Assasin death attack, Death Attacks, and raise dead.

[Humanas]

Here is what constitutes a death attack in general:
"Death Attacks:
In most cases, a death attack allows the victim a Fortitude save to avoid the effect, but if the save fails, the character dies instantly.
Raise dead doesn't work on someone killed by a death attack or effect.
Death attacks slay instantly. A victim cannot be made stable and thereby kept alive.
In case it matters, a dead character, no matter how he died, has hit points equal to or less than his negative Constitution score.
The spell death ward protects against these attacks."

So if an Assasin kills someone using his death attack ability he can't be raised by Raise dead but a death ward would protect him.
Correct ?

[Matthew Downie]

The majority opinion on these boards seems to be No.

[Humanas]

I don't see rules reference in that post.

[Matthew Downie]

The nearest we have to an official definition is developer commentary.

[dragonhunterq]

Looks like I'm in the minority again!
It's a death attack - it tells you that right in the title "Death Attack"!.
I'd say that pretty clearly identifies it, but you know, maybe thats just me...

[Humanas]

I think so too, it would be extremely silly if an ability called death attack wasn't a death attack!! I was just wondering if there was an official clarification on that.