Gentle Repose 2nd-level necromancy spell

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2nd-level necromancy (ritual)

Casting Time
1 action
Range
Touch
Components
V, S, M (A pinch of salt and one copper piece placed on each of the corpse's eyes, which must remain there for the duration)
Duration
10 days
Classes
Cleric, Wizard

You touch a corpse or other remains. For the duration, the target is protected from decay and can't become undead.

The spell also effectively extends the time limit on raising the target from the dead, since days spent under the influence of this spell don't count against the time limit of spells such as raise dead.

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