To preface the question, I will assume that the spell would not remove the Dhampir lineage as it is not Undead OR a Curse, but wanted to check your opinions.
True Resurrection says that as long as the creature has not been dead over 200 years, or died of Old Age, then they are brought back and:
All Wounds are closed.
All Poisons are neutralized.
Cured of all Magical Contagions.
Any Curse is lifted.
Any missing or damaged organ or limb is replaced/repaired.
If creature was Undead, it will be returned to its non-Undead form.
So, if a Dhampir player character is killed and someone uses True Resurrection on them, are they brought back to their original form, or are they still a Dhampir?
Now, I know that something like this can be decided on by the DM, but I was more asking a RAW question.
Thoughts?
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Personally I think they’d stay a Dhampir. The lineage specifically says they’re humanoid not undead so the last part of TR doesn’t count and it’s not a curse so that part doesn’t apply either. To be honest I’ve never liked the way the Dhampir lineage gets used as a substitute for “I’m a vampire but not” and much prefer the classical mythology take that it’s something you’re born as, half human half vampire like Alucard in Castlevania or Blade, and so there’s nothing else to go back to if you’re resurrected
So, if a Dhampir player character is killed and someone uses True Resurrection on them, are they brought back to their original form, or are they still a Dhampir?
Now, I know that something like this can be decided on by the DM, but I was more asking a RAW question.
Thoughts?
To me this depends on how the Dhampir came about. If the character started as a Dhampir then it should stay one (it is a humanoid and it's not a curse).
But if it is one of those that used the switch-over-from-another-race rules in Ravenloft then that answer might well be something else. But of course as that would have been a DM decision at the time it would be a DM decision again.
I would agree that since Dhampir are not undead or cursed, under RAW True Resurrection wouldn't cause them to stop being a Dhampir.
That said, True Resurrection is one of those high-level spells that's really more of a plot point than a day-to-day ability; after all, there are much cheaper ways to bring a dead person back to life if you don't need to de-undead them at the same time. If I were DMing this is the kind of thing I'd evaluate on a case-by-case basis rather than sticking strictly to the rules.
Like I said, the way I was reading it the Dhampir would stay a Dhampir, but wanted to hear some others' thoughts on the subject.
You are all awesome :)
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Question about the spell True Resurrection and how it would work on a Dhampir that had died.
To preface the question, I will assume that the spell would not remove the Dhampir lineage as it is not Undead OR a Curse, but wanted to check your opinions.
True Resurrection says that as long as the creature has not been dead over 200 years, or died of Old Age, then they are brought back and:
So, if a Dhampir player character is killed and someone uses True Resurrection on them, are they brought back to their original form, or are they still a Dhampir?
Now, I know that something like this can be decided on by the DM, but I was more asking a RAW question.
Thoughts?
Breathe, dragons; sing of the First World, forged out of chaos and painted with beauty.
Sing of Bahamut, the Platinum, molding the shape of the mountains and rivers;
Sing too of Chromatic Tiamat, painting all over the infinite canvas.
Partnered, they woke in the darkness; partnered, they labored in acts of creation.
Personally I think they’d stay a Dhampir. The lineage specifically says they’re humanoid not undead so the last part of TR doesn’t count and it’s not a curse so that part doesn’t apply either. To be honest I’ve never liked the way the Dhampir lineage gets used as a substitute for “I’m a vampire but not” and much prefer the classical mythology take that it’s something you’re born as, half human half vampire like Alucard in Castlevania or Blade, and so there’s nothing else to go back to if you’re resurrected
To me this depends on how the Dhampir came about. If the character started as a Dhampir then it should stay one (it is a humanoid and it's not a curse).
But if it is one of those that used the switch-over-from-another-race rules in Ravenloft then that answer might well be something else. But of course as that would have been a DM decision at the time it would be a DM decision again.
I would agree that since Dhampir are not undead or cursed, under RAW True Resurrection wouldn't cause them to stop being a Dhampir.
That said, True Resurrection is one of those high-level spells that's really more of a plot point than a day-to-day ability; after all, there are much cheaper ways to bring a dead person back to life if you don't need to de-undead them at the same time. If I were DMing this is the kind of thing I'd evaluate on a case-by-case basis rather than sticking strictly to the rules.
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I would rule True Resurrection revive a Dhampir normally, unless the player wish otherwise.
From Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft
You creature type are a Humanoid.
Thanks everyone!
Like I said, the way I was reading it the Dhampir would stay a Dhampir, but wanted to hear some others' thoughts on the subject.
You are all awesome :)
Breathe, dragons; sing of the First World, forged out of chaos and painted with beauty.
Sing of Bahamut, the Platinum, molding the shape of the mountains and rivers;
Sing too of Chromatic Tiamat, painting all over the infinite canvas.
Partnered, they woke in the darkness; partnered, they labored in acts of creation.