D&D 5E Phantasmal Killer?

[KarinsDad]

Reading the spell, I see no reason the spell ends after that initial save. That's only to see if the creature is frightened or not. Is the creature frightened of the scary spell dealing damage to it? No? Well, it's still taking damage!

The 3E spell worked in the fashion where the Will save negated the entire spell, then the second save was death or cake. I mean damage. This doesn't read that way.

Cheers!

This is what the spell appears to do.

As a community, we are used to spells ending if a save is made, but nothing in the text indicates that the first save ends the spell.

 

[CapnZapp]

Kudos to the forum "similar threads" function.

It allows me to say the errata makes things clear.

 

[pming]

Hiya!

Personally, i'll probably run it the "old skool" way...make your will save or you drop instantly to 0hp and have to start making Death Saves. Gets rid of all that 'psychic damage', save rolling ever round, and confusion about if you even have to keep rolling that save. Give me some "Save or Die" options, please.

^_^

Paul L. Ming