False Life

Level 1 Necromancy spell available to Sorcerer, Wizard.

Spell description: Your prayer empowers you with divine radiance. Your weapon attacks deal an additional 1d4 Radiant Damage.

Spell properties

Range: Self
Duration: Until long rest
Conditions applied: Gain 7 temporary hit points.
Cost: Action + Spell Slot
Recharge: Per action

Spell upcasting

Get an extra 5 temporary hit points for each spell slot above the 1st.

How to obtain False Life

Sorcerer, Wizard, and Death Domain (Cleric) at Class level 1
Arcane Trickster (Rogue) and Eldritch Knight (Fighter) at Class level 3
Colege of Lore (Bard) at Class level 6 via Magical Secrets
Bard at Class level 10 via Magical Secrets
Granted by features: Magic Initiate: Sorcerer, Magic Initiate: Wizard
Also obtainable by Warlocks through the Fiendish Vigour Eldritch Invocation at class level 2+.

Bolster yourself with a necromatic facsimile of life to gain 7 temporary hit points.

Range: Self Duration: Until long rest

Can only have temporary HP from one source.

Spell properties

Level

Level 1

School

Necromancy

Casting resource

Action + Spell Slot

Damage type

Range

Self

Duration

Until long rest

Notes & sources

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