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2020-05-21, 08:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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Finger of Death & Revivify
Finger of Death kills the target. The target then rises as a zombie on the caster's next turn. Zombies cannot be restored to life by anything short of Resurrection.
In between the end of the FoD caster's turn, and the caster's next turn when the target rises at a zombie, the target is simply dead.
I believe that, during that short window, Revivify should still work to bring the target back to life; once revived, the target is no longer dead and cannot acquire zombie status.
RAW, this works, correct?
Balance-wise, it gives only a very short window and costs a mid-level spell slot, plus the lost actions of the dead character.
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2020-05-21, 08:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Finger of Death & Revivify
I believe RAW is legit, the wording on the spell is
"A humanoid killed by this spell rises at the start of your next turn as a zombie." Assuming that they are rising from the dead, if they are no longer dead then the prerequisite isn't met to be able to rise and become a zombie.
Even it RAW is a little fuzzy, you are spending a 3rd level spell, 300 GP, and an action in combat. That seems like a perfectly legit sacrifice to keep a PC alive and kicking.Pronouns he/him/his
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2020-05-21, 09:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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2020-05-21, 10:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Finger of Death & Revivify
Last edited by Tanarii; 2020-05-21 at 10:08 PM.
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2020-05-21, 11:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Finger of Death & Revivify
The real question is: does
"A humanoid killed by this spell rises at the start of your next turn as a zombie."
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2020-05-22, 06:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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Pronouns he/him/his
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2020-05-22, 08:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Finger of Death & Revivify
Why would being revived stop the spell?
Is there a rule that states a living creature can not rise as a zombie?
Genuinely asking, so I can bring the answer to my table.Last edited by Democratus; 2020-05-22 at 08:31 AM.
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2020-05-23, 08:03 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Finger of Death & Revivify
OK, so how about this? On initiative count 17, the evil necromancer uses Finger of Death on the rogue, and let's say that the damage roll is so high that it goes straight to death, without stopping at 0 HP and death saves. On initiative count 12, the cleric goes, and casts Revivify, and so the rogue comes back to life (but still severely injured). On initiative count 9, necromancer's undead minions hits the rogue again, repeatedly, and kill her again. What happens next turn? We've got a dead body, and it was killed by Finger of Death in the previous round.
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