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{{Epic Spell
| name=GATHERING OF MAGGOTS  
| school=Conjuration
| subschool=Healing
| sdc=49  
| comp=V, S, DF  
| castingtime=7 days  
| target=[[SRD:Dead|Dead]] creature touched  
| dur=Permanent  
| save=[[SRD:Saving Throw|Fortitude]] negates (harmless)  
| sr=Yes (harmless)  
| todev=441,000 gp; 9 days; 17,640 XP. Seeds: ''[[SRD:Life (Epic Spell Seed)|life]]'' ([[SRD:DC|DC]] 27), ''[[SRD:Transform (Epic Spell Seed)|transform]]'' ([[SRD:DC|DC]] 21). Factors: change creature type to [[SRD:Aberration Type|aberration]] (+5 [[SRD:DC|DC]]); add worm that walks’ spell-like, extraordinary, and [[SRD:Supernatural Ability|supernatural abilities]] (+40 [[SRD:DC|DC]]). Mitigating factors: increase casting time by 10 minutes (–20 [[SRD:DC|DC]]); increase casting time by 7 days (–14 [[SRD:DC|DC]]).  
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When this spell is cast, worms or maggots slither and crawl their way inexorably toward the corpse touched. Over the course of the next week, they consume the flesh of the corpse, and when the last bit of the corpse is devoured, the creature is returned to a semblance of life as a worm that walks.
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School	Conjuration +
Spellcraft DC	49 +
Subschool	Healing +
Title	Gathering of Maggots +