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Message: <blockquote data-quote="da chicken" data-source="post: 314360" data-attributes="member: 5634">Strictly speaking, haste does not function on undead.However, it is also clear from several statements made by R&D/The Sage that this is an unintended side effect of the general rule about undead and Fort saves.No erratum has been issued, but the designers did intend for undead to be hastable.  I would rule that haste explicitly can function on undead.  I treat the spell as if the description said, "This spell functions on undead even though it requires a Fort save."One question to Skip I saw argued that undead could ignore the saving throw because haste's saving throw has the "(harmless)" descriptor.  Skip stated that while that would result in the spell working, that line of reasoning was not valid.AFAIK, the reasoning behind the slow/haste save discrepancy is because haste makes your body move faster, while slow restricts your movement (like hold person).  Haste in 2E stated it increased your metabolism, which is why it aged you.  That's probably why it is a Fort save.</blockquote>