CHARACTER PARALYSIS
Various types of spells and monster attacks can paralyze, or "freeze" , a character. If a character is hit by a paralyzing attack and fails a saving throw vs. paralysis, the character is immobilized and unable to do anything. The character is not dead, and a character cannot die from mere paralysis.
A paralyzed character remains awake and aware of what is happening around him, but cannot do anything that requires movement (including speaking, spellcasting) until the paralysis ends.
Hand to hand combat on a paralyzed character automatically hit as per the rules for sleeping and unconscious characters in the rule above.
The cleric spell cure light wounds can be used to remove certain types of paralysis (i.e. ghoul touch), but will not cure any damage if used for this purpose.
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