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• Feign Death
  created: 2026-03-09T12:15:34.095-04:00
  modified: 2026-03-09T12:15:34.096-04:00
  published: 2026-03-09T12:15:34.096-04:00
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• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/bard
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/cleric
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/druid
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/wizard
• ttrpg-cli/spell/level/3rd-level
• ttrpg-cli/spell/ritual
• ttrpg-cli/spell/school/necromancy
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/arcane-trickster
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/college-of-lore
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/divine-soul/good
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/eldritch-knight
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/house-of-bishops
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  classes:
• Bard
• Bard (College of Lore)
• Cleric
• Druid
• Fighter (Eldritch Knight)
• Rogue (Arcane Trickster)
• Sorcerer (Divine Soul, Good)
• Warmage (House of Bishops)
• Wizard

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Feign Death

3rd-level, Necromancy (ritual)

• Casting time: 1 Action unless cast as a ritual
• Range: Touch
• Components: V, S, M (a pinch of graveyard dirt)
• Duration: 1 hour

You touch a willing creature and put it into a cataleptic state that is indistinguishable from death.

For the duration, the target appears dead to outward inspection and to spells used to determine the target’s status. The target has the Blinded and Incapacitated conditions, and its Speed is 0.

The target also has Resistance to all damage except Psychic damage, and it has Immunity to the Poisoned condition.

Classes: Bard (College of Lore); Bard; Cleric; Druid; Fighter (Eldritch Knight); Rogue (Arcane Trickster); Sorcerer (Divine Soul, Good); Warmage (House of Bishops); Wizard

Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 271