Death Ward

Death Ward

4th-rank - Abjuration Priest Spell: Death Life

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: Touch

Duration: 8 hours

Components: V, S

Materials:

Auditory Sensory Effects: Moderate

Visual Sensory Effects: Medium

Olfactory Sensory Effects: None

Casting Perception Mod +2

Effect Perception Mod +5

Powerful, humming aura gathers in your hand and transfers to a creature when you touch it, granting it a measure of protection from death. The humming aura persists for the duration.
The first time the target would drop to 0 hit points as a result of taking damage, the target instead drops to 1 hit point, and the spell ends.
If the spell is still in effect when the target is subjected to an effect that would kill it instantaneously without dealing damage, that effect is instead negated against the target, and the spell ends.

At higher ranks: