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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rainmar" data-source="post: 5339334" data-attributes="member: 95312">Dear DM! A very important question! Does Dread Necromancer's ability, Advanced Learning, allow me to learn spells that I ALREADY know and have in my Dread Necromancer's spell list, but are of different level?Well, Advanced Learning allows me to choose one spell from cleric/wizard list, of level no higher than i can personally cast. And you see...cleric has animate dead as a 3rd lvl spell...and Dread Necro has it as 4th...now you understand my uneasiness? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />I will only tell you, that Esme is looking at you, her big blue eyes full of hope<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />And now some of her eq:-Moaning Backpack(1400gp), works just as Hevard's handy haversack, she uses it to store components for spells etc., she had a a small bear cub, but because of her Chernel Touch it quickly died, so she animated it to play with her eternally. Now the hovresack is inside of bear cube zombie(gentle repose casted on it, 1HD from rebuking sacrificed on it). Bear has a long strips on his back made from ligaments so she can carry it as a backpack <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />[can only be used by neutral evil character]-Unholy Scrolls of Ankhar-Amn(1750gp) scrolls which give +5 competence bonus to Craft(Necrotech)[in tubes, in her backpack, can only be used by neutral evil character]-Ankh of Unlive(1512gp) allows to cast once per day Desecrate for 4 hrs on target.[can only be used by neutral evil character]-Priestly Robes of Setep(2800gp) confers +2 bonus to Charisma[can only be used by neutral evil character-Palanquin(100gp, I took price of carriage)7562 gp of 9000 used. The rest, 1438 gp stored in back pack as platinum coins preferably <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />As you can see, I have used rule from d20 srd, lessening cost by restricting use of that item to certain alighment. Is that okay?Why those strange names of magic items and palanquin? I have decided to change a little Esme's backstory. The main idea of her being brought up by a lich is still up to date but I want to add some more flavour...of ancient egypt <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Will post it when I finish it.Edit: Question. What do I have to do to create intelligent undead? I understand it takes a Create Undead spell and its bigger cousin. But what in case I want to TURN someone into a intelligent undead under my control? For example we encounter and beat a priest/pally and Esme needs a new acolyte/bodyguard. What can I do to preserve their abilities and spell casting abilities, as turning them into regular undead would make them loose it. What can Esme do? Does casting Createrundead/greater undead on their deceased bodies will grant them a right template? Also I have found a very interesting template in Libris Mortis, the Swarm-Shifter, a template of LA +0. How can I apply this tmeplate to undead? Is there a spell for that? Or meyby there have to be create one yet <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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