[3.5] Stone to Flesh / Lifeless Body

[Thurbane]

So, assuming that we acknowledge that the spell creates an actual corpse from a statue (which I must say I agree with), rather than a humanoid-shaped blob of flesh - what can be done with this corpse?

If it is a true corpse, then it is a valid target for Animate Dead, Create Undead etc.

As it was never alive, it is most likely not a valid target for raise Dead, Resurrection etc.

What else can be done with the corpse?

The spell text indicates that there may be some way of infusing it with vital force/life, and/or a soul. Some sort of body swap magic? Is there spells that allow you to inhabit/possess a corpse?

Here's a thread I made a while back: Spells That Target/Affect Corpses:

• Animate Dead (PHB) Adp 3, Bighter 4, Clr 3, DD 3, DM 3, DN 4, Death 3, Sor/Wiz 4, Undeath 3, Wu 4
• Animate Dead Familiar (online) Sor/Wiz 5
• Animate Dread Warrior (UE) Sor/Wiz 6
• Animate Legion (HoB) Clr 4, Spr/Wiz 5
• Animate With the Spirit (CoV) Sanctified 4
• Barghest's Feast (SC) Clr 6, Death 6, DN 6, Evil 6, Sha'ir 6, Sor/Wiz 7, Undeath 6
• Burial Blessing (DotF) Clr 1
• Charnel Fire (BoVD) Clr 5
• Cocoon (SC) Drd 8
• Create Deathless (ECS) Deathless 6
• Create Greater Deathless (ECS) Deathless 8
• Create Greater Undead (PHB) Clr 8, Death 8, DM 8, DN 8, Sha'ir 8, Sor/Wiz 8, Undeath 8
• Create Undead (PHB) Blighter 5, Clr 6, DM 5, Sor/Wiz 6
• Death Grimace (BoVD) Ass 1, Blk 1, Sor/Wiz 1
• Gentle Repose (PHB) Clr 2, DB 2, DM 2, DN 2, Healer 2, Sav 2, SoD 2, Sha'ir 3, Sor/Wiz 3, Time 2
• Last Breath (SC) Drd 4
• Persuade to Manifest (Ghostwalk) Brd 2, Sor/Wiz 3
• Plague of Undead (HoH) Clr 9, DN 9, Sor/Wiz 9
• Raise Dead (PHB) Adp 5, Clr 5, DB 6, Healer 5
• Raise Ghost (Ghostwalk) Clr 4
• Reanimation (CArc) Wu 7
• Rejuvenative Corpse (SC) Clr 3
• Reincarnate (SC) Drd 4, Renewal 4
• Reveille (SC) Brd 2
• Revenance (SC) Blk 4, Brd 6, Clr 4, Pal 4
• Revive Outsider (SC) Clr 6
• Revive Undead (SC) Sor/Wiz 6, Deathbound 5
• Revivify (SC) Clr 5
• Secure Corpse (BoED) Clr 6
• Soul Bind (PHB) Clr 9, DM 9, Sha'ir 9, Sor/Wiz 9
• Speak With Dead (PHB) Clr 3, DB 4, DD 3, DM 3, DN 3, HotD 3, Pact 3, Retribution 3, Sav 3, SoD 3, UD 3, Wu 6
• True Reincarnate (MotW) Drd 9

• Dust to Dust (RotW) Clr 4
• Expose the Dead (SC) Clr 2, Pal 2, Sor/Wiz 2