diff --git a/client/src/components/CharacterCard.module.css b/client/src/components/CharacterCard.module.css
index e03c7ab..3a3819b 100644
--- a/client/src/components/CharacterCard.module.css
+++ b/client/src/components/CharacterCard.module.css
@@ -153,3 +153,45 @@
   color: var(--text-tertiary);
   text-align: right;
 }
+
+.dying {
+  border: 2px solid var(--danger) !important;
+  animation: dyingPulse 1.5s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes dyingPulse {
+  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(var(--danger-rgb), 0.4); }
+  50%       { box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(var(--danger-rgb), 0.85); }
+}
+
+.dead {
+  opacity: 0.45;
+  filter: grayscale(0.75);
+}
+
+.dyingLabel {
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  color: var(--danger);
+  font-weight: 700;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.reviveBtn {
+  display: block;
+  width: 100%;
+  margin-top: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  background: transparent;
+  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
+  color: var(--gold);
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-family: "Cinzel", Georgia, serif;
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+}
+
+.reviveBtn:hover {
+  background: rgba(var(--gold-rgb), 0.12);
+}
diff --git a/client/src/components/CharacterCard.tsx b/client/src/components/CharacterCard.tsx
index c59f90c..37da6fb 100644
--- a/client/src/components/CharacterCard.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/CharacterCard.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ interface CharacterCardProps {
   onClick: (characterId: number) => void;
   canEdit?: boolean;
   focusSpell?: string;
+  isDM?: boolean;
 }
 
 export default function CharacterCard({
@@ -31,26 +32,42 @@ export default function CharacterCard({
   onClick,
   canEdit = true,
   focusSpell,
+  isDM = false,
 }: CharacterCardProps) {
+  const dyingCondition = character.conditions?.find((c) => c.name === "Dying");
+  const isDying = !!dyingCondition;
+  const isDead = !!character.is_dead;
+
+  const cardClass = [
+    styles.card,
+    isDying ? styles.dying : "",
+    isDead ? styles.dead : "",
+  ]
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .join(" ");
+
+  // When dying/dead the left-color border is replaced by the dying/dead CSS
+  const cardStyle = isDying || isDead
+    ? {}
+    : { borderLeftColor: character.color, borderLeftWidth: "3px" };
+
   return (
-    <div
-      className={styles.card}
-      onClick={() => onClick(character.id)}
-      style={{ borderLeftColor: character.color, borderLeftWidth: "3px" }}
-    >
+    <div className={cardClass} onClick={() => onClick(character.id)} style={cardStyle}>
       <div className={styles.cardHeader}>
         <img className={styles.avatar} src={getAvatarUrl(character)} alt="" />
         <div className={styles.nameRow}>
           <span className={styles.name}>
-            {character.name}
+            {isDead ? "\u{1F480} " : ""}{character.name}
             {character.title ? ` ${character.title}` : ""}
           </span>
           <span className={styles.level}>Lvl {character.level}</span>
         </div>
       </div>
+
       <div className={styles.meta}>
         {character.ancestry} {character.class}
       </div>
+
       {focusSpell && (
         <div className={styles.focusIndicator}>
           &#9679; Focusing: {focusSpell}
@@ -61,13 +78,16 @@ export default function CharacterCard({
         <HpBar
           current={character.hp_current}
           max={character.hp_max + getTalentHpBonus(character)}
-          onChange={(hp) => onHpChange(character.id, hp)}
+          onChange={isDead ? () => {} : (hp) => onHpChange(character.id, hp)}
         />
+        {isDying && dyingCondition && (
+          <span className={styles.dyingLabel} title="Dying">
+            {"\u{1F480}"} {dyingCondition.rounds_remaining}
+          </span>
+        )}
         <div className={styles.ac}>
           <span className={styles.acLabel}>AC</span>
-          <span className={styles.acValue}>
-            {calculateAC(character).effective}
-          </span>
+          <span className={styles.acValue}>{calculateAC(character).effective}</span>
         </div>
         <span
           className={styles.luck}
@@ -86,6 +106,18 @@ export default function CharacterCard({
         />
       </div>
 
+      {isDead && isDM && (
+        <button
+          className={styles.reviveBtn}
+          onClick={(e) => {
+            e.stopPropagation();
+            onUpdate(character.id, { is_dead: false, hp_current: 1 } as Partial<Character>);
+          }}
+        >
+          Revive
+        </button>
+      )}
+
       <div className={styles.modRow}>
         {STATS.map((stat) => {
           const value = getEffectiveStat(character, stat);
diff --git a/client/src/pages/CampaignView.tsx b/client/src/pages/CampaignView.tsx
index 167b999..74dfde8 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/CampaignView.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/CampaignView.tsx
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ export default function CampaignView() {
                 onClick={setSelectedId}
                 canEdit={role === "dm" || char.user_id === user?.userId}
                 focusSpell={focusSpells.get(char.id)}
+                isDM={role === "dm"}
               />
             ))}
           </div>