Delay Death
Name
Delay Death
Type of Magic
Mage
Spell Level
3rd
School
Enchantment and Charm (House Spurius), Necromancy
Sphere
Reversible?
No
Range
90 ft.
Components
Material, Somatic, Verbal
The material component for this spell is a chip from a tombstone or a sliver of wood from a coffin.
Duration
1 turn/level
Casting Time
1 round
Area of Effect
1 creature
Saving Throw
None
Effects
This spell enables one person or creature to postpone death. If delay death is cast before the indicated creature or person reaches 0 hit points, he is able to fight, cast spells, communicate, and take all other normal actions until he reaches -10 hit points. However, from the time he reaches 0 hit points until he is reduced to -10 hit points, the affected person or creature makes all attack rolls and saving throws at a -2 penalty, and his movement rate is reduced by half.
When the subject reaches -10 hit points, he is dead and delay death is no longer in effect. Note that the spell has a limited duration; if the spell expires after the affected subject has reached 0 hit points but before he has been reduced to -10 hit points, the subject dies instantly. A deceased subject previously under the effect of delay death can be raised normally by raise dead and similar spells.
