[RPG] Does Gentle Repose extend the time limit for casting Revivify

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The spell revivify returns a creature to life "that has died within the last minute." [PHB 272]

The spell gentle repose "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 raise dead." [PHB 245]

My question is whether revivify is one of the "spells such as raise dead" for which gentle repose "effectively extends the time limit", taking into account the fact that revivify is two spell levels below raise dead and its default "time limit" is not measured in days (it is in fact 1/1440th of a single day).

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I'd think so.

It seems as though the intention of Gentle Repose is to increase the time window for resurrection, in addition to general preservation of corpses. You mentioned this yourself, in the quote

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 raise dead. [PHB 245]

The one caveat I'd impose is the corpse needs to be Gentle Repose'd within the minute in order to still be viable. After that minute elapses (so long as you're using Revivify as your resurrection technique) you're essentially trying to preserve already-spoiled goods.

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