite for you?
Once you reached the Lands of Faith, which cult did you meet? Who performed the Spell of Life over your khat, and where did they do so? Were you one of the first to be reborn in the modern era, or was your rebirth more recent? Did any complications arise during the ritual (perhaps resulting in certain Flaws)? How did it feel when you began your Third Life as one of the Undying?
Who taught you?
Once you began your Third Life, who educated you about the history of the Reborn and the secret lore of Amenti? Was it mortal followers of Osiris, other mummies or both? Were you a good student or a difficult one? How easily did you adapt to your new existence? What new interests seized you in your new existence? Were you drawn to particular areas of study? Did you feel a need to fill in areas you neglected in your previous lives? Did you flee from those who gifted you with new life? What caused you to run away? Why do you now live on the run from those of your kind?
How do you see your duty to Osiris and Ma'at?
Although mummies are beings of Ma'at, they accept and follow their duty in various ways. Some are holy warriors who seek to destroy the enemies of Ma'at. Others are scholars who seek to bring enlightenment and lost knowledge back to the world. Others are mediators and councilors who work to create peace and understanding. What do you see as your duty to Ma'at and Osiris? Do you see them as the same thing, or are your duties sometimes in conflict? Do you feel a need to atone for the things you did in your previous lives? Do you instead consider your Third Life a clean slate, devoted to the cause of Ma'at?
How do you deal with the mortal world?
While the Reborn are concerned with the world of the living, they each choose to deal with it in their own way. Some consider the Third Life just that, the start of a new existence, and they cut all the ties that bind them to their Second Life so that they can serve the needs of Ma'at. (Such mummies also tend to have high ratings in the Arcane Background.) Other mummies consider their connections to their Second Life an important part of their ability to serve Ma'at, particularly if the circumstances of their death and resurrection plausibly allow them to maintain them. They use the resources and connections they had before their rebirth to further the cause of Ma'at, to right offenses to the balance that they committed in their previous life or both. Which are you? If you are isolated from the mortal world, do you regret it or prefer it that way? If you're not, do you maintain (and perhaps correct) your Second Life, or are you building new ties with mortals and a new life for yourself elsewhere?
What do you believe?
Being Reborn is a shock to anyone's beliefs about the nature of life, death and spirit. Although mummies are devoted to the cause of Ma'at, their beliefs about the nature of the world and its great spiritual mysteries can (and do) differ to some degree. How does a Fundamentalist Christian reconcile the existence of Osiris and the resurrection he offers with the truth of the Bible? How does an atheist deal with proof of the existence of powerful spiritual beings and an afterlife? What (if anything) does your character think lies beyond the Lands of the Dead?
