When a death spell is cast, it slays creatures in the area of effect instantly and irrevocably. The number of creatures which can be so slain is a function of their hit dice: Maximum Number of Creatures. Victim’s Hit Dice Affected less than 2 4-80 (4d20) 2to4 3-30 (3d10) 44110643 28 (2d4) 64410843 1-4 (1d4) If a mixed group of creatures is attacked with a death spell, use the following conversion: Equals Creatures with Hit Dice of: Creature’s Hit Dice less than 2 2to4 4+1t06+3 6+4 to 8+3 6+4t08+3 10 5 2 - 4+1to6+3 8 3 - 5 2to4 4 - 125 05 First, simply roll the dice to see how many creatures of less than 2 hit dice are affected, kill all these, then use the conversion to kill all 2 to 4 hit dice monsters, etc. If not enough of the number remains to kill the higher levels, they remain. This system can be reversed by applying it to higher hit dice victims first. Example: The 4d20 when rolled indicate a total of 53, 20 of this is used to kill one 6 + 4 to 8 + 3 die creature (20 x .05 = 1), 16 are used to kill two 4 + 1 to 6 + 3 hit dice creatures (16 x .125 = 2), 12 are used to kill three 2 to 4 die creatures (3 x 4 = 12), and 5 remainder can be used to kill off 5 less- than-2 dice creatures (5 x 1 = 5), ie. 20 + 16 + 12 + 5 = 53. A death spell does not affect lycanthropes, undead creatures, or creatures from other than the Prime Material Plane. The material component of this spell is a crushed black pearl with a minimum value of 1,000 g.p.