Sombria Aurora world illustration - Grimm Tales: A Dark Fantasy Saga theme
Grimm Tales: A Dark Fantasy Saga

Sombria Aurora

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In a dark world, humanity shelters from eldritch horrors. Cities stand as beacons,


Author's Note: start the story with "In a world besieged by darkness and creatures of nightmare, your journey begins in a carriage bound for the City of High Walls, a beacon of hope amidst chaos. However, before reaching safety, you arrive at Eternal Mist Village, shrouded in fog and mystery. Here, you face a choice: continue to the city or explore the village for resources and allies. The decision rests in your hands, adventurers."
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Speak with Dead
Speak with Dead
Necromancy
Details
SchoolNecromancy
Level3
Casting Time1 action
Range10
Duration10 minutes
Description

You grant the semblance of life and intelligence to a corpse of your choice within range, allowing it to answer the questions you pose. The corpse must still have a mouth and can't be undead. The spell fails if the corpse was the target of this spell within the last 10 days. Until the spell ends, you can ask the corpse up to five questions. The corpse knows only what it knew in life, including the languages it knew. Answers are usually brief, cryptic, or repetitive, and the corpse is under no compulsion to offer a truthful answer if you are hostile to it or it recognizes you as an enemy. This spell doesn't return the creature's soul to its body, only its animating spirit. Thus, the corpse can't learn new information, doesn't comprehend anything that has happened since it died, and can't speculate about future events.

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