Corpse Explosion in Dungeons & Dragons 5e

Sebastian Crowe's Guide to Drakkenheim, slightly adjusted

Corpse Explosion

4-level Necromancy

Casting Time: Reaction, which you take when a creature you can see dies within 60 feet of you

Range/Area: 60 feet

Components: S

Duration: Instantaneous

You cause the triggering creature's body to explode in a violent shower of gore and infected flesh. Creatures within 10 feet of a point centered on the triggering creature's body take 4d8 necrotic damage and 4d8 acid damage, or half as much damage on a successful Dexterity saving throw.

AN: Lowered range from 120 feet. Also perhaps it should do much less damage...and not be a reaction, but a full on action spell (especially for DK who could trigger the explosion on willing undead minions)

Available for: Death Knight

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