It takes 7d8+30 necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A humanoid killed by this spell rises at the start of your next turn as a zombie that is permanently under your command, following your verbal orders to the best of its ability.
Do death saves reset when you get up?
Once your character stabilizes or regains any amount of hit points, excluding temporary hit points, your death save count resets. Because they’re your “Get Out of Death Free” cards.
When does finger of death turn you into a zombie?
For Finger of Death: if the spell brings the target to 0hp and the target subsequently dies due to failed death saves, dies that count as FoD killing the target? Will it rise as a zombie? A spell kills you if its damage or other effects slay you. If it reduces to you 0 hit points but leaves you alive, it didn’t kill you. #DnD
How much damage does the finger of death do?
It takes 7d8+30 necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A Humanoid killed by this spell rises at the start of your next turn as a Zombie that is permanently under your Command, following your verbal orders to the best of its ability.
What happens when you drop to zero on finger of death?
The rules go on to explain that dropping to zero hitpoints knocks you unconscious and causes you to start making death saving throws. Dropping to zero only kills you outright if the remaining damage exceeds your maximum hitpoint total. For example: […] a cleric with a maximum of 12 hit points currently has 6 hit points.
How do you turn a zombie into a skeleton?
You would first start by using Finger of Death to create a normal zombie servant under your control. Next, you would use the True Polymorph spell to transform said zombie into a skeleton (which you can do because they are both challenge rating 1/4).
