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<blockquote data-quote="Sporelock" data-source="post: 3091781" data-attributes="member: 44593">Does anyone know if there is a rule that deals with this:&nbsp; Do the undead animated by Animate Dead increase the EL of an encounter with the caster who animated them?&nbsp; For example, if a 5th level cleric would be considered EL 5 for a particular team, would that same cleric surrounded by all the undead he is capable of controlling, still be EL 5?&nbsp; &nbsp; Summoned creatures never affect the EL of the encounter because they are spells and part of the character’s options just like a familiar or animal companion is part of the options for certain classes.&nbsp; Animate Dead is a spell too, but it seems to be in a different class because it creates permanent minions.&nbsp;&nbsp; The cleric can create a lot of undead well before hand, use them as grunt labor and guards, and when he is defending his lair, he gets the benefit of multiple minions and still has use of all his spells.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sporelock, post: 3091781, member: 44593"] Does anyone know if there is a rule that deals with this: Do the undead animated by Animate Dead increase the EL of an encounter with the caster who animated them? For example, if a 5th level cleric would be considered EL 5 for a particular team, would that same cleric surrounded by all the undead he is capable of controlling, still be EL 5? Summoned creatures never affect the EL of the encounter because they are spells and part of the character’s options just like a familiar or animal companion is part of the options for certain classes. Animate Dead is a spell too, but it seems to be in a different class because it creates permanent minions. The cleric can create a lot of undead well before hand, use them as grunt labor and guards, and when he is defending his lair, he gets the benefit of multiple minions and still has use of all his spells. [/QUOTE]

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