<style> p, ul {text-align: justify; font-size: 10px;} .phb:after {content: "";} .phb p~p {text-indent: 0em;} </style> <div class='wide'> ### Sanguine Malady School: [necromancy](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic#TOC-Necromancy) [[blood](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/Magic/#TOC-Descriptor-)] <br> Level: [sanguine sorcerer](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LWMZYORqW01dZkNhvm7) 0 <br> Casting Time: 1 [swift](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat/#TOC-Swift-Actions) action <br> Components: V, S, F (a [dagger](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/equipment/weapons/weapon-descriptions/dagger)) <br> Range: close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels) <br> Target: one being that is [bleeding](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/conditions/#TOC-Bleed) <br> Duration: instantaneous <br> Saving Throw: [Fortitude](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat/#TOC-Fortitude) negates <br> Spell Resistance: yes <br> Description: You alter the amount of damage that is dealt each round by the [bleed](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/conditions/#TOC-Bleed) effect that afflicts the target of Sanguine Malady (provided that that [bleed](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/conditions/#TOC-Bleed) effect is a [hitpoint](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat/#TOC-Hit-Points) [bleed](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/conditions/#TOC-Bleed) effect). For the remainder of its duration, that [bleed](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/conditions/#TOC-Bleed) effect will deal [x] points of damage each round. <br> [x] is equal to the number of [HD](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/BASICS-ABILITY-SCORES/GLOSSARY/#Hit_Dice_HD) that the target of Sanguine Malady possesses <br> <br> <br> <br> ##### FAQ <br> Q: Sanguine Malady mentions "a [hitpoint](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat/#TOC-Hit-Points) [bleed](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/conditions/#TOC-Bleed) effect". What other types of [bleed](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/conditions/#TOC-Bleed) effects are there? A: There are two types of [bleed](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/conditions/#TOC-Bleed) effects. One deals [hitpoint](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat/#TOC-Hit-Points) damage. The other deals [ability](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/BASICS-ABILITY-SCORES/ABILITY-SCORES/#ability_score_damage) damage. Sanguine Malady does not interact with damage dealt by [ability](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/BASICS-ABILITY-SCORES/ABILITY-SCORES/#ability_score_damage) [bleed](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/conditions/#TOC-Bleed) effects (but it does interact with damage dealt by [hitpoint](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat/#TOC-Hit-Points) [bleed](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/conditions/#TOC-Bleed) effects). <br> Q: What would happen if I cast Sanguine Malady on a being that is afflicted by multiple [hitpoint](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat/#TOC-Hit-Points) [bleed](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/conditions/#TOC-Bleed) effects? A: Every [hitpoint](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat/#TOC-Hit-Points) [bleed](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/conditions/#TOC-Bleed) effect that afflicts that being would be altered by the effect of Sanguine Malady. </div>