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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 8057951" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="http://scruffygrognard.com/documents/OD&D%20SV.pdf" target="_blank">OD&D Single Volume Edition</a></p><p>0e</p><p><strong>Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skeleton:</strong> <em>Animate Dead</em> spell.</p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> <em>Animate Dead</em> spell.</p><p><strong>Ghoul:</strong> Any man-type killed by a Ghoul becomes one.</p><p><strong>Wight:</strong> An opponent who is totally drained of life energy by a Wight becomes a Wight.</p><p><strong>Wraith:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Mummy:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Spectre:</strong> Men-types killed by Spectres become Spectres under the control of the one who made them.</p><p><strong>Vampire:</strong> Men-types killed by Vampires become Vampires under the control of the one who made them.</p><p></p><p>Animate Dead</p><p>Type: Magic-User 5</p><p>Duration: see below</p><p>Range: see below</p><p>The creation of animated Skeletons or Zombies. It in no way brings a creature back to life. For the number of dead animated simply roll one die for every level above the 8th the Magic-User is, thus a "Sorcerer" gets one die or from 1-6 animated dead. Note that the skeletons or dead bodies must be available in order to animate them. The spell lasts until dispelled or the animated dead are done away with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 8057951, member: 2209"] [URL=http://scruffygrognard.com/documents/OD&D%20SV.pdf]OD&D Single Volume Edition[/URL] 0e [b]Undead:[/b] ? [b]Skeleton:[/b] [i]Animate Dead[/i] spell. [b]Zombie:[/b] [i]Animate Dead[/i] spell. [b]Ghoul:[/b] Any man-type killed by a Ghoul becomes one. [b]Wight:[/b] An opponent who is totally drained of life energy by a Wight becomes a Wight. [b]Wraith:[/b] ? [b]Mummy:[/b] ? [b]Spectre:[/b] Men-types killed by Spectres become Spectres under the control of the one who made them. [b]Vampire:[/b] Men-types killed by Vampires become Vampires under the control of the one who made them. Animate Dead Type: Magic-User 5 Duration: see below Range: see below The creation of animated Skeletons or Zombies. It in no way brings a creature back to life. For the number of dead animated simply roll one die for every level above the 8th the Magic-User is, thus a "Sorcerer" gets one die or from 1-6 animated dead. Note that the skeletons or dead bodies must be available in order to animate them. The spell lasts until dispelled or the animated dead are done away with. [/QUOTE]
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