Protection from Death (Priest Spell)

Protection from death is a powerful priest spell that temporarily prevents an individual from dying. When cast upon a willing recipient, no saving throw is required. The individual suffers damage normally, save that at zero hit points, the individual is simply defeated and must retire from combat. While under the influence of a protection from death spell, an individual is immune to the effects of poison, disease, and death magic. The protection from death spell can be canceled by a dispel magic spell, leaving the individual subject to death normally.
After a protection from death spell wears off. the individual is completely healed and returned to full hit points. Lost limbs and the like are not regenerated, however, unless they have been recovered and are held in place when the spell fades out. A person who has suffered injuries too severe to permit survival after the spell ends (beheading, for example) simply dies.
The material component is an item taken from the body of a dead person.
Notes: Very rare spell, originally from the Arthurian section of Legends & Lore.
Category:Priest Spells
Category:Spells from Priest's Spell Compendium
Category:Spells from Legends & Lore
Category:Spells