Interaction of True Resurrection and Reincarnation

[Thanee]

Thanks for the explanation, Gez.

Can't really say, that I agree with that view, tho.

Got one last question... how do you figure in Scry (for example) then?

Is it impossible to scry someone, after death and resurrection/reincarnation, since the person you try to scry is not around anymore?

Bye
Thanee

 

[Gez]

I'd consider reincarnation trumps scry, yes. You concentrate on a halfling, but the actual person is now a centaur, your scry fails.

Likewise, if you want to teleport to a grove that, unknowingly to you, has been cut down and where a castle has been built, the teleport will fizzle because your mental picture of the area is no longer accurate at all. Slight changes (the halfling grew a goatee, gained levels) are OK, dramatic changes (the halfling changed race or sex or transcended to become an omniscient blob of pure light) are not.

 

[Kelleris]

[droll]What a fantastic new way to elude people trying to track you down.[/droll]

I guess I see your point, but especially given the explicit comparison in the 3.5 entry for clone between it and a raise dead spell, I just think that that represents metaphysical confusion more than a strong precedent.

"If the player whines and wants to get his original form back"? I guess that tells us how you read those nasty whiney players, but I see it as giving the player the optimal control over his own character without mucking with your DMly plans. This looks to me like a paradigm case of a situation where you want to rule as much in the player's favor as possible; it won't hurt you, it helps him, and the odds of it setting a dangerous precedent for your NPCs are pretty low.

Likewise, from a rules perspective, I'd say True Rez (9th level, 25k gold, focused effect) is at least as good as Wish (9th level, 5k XP, general effect) as far as something that comes within both of their domains goes.