diff --git a/site/assets/screenshots/death-timer.png b/site/assets/screenshots/death-timer.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d3611a
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diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html
index 713c284..6ece4ae 100644
--- a/site/index.html
+++ b/site/index.html
@@ -145,6 +145,23 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 
+    <!-- Row 8: text left, screenshot right -->
+    <div class="feature-row reverse">
+      <div class="feature-image">
+        <img src="assets/screenshots/death-timer.png" alt="Initiative tracker showing a dying character with skull countdown and Roll Recovery button">
+      </div>
+      <div class="feature-text">
+        <div class="feature-label">Death Timer</div>
+        <h2 class="feature-heading">Every round could be the last.</h2>
+        <p class="feature-desc">
+          When a character drops to 0 HP, a countdown begins: 1d4 + CON modifier rounds
+          before permanent death. The DM sees the timer on the card and can roll a d20
+          recovery save from the initiative tracker — an 18 or higher lets the character
+          stand at 1 HP. Run out the clock and they're gone for good.
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
     <!-- Torch + Luck callout cards (no screenshot) -->
     <div class="callout-row">
       <div class="callout-card">
diff --git a/site/screenshots.js b/site/screenshots.js
index cd928e9..c2be443 100644
--- a/site/screenshots.js
+++ b/site/screenshots.js
@@ -245,6 +245,45 @@ async function captureInitiativeActive(page) {
   // Screenshot captures the initiative tracker with party + enemies rolled
 }
 
+async function captureDeathTimer(page) {
+  await resetToCleanCampaign(page);
+
+  // Start combat with an enemy so the initiative tracker is visible
+  await page.click('button:has-text("Combat")');
+  await page.waitForTimeout(400);
+
+  const enemyNameInput = page.locator('input[placeholder*="Goblin"], input[placeholder*="enemy" i], input[placeholder*="name" i]').first();
+  if (await enemyNameInput.isVisible().catch(() => false)) {
+    await enemyNameInput.fill('Skeleton');
+    const hpInput = page.locator('input[placeholder*="HP"], input[placeholder*="hp" i], input[type="number"]').first();
+    if (await hpInput.isVisible().catch(() => false)) {
+      await hpInput.fill('8');
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Roll initiative to enter the active phase
+  await page.click('button:has-text("Roll Initiative")');
+  await page.waitForTimeout(1500);
+
+  // Bring the first character to 0 HP via the API — server rolls dying timer automatically
+  await page.evaluate(async () => {
+    const campaignId = Number(location.pathname.match(/\/campaign\/(\d+)/)?.[1]);
+    const res = await fetch(`/api/campaigns/${campaignId}/characters`, { credentials: 'include' });
+    const chars = await res.json();
+    if (chars.length > 0) {
+      await fetch(`/api/characters/${chars[0].id}`, {
+        method: 'PATCH',
+        credentials: 'include',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ hp_current: 0 }),
+      });
+    }
+  });
+  await page.waitForTimeout(1500); // wait for socket broadcast + React re-render
+  // Screenshot shows initiative tracker with dying character (skull tag + Roll Recovery button)
+  // and DM card with pulsing red border + skull countdown
+}
+
 // ── main ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 async function run() {
@@ -273,6 +312,7 @@ async function run() {
   await shot(page, 'spellcasting',      captureSpellcasting);
   await shot(page, 'atmosphere',        captureAtmosphere);
   await shot(page, 'initiative-active', captureInitiativeActive);
+  await shot(page, 'death-timer',        captureDeathTimer);
 
   await browser.close();
   console.log('');