Special Conversion Thread: Moldvay's Undead
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demiurge1138
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Agreed to both.
Shade
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CR 8? (Slightly better than a flesh golem)
Here's an attempt at construction...
The pieces of a necromantic golem must come from normal human corpses that have not decayed significantly. Assembly requires a minimum of ten different bodies. The corpses must be stripped of their flesh and the bones, which are then rendered in two vats. The resulting semi-liquid bone-paste is then cast into a new articulated skeleton, to which the rendered flesh is applied like wet clay to shape the figure. Special unguents and bindings worth 1,000 gp are also required. Note that creating a necromantic golem requires casting a spell with the evil descriptor.
Assembling the body requires a DC 15 Craft (sculpting) check. Alternatively, special vats may be designed with a DC 20 Knowledge (architecture and engineering) check. These vats may be used to create additional necromantic golems, provided the other prereqs are met.
CL 8th; Craft Construct, animate dead, death ward, geas/quest, limited wish, caster must be at least 8th level; Price 25,000 gp; Cost 13,500 gp + 960 XP.
Here's an attempt at construction...
The pieces of a necromantic golem must come from normal human corpses that have not decayed significantly. Assembly requires a minimum of ten different bodies. The corpses must be stripped of their flesh and the bones, which are then rendered in two vats. The resulting semi-liquid bone-paste is then cast into a new articulated skeleton, to which the rendered flesh is applied like wet clay to shape the figure. Special unguents and bindings worth 1,000 gp are also required. Note that creating a necromantic golem requires casting a spell with the evil descriptor.
Assembling the body requires a DC 15 Craft (sculpting) check. Alternatively, special vats may be designed with a DC 20 Knowledge (architecture and engineering) check. These vats may be used to create additional necromantic golems, provided the other prereqs are met.
CL 8th; Craft Construct, animate dead, death ward, geas/quest, limited wish, caster must be at least 8th level; Price 25,000 gp; Cost 13,500 gp + 960 XP.
freyar
Extradimensional Explorer
I'm actually thinking slightly worse than a flesh golem due to the single actions, so let's compromise and go with CR 7. 
Ok, not all these spells are on any single spell list (death ward and limited wish I think). Let's drop death ward and go with bull's strength as the flesh golem. I don't really like limited wish or geas/quest either b/c of caster level, so maybe lesser geas and polymorph?
Ok, not all these spells are on any single spell list (death ward and limited wish I think). Let's drop death ward and go with bull's strength as the flesh golem. I don't really like limited wish or geas/quest either b/c of caster level, so maybe lesser geas and polymorph?
demiurge1138
Inventor of Super-Toast
I would suggest false life rather than bull's strength or death ward.
freyar
Extradimensional Explorer
Brilliant! I agree whole-heartedly.
Shade
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