You touch a corpse or other remains. For the duration, the target is protected from decay and can't become undead.
Gentle Repose
Level 2 Necromancy · Ritual
Casting Time1 action
RangeTouch
Duration10 day
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)
Material: a pinch of salt and one copper piece placed on each of the corpse's eyes, which must remain there for the duration
Spell Description
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 .