【附:“贤者问答 Sage Advice”中对再生戒指的几个回答】
问:既然再生戒指(ring of regeneration)可以让因受伤失去HP而死亡的角色死而复生,那它能不能让死于死亡法咒(death spell)、律令死亡(power word kill)、女妖之嚎(banshee wail)的角色起死回生?
答:三种情况下都不行。死亡法咒导致彻底的死亡(参见PHB,死亡法咒的法术详述),需要许愿术才能让死者回生。女妖之嚎(参见MM)和律令死亡(参见PHB,律令死亡的法术详述)是比死亡法咒更强大的死亡魔法。如何让被这些法术杀死的角色复活,取决于DM的裁判权,但是再生戒指、死亡之门规则(参见POCT第一章),和治疗法术对此是无效的。
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Q: If a ring of regeneration (from the DMG, page 130) can revive someone who has died from hit-point loss due to injuries, can it revive someone slain by a death spell, power word kill, or banshee wail?
A: No, in all three cases. The death spell causes irrevocable death (see the Players Handbook, page 83), which means that it takes a wish to get the slain creature back to life. The banshee's wail (see the Monster Manual, page 50, "Groaning Spirit") and the power word kill spell (Players Handbook, page 93) are even more potent forms of death magic. Exactly what can be done to bring back victims of these effects is up to the DM, but things such as regeneration, death's door, and healing spells are not enough to do it.
问:把再生戒指戴在已死之人的手指上,能让他起死回生吗?
答:不能。再生戒指不是一个便携版的复生术(resurrection,牧师7环法术)。虽然这个戒指非常强大,可以让生物的灵魂(soul)或精魄(spirit)在生物死亡后依然停留在该生物身上,但是即便是它,也不能挽回已经逝去的灵魂或精魄。
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Q: Can a ring of regeneration revive a character if the ring is placed on the victim's finger after he has died?
A: No. A ring of regeneration is not a portable resurrection spell. The ring is powerful enough to keep a creature's soul or spirit from departing if the ring is worn by the victim at the time of his death, but the ring can't bring the victim to life if the soul or spirit has already departed.
问:再生戒指需要多少时间才可以让肢体再生?火焰和强酸造成的伤害可以再生吗?解离术造成的伤害又如何?
答:这里是一些非官方的再生戒指使器官再生的时间:手指/脚趾/鼻子/耳朵:1小时(6回合);手/脚/内脏器官:6小时(36回合);手臂/腿/翼:1天(24小时);头:1周(7天)。
如果失去的器官可以找回并且被塞回到它所在的位置的话,那么两轮时间(2分钟)就够了。巨魔和吸血鬼再生器官的速度是再生戒指的30倍。巨魔被砍下的躯体碎片是会自主活动的,它们会向巨魔移动并自己接上去,吸血鬼失去的躯体会迅速再生,如同从空气中凝结而成那样。
火焰和强酸不能阻止再生,但它们可以阻止被杀死的生物通过再生复活。如果火焰和强酸没有直接杀死再生生物,它们可以通过再生修复伤害。然而,如果生物是被火焰和强酸杀死的,或者,生物被杀死后,它的残躯被火焰、强酸或解离术完全摧毁,它就彻底的死了。如果生物是被解离术或相似效果杀死,它会化为飞灰,不能再生(如果该生物佩戴再生戒指的话,戒指本身也需要通过对抗法术的豁免判定,如果没有通过,戒指本身也会被摧毁)。
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Q: How long does it take for a ring of regeneration to regrow lost limbs? Can damage from fire or acid be regenerated? What about damage from disintegration?
A: Here are some unofficial organ-regrowth times for a ring of regeneration: Finger, toe, nose, or ear: 1 hour (6 turns); Hand, foot, or internal organ: 6 hours (36 turns); Arm, leg, or wing: 1 day (24 hours); Head: 1 week (7 days).
Replacement time is only two rounds if the lost organ is present and can be pressed into place. Trolls and vampires regenerate 30 times faster than a character with a ring of regeneration. Severed pieces of a troll are ambulatory and will crawl to the troll and press themselves on. Pieces lost from vampires merely re-form, as if becoming solid from vapor.
Fire and acid do not prevent regeneration, but these effects do prevent a slain creature from coming back to life by using regeneration. If a regenerating creature survives a fire or acid attack, it will eventually regenerate the damage. However, if the creature is slain by such an attack, or if it is slain and its remains are destroyed by fire, acid, or disintegration, it remains dead. If a creature falls victim to a disintegrate spell or its effects, it vanishes completely and cannot be regenerated (If it was using a ring of regeneration, the ring is disintegrated as well, if it fails its saving throw against the spell.)