Body theft (4E)

4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons

This is a ritual description page for 4th edition Dungeons & Dragons.

Body Theft

You permanently exchange bodies with the victim.

Level: 23	Component Cost: 25,000 gp
Category: Binding	Market Price: 75,000 gp
Time: 1 hour	Key Skill: Arcana
Duration: Permanent

Perform this ritual on a willing or helpless creature. Your Arcana check must exceed the creature's Will defense. The target must be a creature of the same race, gender and with the same highest physical attribute; if Strength is your highest physical attribute, Strength must also be the target's highest physical attribute.

Once successful, the ritual makes you and the target exchange bodies. This does not change game statistics, but you do exchange age and appearance. Any conditions and effects stay with the body, making this a way to get rid of a curse, disease, or other affliction. You do not have access to each others memories, but appearance, voice, and mannerisms stay with the body, giving you a +5 bonus to Bluff checks to impersonate each other. On the flip side, it can be hard for you to convince those who knew you in your old body of your identity.

It is possible for either of you to end the ritual by forcing his way back into the old body as a standard action with melee attack using Charisma vs. Will.