If we changed Bless and Protection from Evil and Good to be more thematic in their material costs, why did we change the spell that already had a thematic use for its material component to something nonsensical.

Why does it even cost 2cp if they're just consumed immediately? We're not covering the eyes anymore, so why 2cp?

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If we changed Bless and Protection from Evil and Good to be more thematic in their material costs, why did we change the spell that already had a thematic use for its material component to something nonsensical.

Why does it even cost 2cp if they're just consumed immediately? We're not covering the eyes anymore, so why 2cp?

There is nothing stopping you from putting the two copper pieces on the corpse's eyes as part of casting the spell.

This spell is interesting to me - not only because of its great utility (Stop carrying around that diamond all the time! **** up that necromancer's plans!), but because of its symbolism.

From the perspective of a player, 2 cp is basically dirt money. Assuming you cast the spell every week (to account for failure, for good measure, will only end up costing you a little over a single gold piece. To an ordinary person, though... not so much. You'd have to be important to multiple people across generations to be preserved. And as soon as you aren't, which happens inevitably, you truly die. Very cool.

Pretty niche application of quick ritual from ritual caster if you're out of slots and need to make sure someone doesn't outright die. Thinking on how you can use it beyond the lack of a spell slot usage (and extra 2 lvl 1 rituals). 

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Pretty niche application of quick ritual from ritual caster if you're out of slots and need to make sure someone doesn't outright die. Thinking on how you can use it beyond the lack of a spell slot usage (and extra 2 lvl 1 rituals). 

Since this spell targets a corpse (i.e., a dead person) it can't stop a living person from dying. But it will extend the time you have left to resurrect them.

this spell is pretty cool, but that's just my two cents

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this spell is pretty cool, but that's just my two cents

 Aaahhhhh! I see whatcha did there...

Question for y'all: what would happen if someone at your table cast this on an undead?