I need Undead

[EvilGM]

Great stuff so far!

Anyone have more suggestions or stat blocks?

Or advice on the forces of good?

 

[Fishbone]

Avolakias make great undead leaders and could be fun to infiltrate the Pelor priests with one.
Boneclaws. Stats here. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20040905a&page=2
HP for DAYS with the d12 and Unholy Toughness. DR 5/Bludgeoning will most certainly rain on the party's parade if they haven't got blunt weapons and 20 feet of reach is a killer, too.They are also just begging to be made Blackguards.

 

[Ringan]

I'd suggest a Death Knight as the mastermind. I just think their flavor is awesome, such as:

They are further condemned to remember their crime in song on any night when the moon is full; few sounds are as terrifying as a death knight's chilling melody echoing through the moonlit countryside. Death knights are likely to attack any creature that interrupts their songs or trespasses in their domains.

 

[BlackMoria]

Spawns of Kyuss, lead by a Kyuss Knight.

Unless your party is familiar with the Age of Worms, they will be undead your party will not be familiar with, which should increase the shock and awe factor.

Also, they are nasty..... delightful!

 

[Nightfall]

Kyuss Knights are pretty nasty, especially commanding a few Favored Spawn of Kyuss too.

My thought, Death Master 5/Binder 8/Tenebrous Apostate 3. He commands a small army of visages (from Libris Mortis) and two soul demons (from Dungeon 135 I believe.)

 

[QuaziquestGM]

Umberhulks don't have skeletons. they are insects with exoskeletons. no bones.

 

[Agent Oracle]

Even better Quaziquest: "The empty husk of a Umberhulk" no internal goo, just the re-animated withered shell, like the corpse of a dead bumblebee that's been curled up inside a window frame for a month.

 

[Nightfall]

So...what no love for my Visages and Soul demons?

 

[Kafkonia]

Please bear with me, I have no books at my disposal so I'm going to be vague with names at times.

Group of Helpers:

-There are anti-undead prestige classes in the Minis Handbook and (IIRC) Complete Warrior.
-Perhaps a Deathless (from Eberron) or something similar, depending on the flavour of your particular game world.

Horde of Undead:

-Corpse Gatherers and/or Collectors
-Not undead, but Night Twists would be a very tough addition.
-Ditto on a few "animated object" skeletons; watch the looks on the players faces when they realize they can't turn the blasted things but can't figure out why.
-The ones from MM3 (or is it 4?) that surround themselves with undead all the time because they're extremely physically weak....

 

[Kestrel]

Even better Quaziquest: "The empty husk of a Umberhulk" no internal goo, just the re-animated withered shell, like the corpse of a dead bumblebee that's been curled up inside a window frame for a month.

Even better, fill that crispy coating with some kind of oozy nougat. Like green slime, black pudding, grey ooze, or mold.

Nothing like smashing it open and having your weapon melt to goo from its squishy center.