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→Ritual #5 (Death & Decomposition): Instant death is too narrow; the real prerequisite is being on the brink of death.
'''{{Anchor|Mosquito-Bite}} {{Ex}}''': When you confirm a critical hit with Pseudopod, your victim takes 1d6 points of Constitution damage (instead of the usual 1 point of Constitution damage dealt on a natural-20 attack roll with an orgacraft weapon) and Pseudopod's enhancement bonus is increased by an amount equal to the Constitution damage dealt for 1 minute. This bonus increase cannot stack with itself, even if you somehow score multiple critical hits within 1 minute; the durations overlap, and only the best boost applies. The boost is an extraordinary effect, and so cannot be removed by any means short of negating Psuedopod's magical qualities entirely (though a temporary negation, such as [[SRD:Greater Dispel Magic|''greater dispel magic'']], counts); on the other hand, it cannot be extended by [[Refresh Magic (3.5e Spell)|''refresh magic'']] or its stronger variants.
''Prerequisites:'' Must have been subjected to an instant-death effect. Actually surviving said effect is not necessary. Alternatively, you can be reduced to −10 hit points or fewer by any means; again, survival is not necessary.
''Cost:'' 50,000 gp, 2,000 xp.
