If a party member dies, should you get all of their equipment back?

[Val the Moofia Boss]

Or would that be too close to grave robbing/looting the dead?

[rusty_shackleford]

If I paid for it or I own it: yes
If not: Goes to family

[UltraFan123]

If that was really a valuable comrade and friend, then I reckon he would've wanted his gear to continue being of use to the party. But I guess it also depends if he would've wanted his stuff to go back his family like Rusty says.

[DecadeRiptide]

Bury it with the dead

[AmericanMonarchist]

My players loot their friend's corpse to the bone then give it to the next stranger they meet who coincidentally wants to join their party.

[J1M]

Deciding that seems like a police matter.

[ArcaneLurker]

If you aren't making cute accessories out of your friend's bones, are you even really a friend?

[Demonic Fate]

Depends on the setting.

In a realistic medieval world, nobody but a very rich king would dream of letting a suit of chainmail or plate get buried with the wearer - that **** is worth a fortune. It would be like burying your dad with his fancy new car.

In a high fantasy setting, who the **** knows. Maybe +3 magic swords can be bought by the dozen at the small town shop, so taking your dead buddy's weapon would feel like taking his nice shoes.

[OnTilt]

If you don't bury their magic items with them, what graves are future adventurers going to rob?

[Dorateen]

Sell their equipment to pay for raising them at the local temple.

[WhiteShark]

One for all, all for one. If he didn't want us to loot his stuff when he died, he shouldn't have signed on.

[Tangerine]

He found his kit off a dead adventurer, it's only fair he gets looted too.

[GhostShiroyama]

Bold of you to assume that I even give them anything.

[Brother Michael]

Nah ***** I need a slice…