D&D 5E A more comprehensive Reincarnate table?

[MarkB]

So, last session the party's cleric plummeted to his doom thanks to a cranky roc, which means it's up to the druid to tag him back into the fight. But the standard Reincarnate spell is looking a little basic these days, in light of all the playable races introduced since the core rulebooks came out.

Does anyone have a custom Reincarnate table that includes all the playable races that have been introduced in official D&D sourcebooks to date?

 

[Lanefan]

What ever happened to the idea of reincarnation bringing you back as a non-playable ordinary badger?

 

[TwoSix]

What ever happened to the idea of reincarnation bringing you back as a non-playable ordinary badger?

My group wouldn't stand for that.

All badgers are playable. As are pandas, squirrels, otters, cats, etc. If I told one of my players "Your character is now a kitty cat, and you can't play it", I'd be driven from my DM chair with sharp sticks.

 

[Lanefan]

My group wouldn't stand for that.

All badgers are playable. As are pandas, squirrels, otters, cats, etc. If I told one of my players "Your character is now a kitty cat, and you can't play it", I'd be driven from my DM chair with sharp sticks.

Well, I suppose if someone really wanted to take on playing the role of a non-intelligent non-speaking ordinary animal then so be it, but I suspect playing that "character" would become very boring very quickly.

My point is that reincarnation has always been, I think, intended as the lower-cost higher-risk means of maybe bringing someone back to life; with the "higher-risk" piece reflected in the character possibly being reincarnated into something completely unplayable.

But 5e doesn't like "higher-risk", to (IMO) its immense detriment.

 

[MarkB]

Well, I suppose if someone really wanted to take on playing the role of a non-intelligent non-speaking ordinary animal then so be it, but I suspect playing that "character" would become very boring very quickly.

My point is that reincarnation has always been, I think, intended as the lower-cost higher-risk means of maybe bringing someone back to life; with the "higher-risk" piece reflected in the character possibly being reincarnated into something completely unplayable.

But 5e doesn't like "higher-risk", to (IMO) its immense detriment.

On the other hand, the 5e version is one that players will be far more likely to actually consider using. Better to have a viable spell taking up space in the spells list than a cautionary tale.