Can I use Breath of Life on myself using a Spell Tattoo?

[Austin Morgan]

Spell Tattoo'd Breath Of Life would be a waste: there's really no way to use it. When you die, you're unconscious (obviously) so you can't activate the tattoo.

It is NOT instant. Feather Fall does not work that way either: it still takes an ACTION to activate.

[Unnused Character]

Right. I was misreading duration as casting time.

[sieylianna]

Peyote wrote:

So if I have a tattoo of Breath of Life, does it automatically go off if I'm killed? I'm not sure how the spell works but it seems it goes off similar to how feather fall works, instantly when conditions are met and the caster is willing.

No, you are dead. A spell tattoo appears to require a standard action to activate (going off PFSRD). Since Breath of Life as a spell also requires a standard action to cast, I don't see any wiggle room.

[Unnused Character]

sieylianna wrote:

Peyote wrote:

So if I have a tattoo of Breath of Life, does it automatically go off if I'm killed? I'm not sure how the spell works but it seems it goes off similar to how feather fall works, instantly when conditions are met and the caster is willing.

No, you are dead. A spell tattoo appears to require a standard action to activate (going off PFSRD). Since Breath of Life as a spell also requires a standard action to cast, I don't see any wiggle room.

I was also under the impression that it was a 5th level spell and that I could buy it modified with quicken spell, and then I also just checked the rules and it seems that I can't do that as well.

[Chris Mortika]

As well, that seems more like a Pathfinder rules question than a PFS question.

Have you considered contingency to cast a healing spell once your hit points reach a particular thresh-hold?

[Todd Morgan]

Or just put Determination on your armor