Sculpt Corpse Question

[Bao Hadir]

I was reading the Arcanist spell list and came across Sculpt Corpse. And so my mind immediately threw possibilities at me that I need confirmed or debunked.

1)If I cast this on a dead friend and make his corpse Large size, when I revive him will he still be Large size?
2)If I mangle his corpse for fun with this spell, when I revive him will his body still be mangled?
3) If I make his body Large, then revive him, can I cast Enlarge Person on him to make him Huge size?
4) If I made him Large, then revived him, then he died again, could I use this spell to up his size another step?
5) Is it possible to use this spell to graft extra limbs on someone's corpse? I have an idea for a human centipede...
6) If True Resurrection was cast on this mangled, centipede-ized corpse that is far larger than it ought to be, would it undo all my maniacal tinkering or would it stick?

Please note, I'm not trying to make a wacky zombie or troll my friend (the thought did occur, I admit). Just looking to give my party an edge (and possibly make a Colossal human centipede fighter with lots of weapons and Multiweapon Fighting :D)

[Ascalaphus]

Cute ideas. Here's my thoughts;

1) Maybe. OTOH, a GM might rule his body is not "whole" enough for Raise Dead, and that more powerful revival magic resets his body to normal size.

2) Same.

3) Maybe, depending on whether the GM allows Large revival. If so, then yes.

4) Technically I don't see why you'd even need the raise in between, you could just repeat-cast the spell.

5) Maybe; the spell seems to suggest that you can change a creature's apparent type, so if you can scrounge up something like that in a Bestiary it might work.

6) Up to your GM really. This is one of those cases where you just need a sane person to make a rules call. Personally I'd say Raise Dead undoes most of your shenanigans, but it depends on how you read this line in Sculpt Corpse:

Quote:

Any spell or effect that targets the corpse (such as speak with dead or raise dead) treats it as if it still had its original appearance.

[Guru-Meditation]

1. No.
2. No.
3. He wont be Large to begin with.
4. He wont be Large to begin with.
5. Yes. But this will not carry over to the <resurrected> person. If you mangle the body Raise Dead wont work any more.
6. He wont be Large / centipeded / etc. to begin with.

P.S.
Look up polymorph any Object. That spell can do the stuff yu seem to try to do.
Or Craft (Construct): Flesh-Golem.