mvincent said:
The animate dead spell can be grossly overpowered. It could technically allow your 2nd level character to control a Titan skeleton for a mere 1,200 gp (just find a desecrated spot, and a titan grave). In fact, it's still powerful even if you nerf it to 1/4th the normal individual HD maximum.
Uhm... Titans have more than 8 HD, that is one dead caster.
No matter how many times you use this spell, however, you can control only 4 HD worth of undead creatures per caster level.
1700 GP would be the scroll cost on that monster. Desecrated area oes not affect the cost of animation, just the amount you can animate.
Titan Skeleton
Size/Type: Huge Undead (Extraplanar)
Hit Dice: 20d12 130 HP
Initiative: +6
Speed: base speed 60 ft.
Armor Class: 13 (-2 size, +3 natural, +2 dex), touch 10, flat-footed
Base Attack/Grapple: +10/+34
Attack: Gargantuan warhammer +22 melee (4d6+24/×3) or javelin +10 ranged (2d6+16) or slam +24 melee (1d8+16)
Full Attack: Gargantuan warhammer +22 /+17 melee (4d6+24/×3) or javelin +10 ranged (2d6+16) or 2 slams +24 melee (1d8+16) or 2 claws +24 melee (1d8+16)
Space/Reach: 15 ft./15 ft.
Special Qualities: damage reduction 5/bludgeoning, darkvision 60 ft., immune cold
Saves: Fort +6, Ref +8, Will +12
Abilities: Str 43, Dex 14, Con 0, Int 0, Wis 10, Cha 1