{"name":"Death Knell","school":"necromancy [death, evil];","level":"cleric 2","casting_time":"1 standard action","components":"V, S","range":"Touch","other_range":"","targets":"living creature touched","area":"","duration":"instantaneous\/10 minutes per HD of subject; see text","saving_throw":"Will negates;","spell_resistance":"Yes","effect":"","description":"You draw forth the ebbing life force of a creature and use it to\r\nfuel your own power. Upon casting this spell, you touch a living\r\ncreature that has \u20131 or fewer hit points. If the subject fails its\r\nsaving throw, it dies, and you gain 1d8 temporary hit points and\r\na +2 enhancement bonus to Strength. Additionally, your effective\r\ncaster level goes up by +1, improving spell effects dependent on\r\ncaster level. This increase in effective caster level does not grant\r\nyou access to more spells. These effects last for 10 minutes per\r\nHD of the subject creature.","tags":"#spell, necromancy [death, evil], cleric 2","isShared":"on","templateId":"34","blockId":"9763"}