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<blockquote data-quote="Cerubus Dark" data-source="post: 92431" data-attributes="member: 3386">Personaly I always treat Skeletons and zombies as having a neutral alignment.&nbsp; As they are only obeying the last command their creators gave them.&nbsp; As for as using Animate Dead on a creature it depends deeply on why it was brought&nbsp; back.&nbsp; IF it was brought back to kill all those that it saw, then yes I would say it was an evil use.&nbsp; If it is used to bring back say a work animal used for hauling things then no.&nbsp; Again it falls under the catagory of how it was used.&nbsp; For the most part a Lawful Good Cleric/Mage would not do something like this unless he really needed the help or was forced to do so, as the creature would be denied its eternal rest.Prolonging lifeThis is a good question, but as the body withers the mind is often lost.&nbsp;&nbsp; Take a liche for example, as time goes on they start to lose their grip on reality and slowly sink into a pit of madness.&nbsp; If a PC wanted to take this route I would force them to make a will save with a DC of 20 + years they have been undead.&nbsp; Faliure would result in a total loss of sanity.&nbsp; Then again this is based off of what I know of the spells and how I rule it as a DM.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cerubus Dark, post: 92431, member: 3386"] Personaly I always treat Skeletons and zombies as having a neutral alignment. As they are only obeying the last command their creators gave them. As for as using Animate Dead on a creature it depends deeply on [i]why[/i] it was brought back. IF it was brought back to kill all those that it saw, then yes I would say it was an evil use. If it is used to bring back say a work animal used for hauling things then no. Again it falls under the catagory of how it was used. For the most part a Lawful Good Cleric/Mage would not do something like this unless he [b]really[/b] needed the help or was forced to do so, as the creature would be denied its eternal rest. [i][b]Prolonging life[/b][/i] This is a good question, but as the body withers the mind is often lost. Take a liche for example, as time goes on they start to lose their grip on reality and slowly sink into a pit of madness. If a PC wanted to take this route I would force them to make a will save with a DC of 20 + years they have been undead. Faliure would result in a total loss of sanity. Then again this is based off of what I know of the spells and how I rule it as a DM. [/QUOTE]

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