Hello,
During the course of a recent adventure, our characters came across some of the remains of an NPC's father. The character had been petrified, then mostly broken apart and the remains scattered across the city we are adventuring in. We managed to recover the largest piece (the torso, head, and one arm), but it would be nearly impossible to physically recover the rest (at least a portion of the petrified remains were ground down into bits small enough that they have become part of the cobblestones in the city).
A discussion then arose regarding whether or not the character could be brought back to life. While a Break Enchantment or Stone to Flesh, then a Resurrection spell could work to bring the character back to life, is there any way short of a Miracle or Wish to reconstruct the petrified remains so that a Break Enchantment or Stone to Flesh could then be use to restore the character? Both Make Whole and Make Whole, Greater refer to Mending, in which you have to have all of the pieces and even Memory of Function states that any pieces missing remain missing. At the moment, the PCs have access to around 4th level spells (and could possibly get access to up to 6th or 7th level, depending on the spell), but higher than that is pretty much out of the question. Is this simply a lost cause, or is there a realistic way to accomplish bringing the character back?
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Well you're either going to need a Resurrection spell (pricey, but doable as a story arc), or you can try to be cheap by going stone to flesh then reincarnation.
It's easier than you might think. ^_^
Not when the bulk of the original statue is missing and/or unrecoverable, as described on the op.
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It's easier than you might think.Not when the bulk of the original statue is missing and/or unrecoverable, as described on the op.
But because it's in so many pieces, they no longer need it all - a piece is enough for a resurrection spell. ^_^
But because it's in so many pieces, they no longer need it all - a piece is enough for a resurrection spell. ^_^It's easier than you might think.Not when the bulk of the original statue is missing and/or unrecoverable, as described on the op.
But not in it's stoned condition.
At the very least you're talking the combination of Stone To flesh and a resurrection spell which may not be within access of the characters described above.
True resurrection would also work with no pieces needed at all, but it's just as pricey as miracle or wish. Otherwise, yeah, you'd probably need a piece of the statue + stone to flesh + resurrection.
Though target of stone to flesh is "one petrified creature"...would that mean the creature has to be intact?
True resurrection would also work with no pieces needed at all, but it's just as pricey as miracle or wish. Otherwise, yeah, you'd probably need a piece of the statue + stone to flesh + resurrection.
Though target of stone to flesh is "one petrified creature"...would that mean the creature has to be intact?
Read the supplemental text, you can cast the spell on regular stone, you just get a lifeless mound of flesh. Which is what you get in the first step of this process.
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Unite the seven dragon balls and ask mighty Shenron to bring him back!
Stone to Flesh with a concurrent Regeneration spell should do it without the other pieces. Don't forget milk of the poppy to ease his pain. Both fairly affordable spells if you have the money
Unite the seven dragon balls and ask mighty Shenron to bring him back!
Stone to Flesh with a concurrent Regeneration spell should do it without the other pieces. Don't forget milk of the poppy to ease his pain. Both fairly affordable spells if you have the money
Regeneration does not work on the dead.
Being turned to stone does not kill you, but having your statue form shattered does. Even if the statue was mended, the person is still dead.
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Unite the seven dragon balls and ask mighty Shenron to bring him back!
Stone to Flesh with a concurrent Regeneration spell should do it without the other pieces. Don't forget milk of the poppy to ease his pain. Both fairly affordable spells if you have the money
Regeneration does not work on the dead.
Being turned to stone does not kill you, but having your statue form shattered does. Even if the statue was mended, the person is still dead.
Since the NPC's father is most certainly dead (non-survivable injuries as a statue), the cheapest way to do it is:
Stone to Flesh (6th level spell), then Raise Dead (5th level spell), immediately followed by Regenerate (7th level spell)He will have two negative levels, but who cares? He's an NPC.
This assumes that the statue has been (traumatically) broken for no more than 9 days if you use James Jacob's perspective on when a petrified creature dies. If your GM is more flexible than that, it'll work.
You're going to be spending some serious gold: 10,150 for three scrolls.
It's still cheaper than the 28,825 it costs to buy a scroll of Wish, Miracle or True Resurrection.
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Actually, the cheapest way is Locate Object("nearest piece of NPC statue") -> Stone To Flesh -> Reincarnate.
If you want to get rid of the two negative levels, restoration twice.
Total price tag, assuming 100% scrolls:
-150(LO)
-1650(StF)
-1900(Reinc + 1000gp oils)
-3800(Rest*2 + 1000gp diamond*2)For a total of 7500gp. You can shave off 3800gp if you can live with the guy running around with negative energy levels for a while, and further 1650gp if you can get your GM to agree that the piece counts as 'part of the creature's dead body' while in stone shape.
3700gp total if you're being cheapskates(i.e. no restoration), and 2050gp if you can get your GM to let you reincarnate the guy without turning him into flesh first.
Yeah that's true, but that process is a pain in the neck. What if he comes back as a Troglodyte? Or a Goblin even...
Damn you, Fratakara! Your magic is worthless!