| HiatoPDSS |
Me and a friend are in disagreement on how the 1st level spell "Sanctify Corpse" of the evocation school works, the rules stating the following:
"This spell blesses a corpse with positive energy, preventing it from being turned into an undead creature. Attempts to raise the corpse as an undead automatically fail. If the corpse is of a person slain by a creature that creates undead out of it's slain foes (such as a shadow, vampire or wraith), that effect is delayed until the end of this spell. It is possible to protect a corpse for an extended time by casting this spell each day.
Sanctify Corpse can be made permanent with a permanency spell by a caster of 9th level or higher for the cost of 500 gp."
We wanted to know if the spell could be used in an already raised undead and what effect it would have, I believe it would either undo the "Raise Undead" spell or at least deactivate it temporarily like how it does to the effect of being killed by a vampire, my friend argued that it is a precaution method and only works if cast before the undead is raised. He compared positive and negative energy to heat and cold respectively after I compared Sanctify Corpse to Banish Undead, saying "A molotov burns someone, a campfire prevents them from freezing." to which I responded with "Frozen food left next to fire will unfreeze." What are the Rules as Intended? Would this spell have any effect or would it be a wasted spell slot?