Death Attacks

NameDeath Attacks
TypeAbility
Term spelling variationsDeath Attack
VersionSRD
SourcesSystem Reference Document on page 0

In most cases, a death attack allows the victim a Fortitude save to avoid the affect, but if the save fails, the character dies instantly.

  • Raise dead doesn't work on someone killed by a death attack.
  • Death attacks slay instantly. A victim cannot be made stable and thereby kept alive.
  • In case it matters, a dead character, no matter how she died, has -10 hit points.
  • The spell death ward protects a character against these attacks.

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