Death Spell
(Conjuration/Summoning)


L^: mu6
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R#: 1"*
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D^: Instantaneous
C^: v.s.m
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CT: 6s
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S^: None
A^: (1/2" square)*
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MP: 69

Effect: When a death spell is cast, it slays creatures in the AREA of effect instantly and irrevocably.
The number of creatures which can be so slain is a function of their HD:
 
 
 
Victim's HD
Maximum Number of Creatures Affected
less than 2
4-80 (4d20)
2 to 4
3-30 (3d10)
4+1 to 6+3
2-8 (2d4)
6+4 to 8+3
1-4 (1d4)

If a mixed group of creatures is attacked with a death spell, use the following conversion:

                                                        Equals Creatures with Hit Dice of:

Creature's Hit Dice
less than 2 *
2 to 4
4+1 to 6+3
6+4 to 8+3
6+4 to 8+3
10
5
2
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4+1 to 6+3
8
3
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.5
2 to 4
4
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.125
.05

First, simply roll the dice to see how many creatures of less than 2 hit dice are affected, kill all these,
then use the conversion to kill all 2 to 4 hit dice monsters, etc.
If not enough of the number remains to kill the higher levels, they remain.
This system can be reversed by applying it to higher hit dice victims first.

Less than 1 HD.DMG: Creatures with less than 1 hit die count as only 1/2 a creature which otherwise has less than 2 hit dice.
If such creatures are subjected to the spell,
count them off thusly,
although the maximum number affected cannot exceed 80 in any event.

Effect.exception: A death spell does not affect lycanthropes, undead creatures,
or creatures from other than the Prime Material Plane.

MC: The material component of this spell is a crushed black pearl with a minimum value of 1000 g.p.

Effect.example: The 4d20 when rolled indicate a total of 53,
20 of this is used to kill one 6 + 4 to 8 + 3 die creature (20 x .05 = 1),
16 are used to kill two 4 + 1 to 6 + 3 hit dice creatures (16 x .125 = 2),
12 are used to kill three 2 to 4 die creatures (3 x 4 = 12),
and 5 remainder can be used to kill off 5 less-than-2 dice creatures (5 x 1 = 5),
i.e. 20 + 16 + 12 + 5 = 53.

merkholz wrote:
A short spell query, if you please? The 6th level M-U Death Spell notes that affected creatures are slain instantly and irrevocably! Does the irrevocably part mean that those slain by the spell cannot be raised? Gone forever? Or does it just mean that there's no save to avoid death?

M


Good point!

Despite the rather ambiguous wording, I meant that the target subjects affected received no Saving Throw to avoid the effect of the spell,
not that they were not a;llowed a chance at being brought back to life by sme means.

Cheers,
Gary