Drahliana Moonrunner wrote:
Claxon wrote:
It appears unlike Magic Jar, if the host body is slain there is no condition that causes you to automatically die. Even if you are out of range.
The part you bolded only states you can shift back to your body as long as it's on the same plane. But if it's on another plane, you just can't choose to shift back.
Now, I agree with you that it probably should kill you, but unlike Magic Jar it never mentions such a thing happening.
The spell says you can get back to your body AS LONG AS IT IS ON THE SAME PLANE. If you break that condition, your soul can't get back to your body... which means you are .... dead.
No, it says being on a different plane prevents you from freely shifting back to your body. It then says, without noting any similar restriction, that if your host dies you simply go back to your body. It is a defensible but not necessary step to link these and assume the first limitation also applies to the second. Fortunately the overall possession rules resolve it clearly.