I seem to be necroing a thread, but I think its the best place to write this:
I think quicksand should be errata-ed to obliterate a creature rather than destroy it? It seems inconsistent to me that you quicksand a creature(lets say minotaur), kill it with quicksand, and then he pops out of it as a rise again zombie creature. then you quicksand him again, wait 4 more turns, and he is destroyed.
I guess it could be explained by the reanimate spell lifts them out of the sand. but then why cant they be lifted out of the sand again when quicksand kills the zombie?
If quicksand kills zombies then how does making a creature a zombie save him from the quicksand? its like the ground is devouring the creature.