Sanguine Detonation
School: necromancy [blood, death]
Level: sanguine sorcerer 6
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Components: V, S, F (a dagger)
Range: close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Target: one being that is bleeding
Duration: 1 round/level
Saving Throw: Fortitude & Reflex
Spell Resistance: yes
Description: The effect of Sanguine Detonation is split into two parts: one which offers a Fortitude saving throw and one which offers a Reflex saving throw.
First Part
If the target of Sanguine Detonation fails the Fortitude saving throw, the blood within their body becomes unstable; at the end of each of their turns, they take 1 point of damage. Additionally, if their current hitpoint total becomes less than 1, their blood rapidly expands, causing them to explode.
Second Part
When the target of Sanguine Detonation explodes, they die, and a shower of magical blood erupts from their corpse, dealing [x] points of damage to every being that is within 20 ft. of them; this damage is reduced by 50% (rounded up) for any being that passes the Reflex saving throw. Additionally, each being that did not pass the Reflex saving throw becomes afflicted by the same bleed effect(s) that had afflicted the target of Sanguine Detonation before they died (as well as any secondary effects that accompany those bleed effects).
[x] is equal to 50% of their maximum hitpoint total (rounded down)
FAQ
Q: What would happen if I cast Sanguine Detonation on a being whose current hitpoint total is already less than 1?
A: If their current hitpoint total is already less than 1 and they fail the Fortitude saving throw, they immediately explode.
Q: Will the target of Sanguine Detonation explode if they are killed by the Disintegrate spell (or some other effect that doesn't leave behind a corpse)?
A: No.
Q: Will the target of Sanguine Detonation explode if they are killed by the Power Word Kill spell (or some other effect that doesn't deal hitpoint damage)?
A: Yes.
Q: What does "becomes afflicted by the same bleed effect(s) that had afflicted the target of Sanguine Detonation before they died" mean?
A: Refer to Sanguine Contagion for details.