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<blockquote data-quote="Gurtha" data-source="post: 5495195" data-attributes="member: 6672560"><p>This may have already been asked and I missed it if so please direct me to the forum or book/rule that answers it.</p><p></p><p>I have a few undead minions and I wish to use Awaken Undead, the spell reads as follows:</p><p></p><p>Spell Compendium page 21</p><p></p><p>Undead creatures with Intelligence</p><p>scores are unaffected. A mindless</p><p>undead gains an Intelligence score of</p><p>1d6+4, subject to the limitation that</p><p>an undead cannot be more intelligent</p><p>than is typical of a living creature of the</p><p>same kind. A dog skeleton simply has</p><p>Intelligence 2 (no roll needed), while</p><p>an orc skeleton makes the die roll but</p><p>can’t have more than Intelligence 8.</p><p>(See MM 290 for information on skills</p><p>and feats the creature gains.)</p><p>Undead regain the armor and weapon</p><p>proficiencies they had in life (assume</p><p>the undead were formerly warriors</p><p>unless the DM specifies otherwise) and</p><p>will don armor and take up weapons</p><p>while obeying your commands. A</p><p>zombie fighter can wear any armor and</p><p>wield any simple or martial weapon,</p><p>and a warhorse zombie can wear any</p><p>armor.</p><p>Undead also regain any extraordinary</p><p>racial abilities they had in life,</p><p>such as poison or scent.</p><p>Awakened undead gain a +2 profane</p><p>bonus on their Will saving throws to</p><p>resist control undead. Awakened undead</p><p>also gain +2 turn resistance (or retain</p><p>their own turn resistance, if any, and if</p><p>it is better than +2).</p><p></p><p></p><p>My DM has already ruled they do not gain levels/experience as I do because they are not my cohort. So they also do not obtain skills and feats.</p><p></p><p></p><p>My main question is if I have a level 18 Skeleton and use Awaken Undead on it what is its BaB?</p><p></p><p>Do they gain a BaB as an 18th level warrior because of how the spell states "assume the undead were formerly warriors unless the DM specifies otherwise" or do they get the BaB as a level 1 warrior and just suck it up and deal with basically bone shields?</p><p></p><p>Thank you in advanced for your input.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gurtha, post: 5495195, member: 6672560"] This may have already been asked and I missed it if so please direct me to the forum or book/rule that answers it. I have a few undead minions and I wish to use Awaken Undead, the spell reads as follows: Spell Compendium page 21 Undead creatures with Intelligence scores are unaffected. A mindless undead gains an Intelligence score of 1d6+4, subject to the limitation that an undead cannot be more intelligent than is typical of a living creature of the same kind. A dog skeleton simply has Intelligence 2 (no roll needed), while an orc skeleton makes the die roll but can’t have more than Intelligence 8. (See MM 290 for information on skills and feats the creature gains.) Undead regain the armor and weapon proficiencies they had in life (assume the undead were formerly warriors unless the DM specifies otherwise) and will don armor and take up weapons while obeying your commands. A zombie fighter can wear any armor and wield any simple or martial weapon, and a warhorse zombie can wear any armor. Undead also regain any extraordinary racial abilities they had in life, such as poison or scent. Awakened undead gain a +2 profane bonus on their Will saving throws to resist control undead. Awakened undead also gain +2 turn resistance (or retain their own turn resistance, if any, and if it is better than +2). My DM has already ruled they do not gain levels/experience as I do because they are not my cohort. So they also do not obtain skills and feats. My main question is if I have a level 18 Skeleton and use Awaken Undead on it what is its BaB? Do they gain a BaB as an 18th level warrior because of how the spell states "assume the undead were formerly warriors unless the DM specifies otherwise" or do they get the BaB as a level 1 warrior and just suck it up and deal with basically bone shields? Thank you in advanced for your input. [/QUOTE]
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