Restoration and Negative Levels

[zibeck]

Okay, I have a question about restoration.

The spell descript reads:

"(Restoration) dispels negative levels and restores one experience level to a creature who has had a level drained."

Compared to Greater Restoration which says:

"(Greater Restoration) dispels ALL negative levels afflicting the healed creature. This effect also reverses level drains by a force or creature, restoring the creature to the highest level it had previously attained.”

Now because Restoration doesn't explicitly say all negative levels like Greater Restoration does, I assume that means it removes one negative level per casting.

The cleric in my group says that removes all negative levels because it doesn't explicitly say one.

Thoughts?

 

[Thanee]

We also play it that it dispels all negative levels.

It certainly says 'negative levels' there, so it cannot really be one. 1d4 could also be possible.

Bye
Thanee

 

[shilsen]

I think Restoration restores all negative levels too.

 

[Infiniti2000]

*joins the Thanee/shilsen parade*

 

[zibeck]

Well, that seems fairly unaminous.

 

[Tiberius]

Allow me to dissent. I've always viewed the "may restore negative levels" clause to be an indication of capacity. I've further taken the "restores 1 level lost per casting" to apply to negative levels as well, for the reason you point out: Greater Restoration explicitly says "all negative levels", whereas standard Restoration does not. 'Course, when playing a cleric, I'd certainly want it to work the other way. Less hassle.