So in the spell regenerate, the spell states that it will bring back any missing body parts. Does that mean that an eyeball or a severed head can bring back the full body?
Assuming the head or eyeball is still alive and thus qualifies as a creature and not an object, yes. Usually this will not be the case, so in general, no.
Regenerate does not imply it can regrow any significant portion of the body, but I guess the creators didn't think to take it to the extreams.
It is a high level spell, so I guess it would work on something like a severed head on life support. But anything that could be considered alive as just an eye (or hand, etc) probably already has supernatural regenerative powers.
But the short answer, for whatever purpose you were probably thinking, no.
Yes, I think a missing eye could regrow in 2 minutes, or instantly if you shoved the eyeball back in. Attaching a head would probably not be so easy - it would only work if both the head and the body were still alive in some way - so not for the average humanoid.
You have to target creature, nobody sayed that creature have to be alive btw...
I think you can use regenarate on dead creature too and then use raise dead for example...
For example: my players want to bring back to life one npc with missing head, they bought raise dead scroll, diamond and druid used regenarate to grow his head back on :D
I did not saw any reasons why this is not possible so I allowed it
You have to target creature, nobody sayed that creature have to be alive btw...
I think you can use regenarate on dead creature too and then use raise dead for example...
For example: my players want to bring back to life one npc with missing head, they bought raise dead scroll, diamond and druid used regenarate to grow his head back on :D
I did not saw any reasons why this is not possible so I allowed it
Unless it results in death, damage isn't permanent. Even death is reversible through powerful magic. Rest can restore a creature's hit points, and magical methods such as a cure wounds spell or a potion of healing can remove damage in an instant.
When a creature receives healing of any kind, hit points regained are added to its current hit points. A creature's hit points can't exceed its hit point maximum, so any hit points regained in excess of this number are lost. For example, a druid grants a ranger 8 hit points of healing. If the ranger has 14 current hit points and has a hit point maximum of 20, the ranger regains 6 hit points from the druid, not 8.
A creature that has died can't regain hit points until magic such as the revivify spell has restored it to life.
It's starting to sound like it's possible to clone a creature from a drop of fresh blood.
That would be a line I wouldn't cross. It would be my call that it's not in the spirit of the campaign to clone something from 1/12000th of the original body mass.
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It's starting to sound like it's possible to clone a creature from a drop of fresh blood.
That would be a line I wouldn't cross. It would be my call that it's not in the spirit of the campaign to clone something from 1/12000th of the original body mass.
It really isn't, based on what everyone is saying. Regenerate is a healing spell. It can be used to take a living creature and heal its wounds, even really grievous ones like missing limbs. It can't be used to bring a dead creature back to life, or create a living creature where there was none before.
The question becomes can you make things regrow BIGGER than their original. The spell doesn't say it regrows to its original size.
So playa', roll a d20, 1-5: the regrowth is shorter than the original. Stumpy is your new nickname. 6-15 the regrowth is normal. 15-20: regrowth is twice the size of the original. Arms and legs above the others! Now what body part did you loose? #bardsubclass--- #prnstar LOL
Ofc you can not do it by the rules :) but I think it is cool way to use this spell.
"Rules & Game Mechanics" doesn't care if it's cool.
Regeneratecannot be used on a dead creature. It cannot regenerate/repair/restore a severed head. It cannot regenerate/repair/restore a body from a bodypart.
You have to target creature, nobody sayed that creature have to be alive btw...
I think you can use regenarate on dead creature too and then use raise dead for example...
For example: my players want to bring back to life one npc with missing head, they bought raise dead scroll, diamond and druid used regenarate to grow his head back on :D
I did not saw any reasons why this is not possible so I allowed it
Raise Dead doesn't restore any body parts or organs. As established, Regenerate can't be cast on a corpse, so the only way to bring a creature missing a head back to life is with Resurrection or True Resurrection.
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Yeah, of course as a DM you can do whatever you want, including breaking the rules.
I personally would have ruled the same way, and let my party cast "regenerate" and "raise dead" simultaneously to bring back from the dead a decapitated creature. Seems clever enough, even though it's not supposed to be allowed.
Definitely not RAW though; and usually when people post on forums asking "can I do .... something..." they're asking about the rules (because obviously, if you feel like houseruling something, the DM can allow or disallow literally anything.)
Unlike mammalian eyes, mammal eyes do not repair themselves spontaneously. Despite supporting and nurturing surrounding cells, Müller glia do not regenerate neurons except after an injury; even then, they make relatively few new neurons. For an eye health you must avoid TV, phones, PC etc. You should take some eye massage for your eyes. Eyes are the most imp part of human body.
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So in the spell regenerate, the spell states that it will bring back any missing body parts. Does that mean that an eyeball or a severed head can bring back the full body?
Assuming the head or eyeball is still alive and thus qualifies as a creature and not an object, yes. Usually this will not be the case, so in general, no.
Regenerate does not imply it can regrow any significant portion of the body, but I guess the creators didn't think to take it to the extreams.
It is a high level spell, so I guess it would work on something like a severed head on life support. But anything that could be considered alive as just an eye (or hand, etc) probably already has supernatural regenerative powers.
But the short answer, for whatever purpose you were probably thinking, no.
Yes, I think a missing eye could regrow in 2 minutes, or instantly if you shoved the eyeball back in. Attaching a head would probably not be so easy - it would only work if both the head and the body were still alive in some way - so not for the average humanoid.
My players were asking if they could bring back an entire creature from a severed eyeball they took from the creature.
You have to target creature, nobody sayed that creature have to be alive btw...
I think you can use regenarate on dead creature too and then use raise dead for example...
For example: my players want to bring back to life one npc with missing head, they bought raise dead scroll, diamond and druid used regenarate to grow his head back on :D
I did not saw any reasons why this is not possible so I allowed it
Dead creatures cannot be healed.
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You could probably bring back a Troll with the spell and it's head. :p
D&D is a game for nerds... so I guess I'm one :p
It's starting to sound like it's possible to clone a creature from a drop of fresh blood.
That would be a line I wouldn't cross. It would be my call that it's not in the spirit of the campaign to clone something from 1/12000th of the original body mass.
Human. Male. Possibly. Don't be a divider.
My characters' backgrounds are written like instruction manuals rather than stories. My opinion and preferences don't mean you're wrong.
I am 99.7603% convinced that the digital dice are messing with me. I roll high when nobody's looking and low when anyone else can see.🎲
“It's a bit early to be thinking about an epitaph. No?” will be my epitaph.
It really isn't, based on what everyone is saying. Regenerate is a healing spell. It can be used to take a living creature and heal its wounds, even really grievous ones like missing limbs. It can't be used to bring a dead creature back to life, or create a living creature where there was none before.
If you don't have a head, shouldn't you be dead? It can heal eyes and apparently reattached a head unless your dead.
It can not regain hit points, but you can still repair dead body. My opinion
True there is a line, missing body part ok. No body at all not ok :D
But as a dm you do not have to follow specific spell at 100% all the time. Sometimes players have cool idea
If your dead, do you have 'natural healing ability'? I don't think so. ;)
Well you use high level transmutation magic, what is natural about that? :D
Ofc you can not do it by the rules :) but I think it is cool way to use this spell.
The question becomes can you make things regrow BIGGER than their original. The spell doesn't say it regrows to its original size.
So playa', roll a d20, 1-5: the regrowth is shorter than the original. Stumpy is your new nickname. 6-15 the regrowth is normal. 15-20: regrowth is twice the size of the original. Arms and legs above the others! Now what body part did you loose? #bardsubclass--- #prnstar LOL
"Rules & Game Mechanics" doesn't care if it's cool.
Regenerate cannot be used on a dead creature. It cannot regenerate/repair/restore a severed head. It cannot regenerate/repair/restore a body from a body part.
Raise Dead doesn't restore any body parts or organs. As established, Regenerate can't be cast on a corpse, so the only way to bring a creature missing a head back to life is with Resurrection or True Resurrection.
You don't know what fear is until you've witnessed a drunk bird divebombing you while carrying a screaming Kobold throwing fire anywhere and everywhere.
Yeah, of course as a DM you can do whatever you want, including breaking the rules.
I personally would have ruled the same way, and let my party cast "regenerate" and "raise dead" simultaneously to bring back from the dead a decapitated creature. Seems clever enough, even though it's not supposed to be allowed.
Definitely not RAW though; and usually when people post on forums asking "can I do .... something..." they're asking about the rules (because obviously, if you feel like houseruling something, the DM can allow or disallow literally anything.)
Unlike mammalian eyes, mammal eyes do not repair themselves spontaneously. Despite supporting and nurturing surrounding cells, Müller glia do not regenerate neurons except after an injury; even then, they make relatively few new neurons.
For an eye health you must avoid TV, phones, PC etc. You should take some eye massage for your eyes. Eyes are the most imp part of human body.