SRD Talk:Symbol of Death
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"You can't use a symbol of death offensively; for instance, a touch-triggered symbol of death remains untriggered if an item bearing the symbol of death is used to touch a creature. Likewise, a symbol of death cannot be placed on a weapon and set to activate when the weapon strikes a foe."
A milliseconds' thought shows that you can easily use a symbol offensively. All you have to do is trigger it yourself. --Lord Eric (talk) 18:45, 22 June 2018 (MDT)