Contingent (On Death) Spells

[Fax Celestis]

If you could add one spell (9th level or lower) as a contingency, activated upon your death, what would it be? I'm looking for something less like true resurrection and more like twinned repeat chain lightning or maximized enlarged storm of vengeance.

[dsmiles]

If you could add one spell (9th level or lower) as a contingency, activated upon your death, what would it be? I'm looking for something less like true resurrection and more like twinned repeat chain lightning or maximized enlarged storm of vengeance.

Reincarnate!

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Because, you know, I wanted to play a platypus from the get-go, but the DM wouldn't let me.

[Flickerdart]

Plane Shift to Baator. If I'm going down, I'm taking them with me. Or, better yet, a Geas to resurrect me and then give me my stuff back.

[Eldariel]

If you could add one spell (9th level or lower) as a contingency, activated upon your death, what would it be? I'm looking for something less like true resurrection and more like twinned repeat chain lightning or maximized enlarged storm of vengeance.

There's already spell called "Death Throes" that's level 5 Wiz/Clr; 1d8 damage/CL in 30' radius, uncapping; destroys your body so you need True Resurrection to come back tho. Also, Balor's Death Throes for 100 damage in an AoE.

But that's boring. What I'd want? Geas on my killer to bring me back to life without losing a level (so True Resurrection). Karmic justice of sorts. Then, once resurrected, I can kill them.

[Fax Celestis]

I was thinking a contingent ring of fire for my earth dwarf druid (earth domain). "The floor is now lava. I'll see you in Hell."

[Leeham]

Animate dead! I may be dead, but my corpse will eat your brains!

[Oracle_Hunter]

Or, better yet, a Geas to resurrect me and then give me my stuff back.

I like this one, though the Geas needs to be more specific.

Perhaps "Deliver my body and all of its current possessions in person to the High Priest of EvilGod." That way there's a good chance that the PCs will snuff it when they say hi to the High Priest. And if you've paid up your Evil Union Dues, you may at least be restored as a powerful free-willed Undead even if you're not resurrected.

[Volthawk]

How about Mindrape?

[Frosty]

There's already spell called "Death Throes" that's level 5 Wiz/Clr; 1d8 damage/CL in 30' radius, uncapping; destroys your body so you need True Resurrection to come back tho. Also, Balor's Death Throes for 100 damage in an AoE.

It's not boring if you're also a 10th level Jade Pheonix Mage

Also, what was that one Wu-Jen spell that made you semi-godly for like a minute and then you die?

[Coidzor]

Animate dead! I may be dead, but my corpse will eat your brains!

Create (Greater) Undead. Now I'm a Mummy Lord, time for stage 2 of the boss fight!

Thought, with the Draconomicon rules, having some dragon corpses to get animated and break out to fight some more would also be pretty nifty.

...Can you make traps activated by a desecrate effect?

[Flickerdart]

If psionic powers were in, Mind Seed would also be an option. Look at my body, now at yourself, now back at me. You're not me, but you can be me if you fail this will save.

[dsmiles]

If psionic powers were in, Mind Seed would also be an option. Look at my body, now at yourself, now back at me. You're not me, but you can be me if you fail this will save.

I lol'd.

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But seriously, no takers on the platypus reincarnation? C'mon...duck bill, mildly toxic spurs...what's not to love about such a cute little critter?

[Hague]

Yeah, there's that one Wu Jen spell that Frosty mentioned called Transcend Mortality that grants you DR 30/epic, energy resistance (all five) 50, SR 21+ caster level, immunity to ability damage, energy drain, poison, and death effects, +10 to saving throws. However, since it doesn't heal you or bring you back to life, it wouldn't be a very good contingent on death spell.

Create (Greater) Undead. Now I'm a Mummy Lord, time for stage 2 of the boss fight!

Thought, with the Draconomicon rules, having some dragon corpses to get animated and break out to fight some more would also be pretty nifty.

...Can you make traps activated by a desecrate effect?

Sure. You can make beneficial and psionic traps too. For instance, one trap mentioned in Dungeonscape uses specific Arcane marks sighted by the trap to apply beneficial effects to monsters. The trap doesn't activate without the appropriate mark and only activates on those with marks that the trap can see. You have to add read magic to the trap for it to notice invisible marks, however. PCs can potentially hijack the trap by faking the arcane mark. To make a trap that only functions on effect of desecrate you'd have to add a detection spell (perhaps a researched one) that detects the effect to your trap. I'd say detect evil would be good enough.

Good traps for instance are ones like purge invisibility as a resetting effect every round.

[Tyndmyr]

Wings of flurry?

I like the idea of taking everyone around me with me when I go.

In practice, I'd rather have my remains teleported to a prearranged lawful neutral temple, with whom I have previously left gold for a rez.

[Volthawk]

If psionic powers were in, Mind Seed would also be an option. Look at my body, now at yourself, now back at me. You're not me, but you can be me if you fail this will save.

Admittedly, that would probably be better than Mindrape for this.

[Person_Man]

Major Image of you reading your last will and testament, explaining how the person who killed you was really your long lost brother/sister. (Cue dramatic music).

[Hague]

Contingent magic jar seems like a good idea too. It's feasible too. Maybe make it a heightened contingent magic jar for better resistance to abjurations and defenses.

[gallagher]

i dunno about y'all, but a contingent prestidigitation is all i need to keep the bloke of my things

[Moriato]

I lol'd.
But seriously, no takers on the platypus reincarnation? C'mon...duck bill, mildly toxic spurs...what's not to love about such a cute little critter?

<Morbo> REINCARNATE DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY </Morbo>

At least not anymore. In 3.0 the list was full of furry creatures, but in 3.5 it's all humanoids. Not counting "Other" on a roll of 100, or houseruling.

[dsmiles]

<Morbo> REINCARNATE DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY </Morbo>

At least not anymore. In 3.0 the list was full of furry creatures, but in 3.5 it's all humanoids. Not counting "Other" on a roll of 100, or houseruling.

Heck, I never updated the list from 1e when I played/DM'd.

[Caphi]

A wish for my family and/or friends.

What?

[Zaydos]

Contingent Sanctify the Wicked. If you're going to kill me I'm going to use a spell to make you regret it, and one that doesn't need conscious direction on how I change you like Programmed Amnesia and Mindrape. Or contingent Gate on a demon lord. I won't be there to control him, but I'm sure he'd enjoy some free time on the Plane.

[Vemynal]

Contingent Maximized Sphere of Destruction? would that work?

I just like the idea of everything around me being disintegrated like a giant bomb xD

[Lysander]

Polymorph any Object. Transform dead human into incredibly angry vengeance seeking Titan. The best part, after the spell wears off unless the Titan is utterly destroyed your corpse is still available for resurrection.

[Esser-Z]

Contingent gate, so that killing me results in flooding the material plane with infinite solars.

[AmberVael]

I was thinking a contingent ring of fire for my earth dwarf druid (earth domain). "The floor is now lava. I'll see you in Hell."

Contingent Reality Maelstrom, preferably one slightly modified to send people to a specific plane rather than a random plane.

"I'm taking you with me!"

Because that would be awesome. Kill someone, a hole rips open in the world, drawing everyone still alive into the depths of Hell. That way, you'll be sure to see them there.

[Tyndmyr]

Genesis.

From my death, a new world is born.

[RebelRogue]

<Morbo> REINCARNATE DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY </Morbo>

At least not anymore. In 3.0 the list was full of furry creatures, but in 3.5 it's all humanoids. Not counting "Other" on a roll of 100, or houseruling.

That's why you want a maximized reincarnate

[Coidzor]

Contingent Reality Maelstrom, preferably one slightly modified to send people to a specific plane rather than a random plane.

"I'm taking you with me!"

Because that would be awesome. Kill someone, a hole rips open in the world, drawing everyone still alive into the depths of Hell. That way, you'll be sure to see them there.

I like this one.

[Peregrine]

Contingent magic jar seems like a good idea too. It's feasible too. Maybe make it a heightened contingent magic jar for better resistance to abjurations and defenses.

That is actually perfect for the job. Assuming magic jar can activate fast enough to evacuate your body before you're dead dead. (And since we're allowed 9th-level spells, can I get a custom spell, greater magic jar, that explicitly activates fast enough and is also permanent?)

It's also perfect for any BBEG. So then there's no question of legality, 'cause The DM Says So.