**Dead:** Once you are reduced to negative one (-1) Body Points, [[First Aid]] is not given or is unable to finish, no healing has been granted and your “bleed out” count has reached its end, or you have received a [[Killing Blow]], your character is dead and only a [[Life]] spell can reverse your fate.

If you have any active spells, Alchemical substances, and other effects on you, they will immediately disappear upon your death. [[Amnesia]], [[Enslavement]], and [[Euphoria]] are the only effects that survive death, and sometimes depending on the situation, a [[Curse of Transformation]], or an [[Infection]]. A dead body, whether ally or foe, is still subject to magical and non-magical barriers such as a Ward or [[Circle of Power]] and cannot be accessed readily.

Upon your death, a 5-minute [[Death Countdown]] begins. This starts immediately at the point of death. During this countdown, you can still be brought back with a [[Life]] spell or effect. Despite the use of a [[Life]] spell being administered to you, all your active spells, Alchemical substances, and other effects (except those that last through death, as listed above) are lost. If your five-minute Death Countdown passes without receiving a [[Life]] spell, then you are considered fully dead and are now a spirit. A spirit can only be brought back to life through a [[Resurrection]].

As a reminder, a [[Life]] spell can only be used on the physical representation of the individual needing the spell (I.e. this could be a Monster Body Prop that needs to be revived or the actual person) and not simply a portion of the body without a spirit. If you need a Life spell, and an ally does not have one, they can carry you (following the normal rules for carrying a dead body) to someone who has the spell, but they cannot “remove a limb” and have the spell cast on that limb.

For those looking to destroy a body, it is impossible to destroy a body in 5 minutes. It’s best to wait until the five minute [[Death Countdown]] has expired.