With this spell, the character brings back a dead creature in
another body, provided death occurred no more than 1 week before
the casting of the spell and the subject’s soul is free and
willing to return. If the subject’s soul is not willing to
return, the spell does not work; therefore, subjects who want to
return receive no saving throw. Since the dead creature is
returning in a new body, all physical ills and afflictions are
repaired. The magic of the spell creates an entirely new young
adult body for the soul to inhabit from the natural elements at
hand. This process requires 1 hour to complete. When the body is
ready, the subject is reincarnated.
A character reincarnated recalls the majority of his former
life and form. He retains his Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma
scores, as well as any class abilities or skills he formerly
possessed. His class, base attack bonus, base save bonuses, and
hit points are unchanged. Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution
scores depend partly on his new body. First eliminate the
character’s racial adjustments (since he is no longer of his
previous race) and then apply the adjustments found below. The
character’s level is reduced by 1. (If the character was 1st
level, his new Constitution score is reduced by 1.)
It’s quite possible for the change in the
character’s ability scores to make it difficult for him to
pursue his previous character class. If this happens, the
character is well advised to become a multiclass character.
The new incarnation is determined on the following table or by
DM choice.
d% Incarnation Str Dex Con
-- ----------- --- --- ---
01–03 Badger +4 +8 +4
04–09 Bear, black +8 +2 +4
10–13 Bear, brown +15 +2 +8
14–17 Boar +4 0 +6
18–25 Centaur +8 +4 +4
26–28 Dryad 0 +4 0
29–32 Eagle 0 +4 +2
33–42 Elf 0 +2 –2
43–46 Gnome –2 0 +2
47–48 Hawk –4 +6 0
49–58 Halfling –2 +2 0
59–78 Human 0 0 0
79–80 Leopard +6 +8 +4
81–82 Owl –4 +6 0
83–85 Pixie –4 +8 0
86–88 Satyr 0 +2 +2
89–90 Sprite –4 +6 0
91–96 Wolf +2 +4 +4
97–99 Wolverine +10 +8 +8
100 Other ? ? ? (DM’s choice)
Some bodies may make it impossible for the reincarnated
character to use some of his class abilities. For example, a
caster reincarnated as a hawk can’t cast spells with somatic
components because he doesn’t have hands. The reincarnated
character does gain any powers or abilities associated with his
new form, including forms of movement and speeds, natural armor,
natural attacks, etc. A humanoid reincarnated into an animal body
can speak the languages it formerly knew and is a magical beast.
A wish spell can restore a reincarnated character to his
original form.
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