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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 8028188" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/279183/OldSchool-Essentials-Classic-Fantasy-Rules-Tome?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy: Rules Tome</a></p><p>Basic</p><p><strong>Undead:</strong> A victim killed by blood drain [from a giant vampire bat] becomes undead (possibly a vampire) after 24 hours (save versus spells).</p><p><strong>Ghoul:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Mummy:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skeleton:</strong> Skeletal remains of humanoids, reanimated as guardians by powerful magic-users or clerics.</p><p><em>Animate Dead</em> spell.</p><p><strong>Spectre:</strong> A person drained of all levels [by a spectre] becomes a spectre next night, under the control of the spectre that killed them.</p><p><strong>Vampire:</strong> A person drained of all levels [by a vampire] becomes a vampire in 3 days.</p><p>A victim killed by blood drain [from a giant vampire bat] becomes undead (possibly a vampire) after 24 hours (save versus spells).</p><p><strong>Wight:</strong> Corpses of humans or demihumans, possessed by malevolent spirits.</p><p>A person drained of all levels [by a wight] becomes a wight in 1d4 days, under the control of the wight that killed them.</p><p><strong>Wraith:</strong> A person drained of all levels [by a wraith] becomes a wraith in one day, under the control of the wraith that killed them.</p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> Listless, humanoid corpses, reanimated as guardians by powerful clerics or wizards.</p><p><em>Animate Dead</em> spell.</p><p></p><p>Magic-User Spells</p><p>5th Level Spells</p><p>Animate Dead</p><p>Duration: Permanent</p><p>Range: 60’</p><p>This spell turns the bones or bodies of dead creatures into undead skeletons or zombies:</p><p>Obedient: They obey the caster’s commands.</p><p>Special abilities: They are unable to use any special abilities (including spell casting) that they possessed in life.</p><p>Duration: They remain animated until they are destroyed or until a dispel magic spell is cast upon them.</p><p>Number: The spell animates a number of Hit Dice of zombies or skeletons equal to the caster’s level:</p><p>Skeletons: Have AC 7 [12] and HD equal to those the creature had in life.</p><p>Zombies: Have AC 8 [11] and HD one greater than the creature had in life.</p><p>Classed characters: If a PC or NPC with levels in a class is reanimated by this spell, the levels are not counted as HD. For example, the reanimated corpse of a 5th level fighter would have 2 HD (1 HD as a normal human, +1 for being reanimated as a zombie).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 8028188, member: 2209"] [URL=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/279183/OldSchool-Essentials-Classic-Fantasy-Rules-Tome?affiliate_id=17596]Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy: Rules Tome[/URL] Basic [b]Undead:[/b] A victim killed by blood drain [from a giant vampire bat] becomes undead (possibly a vampire) after 24 hours (save versus spells). [b]Ghoul:[/b] ? [b]Mummy:[/b] ? [b]Skeleton:[/b] Skeletal remains of humanoids, reanimated as guardians by powerful magic-users or clerics. [i]Animate Dead[/i] spell. [b]Spectre:[/b] A person drained of all levels [by a spectre] becomes a spectre next night, under the control of the spectre that killed them. [b]Vampire:[/b] A person drained of all levels [by a vampire] becomes a vampire in 3 days. A victim killed by blood drain [from a giant vampire bat] becomes undead (possibly a vampire) after 24 hours (save versus spells). [b]Wight:[/b] Corpses of humans or demihumans, possessed by malevolent spirits. A person drained of all levels [by a wight] becomes a wight in 1d4 days, under the control of the wight that killed them. [b]Wraith:[/b] A person drained of all levels [by a wraith] becomes a wraith in one day, under the control of the wraith that killed them. [b]Zombie:[/b] Listless, humanoid corpses, reanimated as guardians by powerful clerics or wizards. [i]Animate Dead[/i] spell. Magic-User Spells 5th Level Spells Animate Dead Duration: Permanent Range: 60’ This spell turns the bones or bodies of dead creatures into undead skeletons or zombies: Obedient: They obey the caster’s commands. Special abilities: They are unable to use any special abilities (including spell casting) that they possessed in life. Duration: They remain animated until they are destroyed or until a dispel magic spell is cast upon them. Number: The spell animates a number of Hit Dice of zombies or skeletons equal to the caster’s level: Skeletons: Have AC 7 [12] and HD equal to those the creature had in life. Zombies: Have AC 8 [11] and HD one greater than the creature had in life. Classed characters: If a PC or NPC with levels in a class is reanimated by this spell, the levels are not counted as HD. For example, the reanimated corpse of a 5th level fighter would have 2 HD (1 HD as a normal human, +1 for being reanimated as a zombie). [/QUOTE]
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