Grave Ward

Scylere · Post by **Scylere** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 11:30 am

A Kelemvorite or/and Lathanderite spell (or other undead fanatics).

Domain: Protection
Range: corpse touched
Component: rosemary tonic (dew of the sea - found only in Moonshaes or Dragonisle)
Time: one turn (ten minutes - I don't know how that looks game time)
Syntax: cast "grave ward" <corpse>

This spell places a permanent ward over a corpse to keep it from being animated. Cannot be dispelled, as part of the spell requires the priest to rub rosemary tonic over the body.

Nicolya · Post by **Nicolya** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:05 pm

That is a neat idea. Though I guess I always thought preservation aided in keeping a corpse from not being able to be animated. I guess I was wrong.

Gwain · Post by **Gwain** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:54 pm

Preservation is actually just to preserve a corpse or foodstuff and keep them from rotting away. I would welcome a prayer like this under the domain of good and necromacy. There should be a balancing prayer to undo this ward as well so that more necromatic inclined persons of evil nature can manipulate the undead again.