Death Touch

Playtest 3.2 / 4th Ed

Build Cost: 10 (Off-List: 20)

Purchase: Multi

Tagged: Yes

Duration: Instant

Skill Type: Faith

Prerequisites: Venom Touch

Skill List: Dark Paladin

Skill Rules & Full Description

This skill causes the targeted character to go the Brink of Death. Also, the Death Touch skill can be reversed to life any evil character – Servant of Evil, Greater Undead, any demon, etc. If used in this way, it takes 1 minute to invoke and the character falls unconscious for 10 minutes. Note, when this skill is used as a life effect, the target character does not stop their Death Count.

This skill requires the use of the character’s focus and a verbal, which must be at least 5 syllables, not including the skill’s name, and must contain some reasonably recognizable version of the name of the skill. This skill can be delivered by touch or through a weapon. If delivered through a weapon, the targeted character must be struck, and unlike Channeled spells, weapons and shields will stop the attack. If the character misses their target or the target uses a martial skill to stop the attack, the skill is not used. If the attack is stopped by a Resist Evil or Life skill or a magical defense that stops physical attacks the skill is used.

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Prerequisite & Progression Tree: Death Touch

Current Skill Skill Node General Requirement

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