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Deathbolt was an uncommon necromantic spell of the southern magic tradition.[1][2][note 1]

Effects

When cast, the spell unleashed a bolt of death energy at the target. This bolt was usually fatal to any creature of the Prime Material plane. The spell had a range of 10 yards (9 meters). [1][2]

Components

In addition to verbal and somatic components, this spell required a material component, vampire ichor. [1][2]

Appendix

Notes

  1. Spells of the southern magic tradition were created in the Old Empires region and written down with the help of Thoth mage-script, a secret magic language, and thus only usable by the initiated.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Scott Bennie (February 1990). Old Empires. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 76. ISBN 978-0880388214.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Mark Middleton et al (November 1996). Wizard's Spell Compendium Volume One. (TSR, Inc), p. 221. ISBN 978-0786904365.
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