Decompose
| Decompose | |
|---|---|
| Mechanical information | |
| School | Necromancy[1] |
| Level | Cantrip[1] |
| Casting time | 1 Action[1] |
| Range | Touch[1] |
| Components | V, S[1] |
| Duration | 1 Minute[1] |
| Effects | Causes a creature's corpse to rapidly degrade. |
| Classes | Clerics |
| Historical information | |
| Creator | Clay family[2] |
| Known users | |
Decompose is a homebrew cantrip created by Matthew Mercer as a flavor spell for Caduceus Clay.[1] It is a talent of the Clay family.[3]
Description[edit | edit source]
The caster touches the corpse of a creature and causes significant decomposition and growth of fungus, moss, and perhaps a flower or two within a minute. Notably, it does not hinder resurrection,[1] nor does it interfere with Speak with Dead.[4] It also works on recently severed parts of living bodies.[5] On a larger corpse (of an ettin) it caused vines to sprout and wrap around the body.[6]
Notable appearances[edit | edit source]
- Caduceus cast Decompose on the body of Mollymauk Tealeaf through the soil.[7]
- Caduceus rotted Algar Dyomin's severed hand to help intimidate him.[5]
- Caduceus decayed the body of a young blue dragon, Thelashas, who had been in the Folding Halls of Halas since before the Divergence.[8]
- The cantrip had little effect on demonic sludge following a battle in the Chantry of the Dawn.[9]
- Caduceus used the cantrip on mushrooms and fruit from the Blooming Grove at the Mother's Lighthouse in Nicodranas to help create his first sanctuary for Word of Recall.[10]
- FRIDA used it on the bodies of pymon firebugs.[11]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- This spell doesn't count against the number of cantrips that Caduceus knows.[12]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 See Matthew Mercer's tweet on August 10, 2018.
- ↑ The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein, p. 152
- ↑ The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein, p. 152
- ↑ "Agreements" (2x61) at 1:16:59. Caduceus speaks with the charred goblin corpse on which he had cast Decompose in "A Turtle By Any Other Name" (2x60) at 1:21:57.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Dockside Diplomacy" (2x35) at 37:21.
- ↑ "Beyond the Boundaries" (2x32) at 3:02:23.
- ↑ "The Journey Home" (2x30) at 2:27:24.
- ↑ "Dark Bargains" (2x83) at 3:54:18.
- ↑ "Punishment and Politics" (2x87) at 1:40:57.
- ↑ "Dinner with the Devil" (2x110) at 1:04:29.
- ↑ "Treacherous Toys" (3x54) at 3:14:02.
- ↑ Matthew Mercer confirmed this on Twitter.
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