I am fighting undead creatures and have Sanctuary on me. If I use Heal does that end Sanctuary?
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1\$\begingroup\$ Are you using Heal to damage undead? \$\endgroup\$– AkixkisuCommented Dec 17, 2021 at 3:50
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Yes*
Assuming you mean using Heal to damage undead, then yes. There is nothing in Sanctuary that excludes hostile actions that target undead. Damaging is 100% a hostile action, and, per Sanctuary:
If the target uses a hostile action, the spell ends.
The rules for hostile actions state that:
A hostile action is one that can harm or damage another creature...
So using Heal to damage undead qualifies.
Note: This does mean you can still use Heal (in any of its variants) to target your allies for healing, though, without breaking Sanctuary.
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5\$\begingroup\$ May want to throw a link in about Pathfinder 2e's definition of "Hostile Actions", particularly, "A hostile action is one that can harm or damage another creature" - 2e.aonprd.com/Rules.aspx?ID=300 \$\endgroup\$– brandonCommented Dec 16, 2021 at 23:46
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\$\begingroup\$ @brandon that's an excellent idea, thank you! I had no idea that rule even existed, I'm glad it's defined. \$\endgroup\$– ESCECommented Dec 17, 2021 at 0:20