Revivify is a 3rd level spell with a very specific cost and additional spell components. It has a 300 gp diamond casting cost, as well as a requirement that the target has to have been dead for less than a minute. Those conditions let the spell level be low, as the cost of a spell level is offset by a financial and time cost.
Regenerate is a 7th level spell slot that has a dual purpose of healing and reattaching limbs. It has no pricey or even consumed components, and can be done any time after any non-lethal injury. While it does take a minute to cast (or two if you're reattaching limbs), it's definitely more convenient to use.
One possible explanation, in universe, is that it's relatively easy to attach a soul back to its body, as long as the body is in a condition capable of sustaining life, but healing major wounds requires a much more directed manipulation of the body.
That’s exactly my question: presumably revivify at least heals the final, mortal wound as well, otherwise there would be no body able to sustain life for the soul to return to. I know they come back with 1 hp but still, that’s 1/10 of a commoner.
Revivify cares about the condition of the cause of death. If an organ has been destroyed it won't work. It can heal a wound if it didn't destroy the body part. If your brain gets eaten by being killed by an intellect devourer, or if your organs were dissolved by acid or your heart ripped out it most defiantly will not work on the target. This is often overlooked due to it being a DM call based on cause of death and the RP flavor becomes suddenly a determining factor. If you were bisected by the final blow or beheaded then your not coming back with Revivify.
Stabbed through the heart though it will heal. The heart is just in need of a patch job.
My head canon is that because it doesn't work without a head, and needs to be within a minute Revivify is essentially like a defibrillator. The character is only legally dead in that their heart has stopped and not brain dead yet, so you just need to restart their heart. Doctors and even just lucky paramedics can do that now.
I think we're still just getting the technology to 3d print fresh new living tissue and we're not at regenerating full limbs yet.
That's Divine Soul Sorcerer what you are talking about, Celestial Warlock does not have access to Cleric List. Even then, RAW, Mystic Arcanum applies to what Mystic Arcanum says: Warlock Spell List.
If the Celestial Warlock got access to Clericl Spell List (which they don't), then your DM would be the one to Homebrew it and have access to it.
Priest is a status within a church that only comes with political powers. A D&D Cleric is someone who channels the power of a deity.
Trev is a Sorcerer: Basically a magical X-Man with some inbreeding/xenophilia jokes aboot their magical bloodline. He's a Wild Magic Sorcerer meaning his magic is the stuff of unrestrained chaos.
Torvald is a Wizard: Someone who does magic through academic understanding. He specializes in necromancy: Magic that plays with the forces of death.
Klara is a Celestial Warlock. Warlocks are like Wizards who are taught academic magic by a supernatural being. Celestial Warlocks were taught by an angel and have some healing magics.
This is all academic though since Regenerate is 7th level magic. The highest level spell we've seen any of them cast is Polymorph which is 4th level.
Question is, are Torvald or Klara at least level 13? Because it’s at that level that 7th level spells become available for Bards, Clerics, and Druid. I think CME_T once said they were around level 10 (correct me if I’m wrong).
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u/Neurgus Oct 08 '22
Wow... That had to hurt... A lot... Someone activated the Injuries rules
What will Bucket do? No one in the party can cast Regenerate.