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| Spell Information | |
| Spell level : | Innate level: 4, Sorcerer/Wizard: 4, Other: Cleric with Death or Dream domain 4 |
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| School : | Illusion |
| Descriptor(s) : | Fear, Mind-Affecting |
| Components : | Verbal and Somatic |
| Range : | Medium |
| Target/Area : | Single |
| Duration : | Instantaneous |
| Save : | Will and Fortitude |
| Spell resistance : | Yes |
Description[]
You conjure an image of utmost horror to strike down a single creature. The target may attempt a Will save to disbelieve the spell, avoiding all ill effects. Failing that, the target then makes a Fortitude save to avoid instant death. A successful save still inflicts 3d6 points of magic damage.
Gameplay Notes[]
- Creatures immune to mind spells, fear, phantasms and death magic are immune to this spell.
- Only the Will saving throw is against mind-affecting effects.
Bug Notes[]
- Creatures immune to Death Magic (Death Ward, Deathless Frenzy) are immune to this spell. Phantasmal Killer shares this bug with Weird, which is also stopped by Death Magic Immunity. In both D&D 3.5 and NWN1, both spells bypassed death immunity, because the descriptor in both cases is "Fear, Mind-Affecting," and not "Death" (as in Slay Living/Finger of Death). That said, NWN1 had this bug for a long time before it was finally patched.
- As continuation of the previous bug, Fortitude saving throw should be against fear but is against death magic instead.
- Technically this spell only checks for immunity to fear and death magic but immunity to mind spells includes the former anyway. For comparison, Weird checks for immunities to mind spells and fear separately.