You see, we're humans.. we don't know what we want

that's why we have forum polls to have other people decide for us

Dead is Dead makes people happy, it puts them on their toes and gives them a challenge; defying it kind of just ruins the whole point on why it puts you on your toes.

michael is in the contradicting planes of oblivion where he doesn't know if we values the character itself more, or the whole point of the character.

Otherwise known as the Shivering Isles.

When he comes out, he'll be a changed man.

Before I vote, could you please tell us how she died. It might make a difference.

I changed my vote... why cause I would do it this way. Find a save file close to leaving Helgen, but after she became errr important to you. Wait a week and then play her as a RP.

That would be similar to what I do with my character's, I get an Idea, I want a face to go with it. So I create, write up the back story and then "set the character up", Meaning I get them to the point where they have the skills, weapon/spells and armor/clothing and for me personality, that I want them to "start" with... then I put them where I want and save for that week...or up to 3 months.

Sure, I don't delete my characters. I replayed my main dragonborn's game once. The others I mainly keep around in case I want to go back and check something.

This is why I don't play DiD.

^ This is precisely the way I feel.

But, since you are playing DiD, I guess you have to decide what is more important to you: sticking to your self-imposed rules, or spending more time with a character you've grown to love.