You return a dead creature you touch to life, provided that it has
been dead no longer than 10 days. If the creature’s soul is both
willing and at liberty to rejoin the body, the creature returns to life
with 1 hit point.
This spell also neutralizes any poison and cures nonmagical
diseases that affected the creature at the time it died. This spell
doesn’t, however, remove magical diseases, curses, or similar
effects; if these aren’t first removed prior to casting the spell, they
take effect when the creature returns to life. The spell can’t return
an undead creature to life.
This spell closes all mortal wounds, but it doesn’t restore missing
body parts. If the creature is lacking body parts or organs integral
for its survival – its head, for instance – the spell automatically
fails.
Coming back from the dead is an ordeal. The target takes a -4
penalty to all attack rolls, saving throws, and ability checks. Every
time the target finishes a long rest, the penalty is reduced by 1
until it disappears. |