"I wouldn't recommend it."

The blowing up part, the dying part...both are highly not recommended.

"Merle's a dwarf, not a human and he's the cleric in our party, though he's a pretty shitty one. And Zone of Truth is his favorite spell, casts it whenever he can even if it isn't really relevant to what we're doing. Makes you tell the truth when you're in the area that if effects."