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How much do you drag out player deaths?

Finally got my third kill of the campaign (ruined by the party now having the means to afford ressurection magic) and just spent 2 hours roleplaying out to process of taking the body back to town, finding people who could help, settting up the ritual, informing the deceased's next of kin that a) their daughter had been killed under their watch and b) they were bringing her back but probably as a different species, the ritual itself, and the fallout and discussion afterwards.

The second kill saw the body eaten by a monster, so there wasn't much could be done, but the first death also got a similar amount of roleplay - taking the body to the church, organising a funeral, and running the procession and funeral itself.

So how do deaths go in your campaign? Shallow grave and a quick prayer, or taking almost as long as a real funeral?

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