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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 7270001" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><strong>The Keeper 1</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.dragonsfoot.org/cc/" target="_blank">The Keeper 1</a></p><p>Castles & Crusades</p><p><strong>Revenant:</strong> Only an individual who was particularly evil and vengeful in life can made into a revenants through the use of Create Greater Undead by a cleric of level 15 or higher.</p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> If the revenants so chooses, those who are killed by strength loss can be brought back to unlife as a zombie under control of the revenants. Victims of 4 HD or greater, have a 25% chance of returning as a wight. </p><p><strong>Wight:</strong> If the revenants so chooses, those who are killed by strength loss can be brought back to unlife as a zombie under control of the revenants. Victims of 4 HD or greater, have a 25% chance of returning as a wight. </p><p><strong>Draug:</strong> Draug are the horrid undead creatures of those who have drowned at sea.</p><p>Victim’s drowned to death by a draug have a 25% chance of returning to unlife as a Draug in 3 days time. Removal of the victim’s body from the water will prevent this from happening.</p><p>A cleric of 10th level or high can cast Create Undead upon to body of anyone who has drowned to create a draug.</p><p><strong>Mummy Greater:</strong> The majority of Greater Mummies were High Level Clerics in life, but sometimes Kings, Archmages or mighty warriors can be turned into a Mummy Lord. The process for creating a Greater Mummy involves a complex series of rituals and clerical magic. This dark necromantic rite can be performed on either a still living being or on one who has died - assuming the body was specially treated, prepared and maintained immediately following their death. Obviously, clerics who perform the ritual on themselves must still be living!</p><p>Only a cleric of level 20 or higher can create a Mummy Lord and even then, only through the casting of Create Greater Undead and True Resurrection. In addition, many special components are needed in the casting of this ritual, not the least of which is an entire tomb made to house the Mummy Lord as well as a hoard of treasure, gems, jewelry, art, magic and victims/willing recipients to serve the Mummy Lord in undeath.</p><p><strong>Phantom:</strong> Phantoms are the undead spirits of those who still long for the pleasures of mortal life.</p><p>Phantoms can be made with the Create Greater Undead spell by a cleric of level 17 or higher provided they meet the personality traits as described above. Of course, some phantoms (like all undead) are created though unfathomable means, simply through their lust for continued life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 7270001, member: 2209"] [b]The Keeper 1[/b] [URL=http://www.dragonsfoot.org/cc/]The Keeper 1[/URL] Castles & Crusades [b]Revenant:[/b] Only an individual who was particularly evil and vengeful in life can made into a revenants through the use of Create Greater Undead by a cleric of level 15 or higher. [b]Zombie:[/b] If the revenants so chooses, those who are killed by strength loss can be brought back to unlife as a zombie under control of the revenants. Victims of 4 HD or greater, have a 25% chance of returning as a wight. [b]Wight:[/b] If the revenants so chooses, those who are killed by strength loss can be brought back to unlife as a zombie under control of the revenants. Victims of 4 HD or greater, have a 25% chance of returning as a wight. [b]Draug:[/b] Draug are the horrid undead creatures of those who have drowned at sea. Victim’s drowned to death by a draug have a 25% chance of returning to unlife as a Draug in 3 days time. Removal of the victim’s body from the water will prevent this from happening. A cleric of 10th level or high can cast Create Undead upon to body of anyone who has drowned to create a draug. [b]Mummy Greater:[/b] The majority of Greater Mummies were High Level Clerics in life, but sometimes Kings, Archmages or mighty warriors can be turned into a Mummy Lord. The process for creating a Greater Mummy involves a complex series of rituals and clerical magic. This dark necromantic rite can be performed on either a still living being or on one who has died - assuming the body was specially treated, prepared and maintained immediately following their death. Obviously, clerics who perform the ritual on themselves must still be living! Only a cleric of level 20 or higher can create a Mummy Lord and even then, only through the casting of Create Greater Undead and True Resurrection. In addition, many special components are needed in the casting of this ritual, not the least of which is an entire tomb made to house the Mummy Lord as well as a hoard of treasure, gems, jewelry, art, magic and victims/willing recipients to serve the Mummy Lord in undeath. [b]Phantom:[/b] Phantoms are the undead spirits of those who still long for the pleasures of mortal life. Phantoms can be made with the Create Greater Undead spell by a cleric of level 17 or higher provided they meet the personality traits as described above. Of course, some phantoms (like all undead) are created though unfathomable means, simply through their lust for continued life. [/QUOTE]
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