Slay Living

Player's Handbook v.3.5 (PH)Updated Core (3.5)

Slay Living is a D&D 3.5 spell (Necromancy) from PH. On class lists for Cleric (Level 5), Death Master (Level 5), Dread Necromancer (Level 5), and others. Range or area: Touch; Saving throw: Fortitude partial; Duration: Instantaneous; Casting time: 1 standard action.

School
Necromancy
Casting Time
1 standard action
Components
V, S
Range
Touch
Target
One living creature
Duration
Instantaneous
Saving Throw
Fortitude partial
Spell Resistance
Yes

You can slay any one living creature. You must succeed on a melee touch attack to touch the subject, and it can avoid death with a successful Fortitude save. If it succeeds, it instead takes 3d6 points of damage +1 point per caster level. (Of course, the subject might die from damage even if it succeeds on its save).