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Wrath of the Lich King D&D 5e Campaign

Ancestral Host

9TH NECROMANCY

Casting Time: 1 action

Range/Area: 60 feet

Components: V, S

Duration: Instantaneous

Description: You call upon an entire host of ancestral spirits to cross the boundary between life and death and retrieve those whose spirits have only just departed.   Choose up to:   three dead creatures   within range that died within the last:   1 minute   For each target, its soul must be willing and available.   The ancestral host surrounds the fallen creature and guides its spirit back into its body.   Each target returns to life with:   half its maximum hit points   and appears prone in its space.   Until the end of its next turn, a creature returned by Ancestral Host:   Cannot take reactions.   Has advantage on saving throws against being Charmed or Frightened.   Ancestral Host fails on a creature if:   Its soul is unwilling.   Its soul has been destroyed, consumed, or imprisoned.   It died of old age.   It was Undead.   Its body has been destroyed or is incapable of sustaining life.   The spell repairs mortal wounds and restores damaged organs necessary for survival, but it does not:   Replace missing limbs.   Recreate a completely destroyed body.   Restore a soul that no longer exists.   End curses or magical effects that would still affect the creature after returning.   A creature returned to life by Ancestral Host cannot benefit from:   Ancestral Host   again until:   7 days   have passed.

Available For: Shaman

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