spell Death Grimace
Death Grimace
Book of Vile Darkness 3.5
By Monte Cook
Necromancy [Evil]
Level: Assassin 1, Blackguard 1, Sorcerer/Wizard 1
Components: S
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Target: One corpse
Duration: Permanent
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
The caster marks a corpse with a particular magical ‘signature,’ thus identifying himself (truthfully or falsely) as the murderer. Some assassins use this signature as a sort of calling card, while others use it as a way to prove that they earned their pay. The signature can take many forms: a specific expression on the face of the corpse (hence the name of the spell), an actual rune, a word written on the corpse’s flesh, a discoloration of one eye, and so on.
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