Reincarnate
(Necromancy)
Sphere: Animal
Level: 7
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 turn
Duration: Instantaneous
Area of Effect: Person touched
Saving Throw: none
With this spell, the priest can bring back a dead person in another body, if death occurred no more than one week before the casting of the spell. Reincarnation does not require any saving throw, system shock, or resurrection survival roll. The corpse is touched, and a new incarnation of the person appears in the area in 1d6 turns. The person reincarnated recalls the majority of his former life and form, but the character class, if any, of the new incarnation might be very different indeed. The new incarnation is determined on the following table or by DM choice. If a player character race is indicated, the character must be created. At the DM's option, certain special (expensive) incenses can be used that may increase the chance for a character to return as a specific race or species. A wish spell can restore a reincarnated character to the original form and status.
If an unusual creature form is indicated, the DM can (at his option only) use the guidelines for new player character races to allow the character to earn experience and advance in levels, although this may not be in the same class as before. If the reincarnated character returns as a creature eligible to be the same class as previously (for example, a human fighter returns as an elf), the reincarnated character has half the previous levels and hit points. A character returning as a new character class has hit points at half the previous total, but must begin again at Ist level. A character returning as a creature unable to have a class has half the hit points and saving throws of the previous incarnation.
Notes: Common for druids (PHB).
REINCARNATION TABLE
|d100 <br>Roll|Incarnation|
|---|---|
|01-03|Badger|
|04-08|Bear, black|
|09-12|Bear, brown|
|13-16|Boar, wild|
|17-19|Centaur|
|20-23|Dryad|
|24-28|Eagle|
|29-31|Elf|
|32-34|Faun/Satyr|
|35-36|Fox|
|37-40|Gnome|
|41-44|Hawk|
|45-58|Human|
|59-61|Lynx|
|62-64|Owl|
|65-68|Pixie|
|69-70|Raccoon|
|71-75|Stag|
|76-80|Wolf|
|81-85|Wolverine|
|86-00|DM's choice|