Chentzilla: I have considered this as well, but let''s look at it this way. I''ve been to the dentist a bunch of times, and every time I go, I don''t like it. And if it was for something bad, I''d really be scared.

We''re all afraid of death, and I really doubt that once we die once, we overcome that fear completely and see it as a learning experience. This is an interesting comment, but I''m not sure if it''s too practical.

I haven''t ever played Silent Hill. Perhaps you can just give me an idea of what it is like. I truly believe that this story is original, but let''s hear what this game is about.

--Vic--

Unfortunately for me, it seems that someone else is making a story about being reborn in an afterlife and what happens there. Luckily, the similarities end there. I highly doubt the creator of the show (or book) has the same plan as I for what will happen, and why it is all happening. However, an interesting post. Thanks, DecipherOne.

--Vic--

The reaction would really differ on the person if you''re trying to create a believable character. Also as people have brought up the factor of religion and wether you thought this to be an afterlife or were a skeptic and thought it to be something else. Also your personality would trigger your next reaction. One person may give up and let the dogs come or another may crawl off to hide but another may fight.
If you want peoples opinions then state so.
If you''re creating character, what I do I a profile and description and timeline and such so I "know" my people.

By the way, any script writers looking for work?

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There''s a flaw with the premise: No one can possibly remember their death because no one is ever alive to witness it. In other words, you never know you''re dead. The last thing you will think is that you''re dying.

So, if I were to awake in the cave after I thought I was dying, I would assume that after losing conciousness someone was somehow able to revive me, or transport me somewhere where I was revived, or I was technically dead for a while and then they revived me later.

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CGameProgrammer:

I''m glad you brought this up. You''re right, we really can''t remember our own death, and in some cases in this story, or rather, for some characters, I was debating having them think they weren''t dead, but in a dream or perhaps captured and taken somewhere. I really like your idea of believing that you are alive again. Perhaps I will incorporate this in the game. Thanks for your input.

--Vic--

Or you can go for the White Wold way... your death is usually only remembered as a vague dream locked into your subconscious.
When you wake up, you are somewhere in the Shadowlands, emprisoned in a cocoon similar to a foetal wrapping, effectively having to dig your way out to be reborn into the realm of the dead.
the background to Wraith the Oblivion is pretty dense so it would be vain for me to try and summarize it here (but you might want to look it up to give you some ideas)
Among other things there exists an empire of wraiths called the Hierarchy, which has several legions. Each wraith captured by the Hierarchy is assigned to a legion depending on the type of death it had (accident, suicide, decease, violent death, Fate, etc).
A very cool concept of the game is that each Wraith is haunted by its dark side, its Shadow, which is a dark reflection of the character. The Shadow inexorably tries to lure the wraith to Oblivion, and constantly torments the light side of the wraith.
Hard to summarize, again, but well worth a read !

(unfortunately the game has been out of print for a long time, but there is still a community of dedicated fans, so look it up on Google, I am sure you would find some interesting things)

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