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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 8155935" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/293543/The-Basic-Witch-The-Pumpkin-Spice-Witch-Tradition?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">The Basic Witch: The Pumpkin Spice Witch Tradition</a></p><p>Labyrinth Lord</p><p><strong>Autumnal Rider:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Beheaded:</strong> A beheaded is a severed head or skull animated as a mindless undead sentinel that silently floats at eye level as it lies in wait for living prey or is sent out into the lands of the living to terrorize everyone it finds.</p><p><strong>Bogan:</strong> Any goblin killed by a bogan or ghoul will rise as a bogan after it is buried.</p><p><strong>Ghoul:</strong> Bloody bones are the remains of particularly evil people that have died a violent death. While evil in life, they were not powerful enough to come back to unlife as a ghoul or wight.</p><p><strong>Skeleton Bloody Bones:</strong> Bloody bones are the remains of particularly evil people that have died a violent death. While evil in life, they were not powerful enough to come back to unlife as a ghoul or wight.</p><p><strong>Wight:</strong> Bloody bones are the remains of particularly evil people that have died a violent death. While evil in life, they were not powerful enough to come back to unlife as a ghoul or wight.</p><p>Death Mask magic item.</p><p><strong>Vampire Twilight's Child, Child of Twilight:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zugarramurdi Bruja:</strong> The Zugarramurdi Brujas are undead witches that are believed to have come from the village of Zugarramurdi, Spain. Zugarramurdi was the scene of a huge witch trail in the 17th century. It was believed that these witches sold their souls to a devil named Akerbeltz. He gave them magical powers, silver, and a toad familiar. When alive they had power over animals and members of the opposite sex. It was believed that these witches could also spit poison. To maintain their power they had to sacrifice children on the night of the Summer Solstice.</p><p>Some of the accused died before they saw trail, but many of the witches were tried and executed. Their remains, which could not be buried in hallowed ground, were tossed into a cave where the witches used to meet; Cuevas de las Brujas ("Cave of the Witches").</p><p>It is said they returned from the dead on the next Summer Solstice.</p><p>The term now is used to refer to any witch that comes back from the dead due to improper burial.</p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> On a successful critical hit (natural 20) on any attack, they also drain 1 point of Wisdom and 1 point of Charisma from their victims. Any victim reduced to 0 in either ability will become a zombie under control of the Zugarramurdi Bruja, who killed it.</p><p>Cauldron of the Dead magic item.</p><p><strong>Skeleton:</strong> Cauldron of the Dead magic item.</p><p><strong>Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Flying Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Incorporeal Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Banshee:</strong> ?</p><p></p><p>Cauldron of the Dead: This heavy cauldron of dark iron is large enough to accommodate a Medium-sized creature. When filled with a mixture of water and rare herbs, the cauldron transforms any dead body placed in it into a zombie or skeleton per the animate dead spell (the user chooses whether or not a zombie or skeleton is created from an intact corpse). Each corpse animated uses up 50 gp in materials, and the cauldron can animate a corpse in one round. The user of the cauldron commands the undead so created, up to 2 HD per character level, any further undead created over this limit is under the owner’s control, but previously created undead are freed.</p><p></p><p>Mask, Death: This mask is the visage of a skull or corpse. Once per day, the wearer can cast Finger of Death. Doing so is considered a chaotic act. If the wearer is killed with the mask on they can not be raised from the dead or resurrected. They will rise the next night as a wight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 8155935, member: 2209"] [URL=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/293543/The-Basic-Witch-The-Pumpkin-Spice-Witch-Tradition?affiliate_id=17596]The Basic Witch: The Pumpkin Spice Witch Tradition[/URL] Labyrinth Lord [b]Autumnal Rider:[/b] ? [b]Beheaded:[/b] A beheaded is a severed head or skull animated as a mindless undead sentinel that silently floats at eye level as it lies in wait for living prey or is sent out into the lands of the living to terrorize everyone it finds. [b]Bogan:[/b] Any goblin killed by a bogan or ghoul will rise as a bogan after it is buried. [b]Ghoul:[/b] Bloody bones are the remains of particularly evil people that have died a violent death. While evil in life, they were not powerful enough to come back to unlife as a ghoul or wight. [b]Skeleton Bloody Bones:[/b] Bloody bones are the remains of particularly evil people that have died a violent death. While evil in life, they were not powerful enough to come back to unlife as a ghoul or wight. [b]Wight:[/b] Bloody bones are the remains of particularly evil people that have died a violent death. While evil in life, they were not powerful enough to come back to unlife as a ghoul or wight. Death Mask magic item. [b]Vampire Twilight's Child, Child of Twilight:[/b] ? [b]Vampire:[/b] ? [b]Zugarramurdi Bruja:[/b] The Zugarramurdi Brujas are undead witches that are believed to have come from the village of Zugarramurdi, Spain. Zugarramurdi was the scene of a huge witch trail in the 17th century. It was believed that these witches sold their souls to a devil named Akerbeltz. He gave them magical powers, silver, and a toad familiar. When alive they had power over animals and members of the opposite sex. It was believed that these witches could also spit poison. To maintain their power they had to sacrifice children on the night of the Summer Solstice. Some of the accused died before they saw trail, but many of the witches were tried and executed. Their remains, which could not be buried in hallowed ground, were tossed into a cave where the witches used to meet; Cuevas de las Brujas ("Cave of the Witches"). It is said they returned from the dead on the next Summer Solstice. The term now is used to refer to any witch that comes back from the dead due to improper burial. [b]Zombie:[/b] On a successful critical hit (natural 20) on any attack, they also drain 1 point of Wisdom and 1 point of Charisma from their victims. Any victim reduced to 0 in either ability will become a zombie under control of the Zugarramurdi Bruja, who killed it. Cauldron of the Dead magic item. [b]Skeleton:[/b] Cauldron of the Dead magic item. [b]Undead:[/b] ? [b]Flying Undead:[/b] ? [b]Incorporeal Undead:[/b] ? [b]Ghost:[/b] ? [b]Banshee:[/b] ? Cauldron of the Dead: This heavy cauldron of dark iron is large enough to accommodate a Medium-sized creature. When filled with a mixture of water and rare herbs, the cauldron transforms any dead body placed in it into a zombie or skeleton per the animate dead spell (the user chooses whether or not a zombie or skeleton is created from an intact corpse). Each corpse animated uses up 50 gp in materials, and the cauldron can animate a corpse in one round. The user of the cauldron commands the undead so created, up to 2 HD per character level, any further undead created over this limit is under the owner’s control, but previously created undead are freed. Mask, Death: This mask is the visage of a skull or corpse. Once per day, the wearer can cast Finger of Death. Doing so is considered a chaotic act. If the wearer is killed with the mask on they can not be raised from the dead or resurrected. They will rise the next night as a wight. [/QUOTE]
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