I don't know what this conversation is about, but I can't kill a 7HP person if I only roll 6 Damage.But the difference decreases.
2d6+5 vs. 1d4+5 is a much smaller % difference than just 2d6 vs. 1d4
It goes from almost 300% as much damage to just 160% as much damage
And if the average Person only has 7hp both kill instandly in the First case.
Remember, you can't animate a corpse that has been previously animated
You target a pile of bones or a corpse of a humanoid. Undead are not humanoids.Where is this rule? It doesn't appear in the text of animate dead.
Undead are not humanoids.
I don't buy that interpretation for two reasons:Therein lies the debate.
Once you kill a skeleton. It's no longer undead, it's a pile of bones. To many people it is once again the pile of bones of a humanoid, not a pile of bones of an undead.
Those spells deal with undead that are animated, though. Once the undead is "killed," it's no longer undead. It's dead.I don't buy that interpretation for two reasons:
Resurrection doesn't effect undead, however True Resurrection does.
That distinction doesn't make any sense, because the spells can only target dead creatures to begin with. An Animated Undead is by definition, not dead. So in order for the restriction on Resurrection to have a functional impact, an "Undead Corpse" has to be a thing.Those spells deal with undead that are animated, though. Once the undead is "killed," it's no longer undead. It's dead.
You target a pile of bones or a corpse of a humanoid. Undead are not humanoids.