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<blockquote data-quote="Kid Charlemagne" data-source="post: 92428" data-attributes="member: 93">I was following the discussion in the Story Hour, and I see the point that some people were trying to make, namely that any undead created with an evil spell would, of necessity, detect as evil.This is all predicated on the actual PHB rules.&nbsp; You can make any determination you want for your own campaign, but I'm interested in talking about the actual rules in this case.I don't agree with the idea that evil spell=undead detect as evil- Here's my view.&nbsp; Skeletons are listed as neutral, yet they are created (typically) through use of an evil spell (meaning spell listed as evil in the PHB).&nbsp; That tells me that the evil &quot;emanations&quot; or aura that would be detected by an Animate Dead spell fade, just like the aura of any other spell fades.&nbsp; This leaves only the evil of the undead itself, in this case none (&quot;Always Neutral&quot;&nbsp; per the alignment of a skeleton in the MM).This is leaving aside the possibility of undead being created by a means other than Animate Dead or similar spell.&nbsp; It also leaves aside the probable nature of PKitty's undead, who more likely than not has anti-divination magic cast upon him.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kid Charlemagne, post: 92428, member: 93"] I was following the discussion in the Story Hour, and I see the point that some people were trying to make, namely that any undead created with an evil spell would, of necessity, detect as evil. This is all predicated on the [b]actual[/b] PHB rules. You can make any determination you want for your own campaign, but I'm interested in talking about the actual rules in this case. I don't agree with the idea that evil spell=undead detect as evil- Here's my view. Skeletons are listed as neutral, yet they are created (typically) through use of an evil spell (meaning spell listed as evil in the PHB). That tells me that the evil "emanations" or aura that would be detected by an Animate Dead spell fade, just like the aura of any other spell fades. This leaves only the evil of the undead itself, in this case none ("Always Neutral" per the alignment of a skeleton in the MM). This is leaving aside the possibility of undead being created by a means other than Animate Dead or similar spell. It also leaves aside the probable nature of PKitty's undead, who more likely than not has anti-divination magic cast upon him. [/QUOTE]

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