Quivering palm and deathward/block

[Garth_of_Sarlona]

Just tested quivering palm with both deathward (spell) and deathblock (item). Both blocked the effect.

I agree that deathward (spell) should, but I'm not sure deathblock (item) should - because quivering palm is not a 'death spell or magical death effect'.

Discuss

Garth

[Angelus_dead]

I agree that deathward (spell) should, but I'm not sure deathblock (item) should - because quivering palm is not a 'death spell or magical death effect'.
There is no reason for deathward to behave any differently from deathblock with regards to Quivering Palm. Your confusion is caused because the in-game text for Deathward is somewhat abbreviated to save space, so you don't see the word "magical" there as well.

By the way, they both block Assassinate as well. I would prefer if neither of those extraordinary but non-supernatural fatal attacks were prevented by Deathward. But by the same principle that lead DDO to declare Vorpal to be a death effect, Assassinate and Quivering Palm can be too.

[query]

it it's supernatural death causing (and Quivering Palm is) expect them to block it with the above spells. Forget if it's right or not. But that normally happens.

As for us, I assume we'd get shafted, but yet to have a monk try it on me (thank god.)