Death's Door (Priest Spell)

==The Complete Book of Necromancers Version==
When a cleric employs this spell, he or she touches a subject who is injured, unconscious and "at death's door" (–1 to –9 hit points). The spell immediately brings the wounded individual back up to 0 hit points, bringing the subject back from death's door. Although the victim remains unconscious, bleeding and deterioration are stopped for the duration of the spell. The subject (now at 0 hit points) can be brought immediately to consciousness by clerical spells or items that restore lost hit points.
The DM should modify this spell if he or she disallows the optional rule for "hovering on death's door" (page 75 of the (DMG)). If the DM considers characters to be immediately dead once they reach 0 hit points, then this spell may bring mortally wounded (0 to –9 hit points) characters back to life, providing it is cast within 1–10 rounds of the victim's demise. The subject must make a system shock roll to survive the transition, and if successful, he or she permanently loses a point of Constitution.
This modified version restores the victim to 1 hit point, which may now be immediately increased by further magical healing, as outlined above. Once too much time elapses after an individual's death, the victim can only be brought back to life with a raise dead spell or some other, more powerful form of necromancy.
The material components of the spell are the cleric's holy/unholy symbol, a bit of white linen, and any form of unguent.
==Priest's Spell Compendium==
A priest who employs this spell touches a being that is injured, unconscious and “at death's door” (-1 to -9 hit points). The spell immediately brings the wounded individual to 0 hit points. Although the individual remains unconscious, bleeding and deterioration are stopped for the duration of the spell. The subject (now at 0 hit points) can be brought immediately to consciousness by spells or items that restore lost hit points.
The material components are the priest's holy symbol, a bit of white linen, and an unguent.
Notes: Uncommon for clerics.
Optional: If characters are ruled dead at 0 hit points, the DM should allow this spell to revive mortally wounded characters (0 to -9 hit points), providing it is cast within 10 to 1 rounds of the subject's demise. A system shock roll is required to survive the transition. If successful, the subject permanently loses a point of Constitution. The creature is restored to 1 hit point, which can be increased by further magical healing. If the time limit is exceeded, then the subject can be revived only by a raise dead spell or similar magic.
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