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<blockquote data-quote="BAW" data-source="post: 1860179" data-attributes="member: 17773">Really? This is what I got for my questionThe question:&quot;The Animate Dead spell in the Players Handbook v3.5 references thestatistics of the undead created to the Monster Manual. However, thisreference is based upon the 3.0 version of a skeleton and the spellstates that the undead created have statistics only based upon theirsize. Given that Skeleton and Zombie are now acquired templates placedupon a base creature and so a skeleton/zombies size no longer determinesits statistics, perhaps this issue could be addressed? Does the spellAnimate Dead simply add the relevant template to an eligable creature? &quot;Passing the buck,&quot;Right now there is no errata concerning summoning undead, but you arecorrect, the spell does refer to the 3.0 undead instead of the 3.5undead. Animate dead is used to animate corpses that have theappropriate undead template, but since the rules as they are leave a lotto be interpreted, it will be up to your DM (or you if you are the DM)as to how powerful an undead someone can summon. Hope that clears thingsup.&quot; Seems Strange to me that they don't realize there is a 20HD cap on Animate Dead in the Monster Manual, but not in the spell entry. Maybe I should have been more explicit in asking for the v3.5 Player's Handbook to reference v3.5 material? And hence an update to the errata.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BAW, post: 1860179, member: 17773"] [b]Really? This is what I got for my question[/b] The question: "The Animate Dead spell in the Players Handbook v3.5 references the statistics of the undead created to the Monster Manual. However, this reference is based upon the 3.0 version of a skeleton and the spell states that the undead created have statistics only based upon their size. Given that Skeleton and Zombie are now acquired templates placed upon a base creature and so a skeleton/zombies size no longer determines its statistics, perhaps this issue could be addressed? Does the spell Animate Dead simply add the relevant template to an eligable creature? " Passing the buck, "Right now there is no errata concerning summoning undead, but you are correct, the spell does refer to the 3.0 undead instead of the 3.5 undead. Animate dead is used to animate corpses that have the appropriate undead template, but since the rules as they are leave a lot to be interpreted, it will be up to your DM (or you if you are the DM) as to how powerful an undead someone can summon. Hope that clears things up." Seems Strange to me that they don't realize there is a 20HD cap on Animate Dead in the Monster Manual, but not in the spell entry. Maybe I should have been more explicit in asking for the v3.5 Player's Handbook to reference v3.5 material? And hence an update to the errata. [/QUOTE]

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