Spells / Breath Of Life
Breath Of Life
conjuration (healing)
LevelCleric 5, Oracle 5, Shaman 5, Warpriest 5Casting time1 standard actionRangetouchTargetscreature touchedDurationinstantaneousSaving throwWill negates (harmless) or Will half, see textComponentsV, S
Engine mechanics - what the game actually does
Healing5 d8Will save half
heals 5d8+CL
Classified by SpellMechanics from this spell's own body text; the same object drives the game engine, the cards, and this page.
Description
This spell cures 5d8 points of damage + 1 point per caster level (maximum +25). Unlike other spells that heal damage, breath of life can bring recently slain creatures back to life. If cast upon a creature that has died within 1 round, apply the healing from this spell to the creature. If the healed creature's hit point total is at a negative amount less than its Constitution score, it comes back to life and stabilizes at its new hit point total. If the creature's hit point total is at a negative amount equal to or greater than its Constitution score, the creature remains dead. Creatures brought back to life through breath of life gain a temporary negative level that lasts for 1 day. Creatures slain by death effects cannot be saved by breath of life . Like cure spells, breath of life deals damage to undead creatures rather than curing them, and cannot bring them back to life.