Detecting Undead

[IcyCool]

And lose one of your precious remaining turn attempts, and a standard action, each time?

Absolutely. Especially if you are a turning monkey. This breaks down if you have more that the "four encounters per day" routine, but otherwise, you bet.

 

[Darklone]

Would it really have helped if the apes would not have been undead? I mean, did they kill you due to level drains.

 

[kinem]

If the end product is frustrated players, the only mystery is why they continue to show up.

Sure. And mysterious encounters can be tough. My advice to the DM would be to continue to use "mysterious" encounters but until he learns to judge the effects simply treat these encounters in his planning as 1 or 2 Encounter Levels higher than the CR's would suggest.

 

[Primitive Screwhead]

Side note, Knowledge: Nature or relevant ranger/druid should be able to identify that the Ape's were modified and/or unnatural.. so its not just the Cleric that got skipped...

 

[mvincent]

Side note, Knowledge: Nature or relevant ranger/druid should be able to identify that the Ape's were modified and/or unnatural

Since they were evidently girallons (i.e. had four arms), they likely qualified as modified and/or unnatural apes without being undead ; )

 

[shilsen]

Absolutely. Especially if you are a turning monkey.

No, no - in this case, the OP wanted the cleric to be turning a monkey.

 

[IcyCool]

No, no - in this case, the OP wanted the cleric to be turning a monkey.

*rimshot*