Disintegration

Spell — see Magic and Spellcasting for the rules and the Spell Index for the full list.

Arcane 6 Type: death

Range: 90’ Duration: instantaneous

This spell targets a single creature or object (up to a 10’ x 10’ x 10’ cube of material) with a bolt of annihilating energy that springs from the caster’s pointing finger. (The exact appearance of the bolt can vary based on the caster’s spell signature.)

If the spell targets a creature, the creature must make a Death saving throw. If the save succeeds, the spell has no effect. If the save fails, the creature is slain and its remains reduced to a small pile of dust. Any objects carried or worn by the creature are not affected. (The spell could be used to disintegrate a creature’s armor or clothing by a caster willing to use death magic to induce nudity, but the casting would not disintegrate the creature.)

If the spell targets an object, the object must make Death saving throw. If the target object is carried or worn by a creature, use the creature’s saving throw. If the target object is occupied by one or more creatures, use whichever creature’s saving throws are most likely to succeed. If the target object is not carried, worn, or occupied, use the saving throws of 0th level fighters. If the save succeeds, the spell has no effect. If the save fails, the object is reduced to nothing but a small pile of dust. If the object was occupied, the occupants fall to the ground (possibly suffering falling damage) and are knocked prone. If the object was occupied and moving, the occupants are flung 10’ in the direction of movement per 60’ of speed, suffering falling damage.