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Originally Posted by hcobb
As written the Death spell drains the caster's Mana in order to wound the target into unconsciousness. The advantage over the occult zap is that it bypasses Iron Flesh.
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That's not at all as written. The rules say "the weaker one immediately dies," which does not usually mean "the weaker one goes unconscious."
It's also not altogether clear that it drains mana. It says, "The stronger one loses that much ST." Does that mean as wounds or as fatigue? A case could be made for either interpretation and if it's fatigue, the caster can immediately recharge with mana (if he's still conscious?).
And, of course, it's not about caster vs. victim, but stronger vs. weaker. The recipient, if stronger, suffers the ST loss. If we think it's fatigue for the stronger caster, then it's also fatigue for the stronger recipient. I prefer actual damage personally.
(I'm also puzzled why you think the only advantage is that it bypasses iron flesh. Outright killing vs. 1d damage is a fairly notable difference, as is the difference in ST cost.)