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aliases: ["False Life"]
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# False Life
*1st-level, Necromancy*  

- **Casting time:** 1 action
- **Range:** Self
- **Components:** V, S, a small amount of alcohol or distilled spirits
- **Duration:** 1 hour

Bolstering yourself with a necromantic facsimile of life, you gain `1d4 + 4` temporary hit points for the duration.

**At Higher Levels.** When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you gain 5 additional temporary hit points for each slot level above 1st.

**Classes**: [Sorcerer](compendium/classes/sorcerer.md), [Wizard](compendium/classes/wizard.md)

*Source: SRD / Basic Rules*