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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 7163097" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><strong>Soldiers and Spellfighters20</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/56484/Soldiers-and-Spellfighterssup20-sup?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Soldiers and Spellfighters20</a></p><p>Modern20</p><p><strong>Skeleton Soldier Speedfreak 4:</strong> These stats represent a skeleton warrior that might be created and controlled with necromancy. </p><p>Necromancy Spellbinding</p><p>Ye Fashan's Necromantic Spellbinding.</p><p><strong>Zombie Soldier Tank 1:</strong> These stats represent a sample zombie that could be created an controlled with Necromancy. </p><p>Necromancy Spellbinding.</p><p>Ye Fashan's Necromantic Spellbinding.</p><p>Restore to Life incantation failure.</p><p><strong>Revenant:</strong> Restore to Life incantation.</p><p></p><p>Restore to Life</p><p>Conjuration (Healing)</p><p>Magic Ranks Required: 14; Components: V, S, F; Casting Time: 120 minutes (minimum); Range: Touch.; Target: Dead creature touched; Duration: Instantaneous; Saving Throw: None </p><p>The restore to life incantation was purchased by members the German Imperial Army’s Sorcery Corps (Zaubereikorps) at the Bavarian Forest portal in 1918. It was hoped that the incantation could be used to resurrect particularly competent and experienced officers and thus negate somewhat the devastating effects of trench warfare on the quality of the army – especially in the infantry branch.</p><p>This incantation was purported to restore life to any deceased creature. The condition of the remains is not a factor. So long as some small portion of the creature’s body still exists, it can be returned to life, but the portion receiving the incantation must have been part of the creature’s body at the time of death. </p><p>Unfortunately, the best wizards in the Kaiser’s Sorcery Corps (Zaubereikorps) could never successfully perform this incantation. This led to much speculation that the incantation was a either a deliberate fraud or that this particular magic could not work properly in our world.</p><p>Unlike zombies or skeletons, the creature is restored to full hit points and retains its personality, allegiances and all skills and abilities it had before death - but it is undeniably undead (it has the Undead Physiology feat).</p><p>The deployment of revenant soldiers to the front had a disastrous effect on the morale of living troops but it helped prolong the battles of Verdun and Somme and thus forestalled the invasion of Germany. </p><p>Note: In game terms – revenants are the same characters they were before death – except they have gained the Undead Physiology feat. (See Appendix III for full details on this feat.) In a nutshell, their Constitution is reduced to 0 but they suffer no penalty to hit points from this. They do not heal naturally except through the use of spells or special abilities. They gain 2 Damage Reduction per level but this damage reduction has a weakness to a certain substance – in this case - silver.</p><p>Secondary Casters: Two required (not including primary caster).</p><p>Failure: The target is returned to life as a zombie and immediately attacks the casters. The target loses all skills and abilities and uses the zombie stats from the Creature section.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 7163097, member: 2209"] [b]Soldiers and Spellfighters20[/b] [URL=http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/56484/Soldiers-and-Spellfighterssup20-sup?affiliate_id=17596]Soldiers and Spellfighters20[/URL] Modern20 [b]Skeleton Soldier Speedfreak 4:[/b] These stats represent a skeleton warrior that might be created and controlled with necromancy. Necromancy Spellbinding Ye Fashan's Necromantic Spellbinding. [b]Zombie Soldier Tank 1:[/b] These stats represent a sample zombie that could be created an controlled with Necromancy. Necromancy Spellbinding. Ye Fashan's Necromantic Spellbinding. Restore to Life incantation failure. [b]Revenant:[/b] Restore to Life incantation. Restore to Life Conjuration (Healing) Magic Ranks Required: 14; Components: V, S, F; Casting Time: 120 minutes (minimum); Range: Touch.; Target: Dead creature touched; Duration: Instantaneous; Saving Throw: None The restore to life incantation was purchased by members the German Imperial Army’s Sorcery Corps (Zaubereikorps) at the Bavarian Forest portal in 1918. It was hoped that the incantation could be used to resurrect particularly competent and experienced officers and thus negate somewhat the devastating effects of trench warfare on the quality of the army – especially in the infantry branch. This incantation was purported to restore life to any deceased creature. The condition of the remains is not a factor. So long as some small portion of the creature’s body still exists, it can be returned to life, but the portion receiving the incantation must have been part of the creature’s body at the time of death. Unfortunately, the best wizards in the Kaiser’s Sorcery Corps (Zaubereikorps) could never successfully perform this incantation. This led to much speculation that the incantation was a either a deliberate fraud or that this particular magic could not work properly in our world. Unlike zombies or skeletons, the creature is restored to full hit points and retains its personality, allegiances and all skills and abilities it had before death - but it is undeniably undead (it has the Undead Physiology feat). The deployment of revenant soldiers to the front had a disastrous effect on the morale of living troops but it helped prolong the battles of Verdun and Somme and thus forestalled the invasion of Germany. Note: In game terms – revenants are the same characters they were before death – except they have gained the Undead Physiology feat. (See Appendix III for full details on this feat.) In a nutshell, their Constitution is reduced to 0 but they suffer no penalty to hit points from this. They do not heal naturally except through the use of spells or special abilities. They gain 2 Damage Reduction per level but this damage reduction has a weakness to a certain substance – in this case - silver. Secondary Casters: Two required (not including primary caster). Failure: The target is returned to life as a zombie and immediately attacks the casters. The target loses all skills and abilities and uses the zombie stats from the Creature section. [/QUOTE]
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