Power Word Kill
You utter the most powerful arcane word of power. Once targeted, the target is then temporarily immune for 10 minutes. The effect of the spell depends on the target's level.
- •14th or Lower The target dies instantly.
- •15th If the target has 50 Hit Points or fewer, it dies instantly; otherwise, it drops to 0 Hit Points and becomes Dying 1, or increases its Dying condition by 1 if it's already Dying.
- •16th or Higher The target takes 50 damage; if this brings the target to 0 Hit Points, the target dies instantly.
Heightened (10th) The levels at which each outcome applies increase by 2.
Traits
Auditory actions and effects rely on sound. An action with the auditory trait can be successfully performed only if the creature using the action can speak or otherwise produce the required sounds. A spell or effect with the auditory trait has its effect only if the target can hear it. This applies only to sound-based parts of the effect, as determined by the GM. This is different from a sonic effect, which still affects targets who can't hear it (such as deaf targets) as long as the effect itself makes sound.
An action with this trait requires a degree of mental concentration and discipline.
An effect with the death trait kills you immediately if it reduces you to 0 HP. Some death effects can bring you closer to death or slay you outright without reducing you to 0 HP.
A mental effect can alter the target's mind. It has no effect on an object or a mindless creature.