Resurrection (spell)
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Resurrection is a spell that's able to bring deceased creatures back to life, regardless of how long they've been dead. The benefit of the spell to adventurers combating highly dangerous creatures, where a horrific death may come about at any time, is of the highest importance.
| Range | touch |
| Duration | permanent |
| Area of Effect | 1 creature |
| Casting Time | 4 rounds |
| Saving Throw | none; see text |
| Level | cleric (7th) |
Crucially, the spell doesn't require the complete body of the creature to enable the individual's recovery, as the spell raise dead. So long as some reliable parcel of the person can be recovered — a bone, head, hair, fingernails or even bodily fluid — the spell would be able to restore the whole person.
The spell will only restore the resurrected creature to the semblance they possessed when they were last alive — the spell will not restore limbs or parts that were not present at that time. Note that the entire body will be resurrected from only the creature’s skull or finger joint.
The spell will dispel all manner of disease, poison or other physical effects, and if the raised person has been dead at least 10 years, he or she will not suffer from a curse or any other magical dweomer.
The resurrected person will be weak and helpless following the spell, requiring one full day of bed rest for each century or part thereof the creature has been dead.
There is no reverse of the spell.
Note that a body cannot be raised and resurrected (counted together) more times than the total of their present constitution.
