Index: game/engines/default/engine/interface/ActorLife.lua
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--- game/engines/default/engine/interface/ActorLife.lua	(revision 6387)
+++ game/engines/default/engine/interface/ActorLife.lua	(working copy)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 	if self.onTakeHit then value = self:onTakeHit(value, src) end
 	self.life = self.life - value
 	self.changed = true
-	if self.life <= self.die_at then
+	if self.life <= self.die_at and not self.dead then
 		if src.on_kill and src:on_kill(self) then return false, value end
 		game.logSeen(self, "#{bold}#%s killed %s!#{normal}#", src.name:capitalize(), self.name)
 		return self:die(src, death_note), value
Index: game/modules/tome/class/interface/ActorLife.lua
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--- game/modules/tome/class/interface/ActorLife.lua	(revision 6387)
+++ game/modules/tome/class/interface/ActorLife.lua	(working copy)
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 	if self.onTakeHit then value = self:onTakeHit(value, src) end
 	self.life = self.life - value
 	self.changed = true
-	if self.life <= self.die_at then
+	if self.life <= self.die_at and not self.dead then
 		if self:hasEffect(self.EFF_PRECOGNITION) then
 			game.log("%s dies during precognition, ending the effect!", self.name:capitalize())
 			self:removeEffect(self.EFF_PRECOGNITION)