[3.5] [Spell] Resist Death (P.E.A.C.H)

[Draco Dei]

Resist Death
Necromancy
Level:                 Clr 1, Drd 2, Pal 1
Components:      V, S, DF
Casting Time:     1 standard action
Range:                Touch
Target:                Living creature touched
Duration:            1 min./level
Saving Throw:    Will negates (harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes (harmless)
The creature gains a +3 resistance bonus against [Death] effects, with an additional +1 to the bonus for every four caster levels you have (maximum +8 resistance bonus at 20th level).



Should this be limited to Fortitude saves? It probably only matters for Phantasmal Killer/Weird but I might be missing something.

Posted because dmanus said "I think it's a chill idea for a spell.", so thanks to them for that!   


EDIT:
Resist Death, Mass (Nota Bene: This spell provides a SMALLER bonus that its predecessor, because I wanted to squeeze it in at 3rd level for campaign-specific reasons.)
Necromancy
Level:                 Clr 3, Drd 4, Pal 3
Components:      V, S, DF
Casting Time:     1 standard action
Range:                Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Target:                One creature/level, no two of which can be more than 30 ft. apart
Duration:            1 min./level
Saving Throw:    Will negates (harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes (harmless)
The creature gains a resistance bonus against [Death] effects equal to 2+MINIMUM(4, FLOOR(Caster Level/5) ).

[dman]

Cool spells!  I think you should make it count for any [Death] save. Is the mass version 2+1/5CL so it goes from 3 to 7 at level 20? I didn't write understand your formula.

I like that because it's a niche resistance it grows a little faster than other spells that gives a similar broader bonus.  It's also an important resistance since death effects kill you.    It will be useful at low and high levels even when people have resistance bonuses from other sources. Like I said chill spells.

[Draco Dei]

Cool spells!

Thank you.

  I think you should make it count for any [Death] save.

Okay. That keeps it nicely simple too.

Is the mass version 2+1/5CL so it goes from 3 to 7 at level 20? I didn't write understand your formula.

Yep. Can I safely write it in a more standard way without people's eyes skipping over it and assuming it is the same as the single-target version? I mean, probably, since I do have that warning next to the name of the Mass version, but I thought I would double-check...

I like that because it's a niche resistance it grows a little faster than other spells that gives a similar broader bonus.  It's also an important resistance since death effects kill you.    It will be useful at low and high levels even when people have resistance bonuses from other sources. Like I said chill spells.

Actually, it is kinda useless to some play styles at any level where throwing around 4th level spells is a low cost. Deathward gives total immunity to everything this boosts saves against (and also negative energy I think?). Anyway, any group using "The Five Minute Work-day" or whatever it is called, would probably consider these "Penny-Wise and Pound-Foolish".