Reincarnate

5th-level necromancy · D&D 5e (SRD)

2024 rules (SRD 5.2.1)

Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (rare oils worth 1,000+ GP, which the spell consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous

You touch a dead Humanoid or a piece of one. If the creature has been dead no longer than 10 days, the spell forms a new body for it and calls the soul to enter that body. Roll and consult the table below to determine the body's species, or the GM chooses another playable species.

SpeciesSpecies
1Roll again.6Goliath
2Dragonborn7Halfling
3Dwarf8Human
4Elf9Orc
5Gnome10Tiefling

The reincarnated creature makes any choices that a species' description offers, and the creature recalls its former life. It retains the capabilities it had in its original form, except it loses the traits of its previous species and gains the traits of its new one.

2014 rules (SRD 5.1)

Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (rare oils and unguents worth at least 1,000 gp, which the spell consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous

You touch a dead humanoid or a piece of a dead humanoid. Provided that the creature has been dead no longer than 10 days, the spell forms a new adult body for it and then calls the soul to enter that body. If the target's soul isn't free or willing to do so, the spell fails.

The magic fashions a new body for the creature to inhabit, which likely causes the creature's race to change. The DM rolls a and consults the following table to determine what form the creature takes when restored to life, or the DM chooses a form.

Reincarnate Races
Race
1–4Dragonborn
5–13Dwarf, hill
14–21Dwarf, mountain
22–25Elf, dark
26–34Elf, high
35–42Elf, wood
43–46Gnome, forest
47–52Gnome, rock
53–56Half-elf
57–60Half-orc
61–68Halfling, lightfoot
69–76Halfling, stout
77–96Human
97–0Tiefling

The reincarnated creature recalls its former life and experiences. It retains the capabilities it had in its original form, except it exchanges its original race for the new one and changes its racial traits accordingly.