Is there a way....???

[Emirikol]

How would one go about animating a corpse inside a creature that had swallowed it whole?

For example: My fightin' pal Bill has just been swallered' by a Purple Nurple Worm. The cleric, Jimmy, decides that he wants to animate (not raise) Bill so that his corpse can fight from inside the violet villain.

It's a touch spell. How does Jimmy the cleric pull this off?

jh

 

[Angel Tarragon]

As per the RAW, it cant be done. The corpse itself needs to be touched, however with a lenient DM, you might be able to touch the underside of the worm and have that work.

EDIT: The only sure way to pull this off as per the RAW is to use Resurrection.

 

[Emirikol]

As per the RAW, it cant be done. The corpse itself needs to be touched, however with a lenient DM, you might be able to touch the underside of the worm and have that work.EDIT: The only sure way to pull this off as per the RAW is to use Resurrection.

Isn't there a "ghostly floating hand" spell of some sort? I remember one of these in 2E.

jh

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Isn't there a "ghostly floating hand" spell of some sort? I remember one of these in 2E.

Helping Hand, same level as Animate Dead. 3.5 PHB, page 239

However, it doesn't do much more than entice its target to follow it.

 

[Nifft]

Spectral hand, a Sorc/Wiz spell. Can deliver touch spells. Has hit points, though, so probably wouldn't survive inside a worm.

-- N

EDIT: Why is this Rules question in House Rules?

 

[hong]

Just get swallowed. That way you'll be right next to Bill's body. Depending on the monster, this may also be safer than staying outside.