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Does death end your ongoing spells? Maybe the answer is as obvious as it would seem, but perhaps it's not. The rules don't seem to say one way or the other.
Obviously, spells requiring concentration would end since you couldn't concentrate on them. And many spells wouldn't be relevant even if they did persist. Arcane Eye, for instance. If it did persist, it wouldn't matter as you wouldn't be alive to perceive what it showed.
But what about spells that have ongoing effects independent of the caster? Call Cosmos, for example. On the first round it does its damage and then continues to create difficult terrain for 1 round/level. Does that effect end with the caster's death (or unconciousness for that matter)?
I guess the question becomes, does a spellcaster summon all the energy required for the full duration of the spell at the time of casting (thus having the spell become an independent effect) or does the spell require an unwritten, ongoing link with its originator?
My appreciation in advance for your input.

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