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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9264948" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Sanglorian/orcus/main/Orcus%20Game%20Master's%20Guide.pdf" target="_blank">Orcus Game Master's Guide</a></p><p>4e</p><p><strong>Undead, Undead Creature:</strong> Undead are once-living creatures brought to a horrifying state of undeath through the practice of necromantic magic or some unholy curse.</p><p>Created from a dead body.</p><p>Created from a dead spirit or soul.</p><p><strong>Poltergeist:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Abyssal Mummy:</strong> Over the millennia, kings, emperors and high priests who sold their souls to Orcus have been marshalled as his undead servants.</p><p><strong>Ghoul:</strong> If the target [of a ghoul's claw attack] loses all their recoveries, they turn into a ghoul after their next long rest.</p><p><strong>Lacedon:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghast:</strong> If the target [of a ghast's claw attack] loses all their recoveries, they turn into a ghast after their next long rest.</p><p><strong>Lacedon Ghast:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ichor-Ghoul, Terrifying Undead Ichor-Ghoul:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Desiccated Husk:</strong> Ichor-ghouls that go too long without feeding shrivel and become moribund. Their blood-drenched flesh dries, and they become desiccated husks.</p><p><strong>Bloody Bones:</strong> Keep track of all damage the desiccated husk does, including through its aura. If damage done ever exceeds 22, that desiccated husk is replaced by a bloody bones as a reaction.</p><p><strong>Undying:</strong> The Undying are elves and fey who attempted to extend their lifespans by unnatural means, and were struck down by the god Enoran as punishment.</p><p><strong>Jiang-Shi, Hopping Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Jiang-Shi Scholar:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Jiang-Shi Magistrate:</strong> If a jiang-shi scholar has drunk the breath of 10 or more humanoids, then the next time it is reduced to 0 HP, it reforms as a jiang-shi magistrate.</p><p><strong>Skeleton:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skeleton Warrior:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Smoldering Skeleton:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skeleton Failed Sacrifice:</strong> A skeleton of a victim from a dark ritual gone awry, driven by hunger for revenge against those responsible for its fate.</p><p><strong>Revenant Skeleton:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skeleton Greater Failed Sacrifice:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Specter:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Peaceful Specter:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Specter Spectral Spawn:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Specter of Chivalry:</strong> A gallant specter, born of the soul of one betrayed while upholding their sworn duty.</p><p><strong>Specter of Sorrow:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Specter Deathgaunt:</strong> Deathgaunts and gloomwardens are specters that remain on the Prime Material Plane to cause trouble and suffering, even after being given a chance to move on to the afterlife.</p><p><strong>Specter Gloomwarden:</strong> Deathgaunts and gloomwardens are specters that remain on the Prime Material Plane to cause trouble and suffering, even after being given a chance to move on to the afterlife.</p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Fast Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Putrid Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie Zombified Wyvern:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Abyssal Mummy, Undead Servant:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghoul, Foul Ravenous Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Bloody Bones, Skeletal Humanoid With Bits of Muscle and Sinew Hanging From Its Body:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Jiang-Shi, Very Fast Counter:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skeleton, Undead That Has Been Reanimated From Body Parts:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skeleton Warrior, Animated Skeleton:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Smoldering Skeleton, Charred Skeleton Wreathed in Flames and Embers:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Revenant Skeleton, Skeletal Figure:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Specter, Undead That is a Separate Soul, Bodiless Soul:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Peaceful Specter, Serene Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Spectral Spawn:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Specter of Chivalry, Gallant Specter:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Specter of Sorrow, Melancholic Specter:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Free-Willed Basic Specter:</strong> Any humanoid killed by a specter of sorrow rises as a free-willed basic specter at the start of its creator’s next turn, appearing in the space where it died (or nearest unoccupied space).</p><p><strong>Zombie, Reanimated But Decaying Corpse, Undead That Has Been Reanimated From a Body, Walking Corpse:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Powerful Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead That Has Been Reanimated From a Body:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead That Has Been Reanimated From Body Parts:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead That Has Been Transformed From Their Living Form:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead That is a Separate Soul:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Once-Living Creature:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Walking Corpse:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Bodiless Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Serpent:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghost, Bodiless Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Vampire, Undead That Has Been Transformed From Their Living Form, Walking Corpse:</strong> ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9264948, member: 2209"] [URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Sanglorian/orcus/main/Orcus%20Game%20Master's%20Guide.pdf"]Orcus Game Master's Guide[/URL] 4e [b]Undead, Undead Creature:[/b] Undead are once-living creatures brought to a horrifying state of undeath through the practice of necromantic magic or some unholy curse. Created from a dead body. Created from a dead spirit or soul. [b]Poltergeist:[/b] ? [b]Abyssal Mummy:[/b] Over the millennia, kings, emperors and high priests who sold their souls to Orcus have been marshalled as his undead servants. [b]Ghoul:[/b] If the target [of a ghoul's claw attack] loses all their recoveries, they turn into a ghoul after their next long rest. [b]Lacedon:[/b] ? [b]Ghast:[/b] If the target [of a ghast's claw attack] loses all their recoveries, they turn into a ghast after their next long rest. [b]Lacedon Ghast:[/b] ? [b]Ichor-Ghoul, Terrifying Undead Ichor-Ghoul:[/b] ? [b]Desiccated Husk:[/b] Ichor-ghouls that go too long without feeding shrivel and become moribund. Their blood-drenched flesh dries, and they become desiccated husks. [b]Bloody Bones:[/b] Keep track of all damage the desiccated husk does, including through its aura. If damage done ever exceeds 22, that desiccated husk is replaced by a bloody bones as a reaction. [b]Undying:[/b] The Undying are elves and fey who attempted to extend their lifespans by unnatural means, and were struck down by the god Enoran as punishment. [b]Jiang-Shi, Hopping Vampire:[/b] ? [b]Jiang-Shi Scholar:[/b] ? [b]Jiang-Shi Magistrate:[/b] If a jiang-shi scholar has drunk the breath of 10 or more humanoids, then the next time it is reduced to 0 HP, it reforms as a jiang-shi magistrate. [b]Skeleton:[/b] ? [b]Skeleton Warrior:[/b] ? [b]Smoldering Skeleton:[/b] ? [b]Skeleton Failed Sacrifice:[/b] A skeleton of a victim from a dark ritual gone awry, driven by hunger for revenge against those responsible for its fate. [b]Revenant Skeleton:[/b] ? [b]Skeleton Greater Failed Sacrifice:[/b] ? [b]Specter:[/b] ? [b]Peaceful Specter:[/b] ? [b]Specter Spectral Spawn:[/b] ? [b]Specter of Chivalry:[/b] A gallant specter, born of the soul of one betrayed while upholding their sworn duty. [b]Specter of Sorrow:[/b] ? [b]Specter Deathgaunt:[/b] Deathgaunts and gloomwardens are specters that remain on the Prime Material Plane to cause trouble and suffering, even after being given a chance to move on to the afterlife. [b]Specter Gloomwarden:[/b] Deathgaunts and gloomwardens are specters that remain on the Prime Material Plane to cause trouble and suffering, even after being given a chance to move on to the afterlife. [b]Zombie:[/b] ? [b]Fast Zombie:[/b] ? [b]Putrid Zombie:[/b] ? [b]Zombie Zombified Wyvern:[/b] ? [b]Abyssal Mummy, Undead Servant:[/b] ? [b]Ghoul, Foul Ravenous Undead:[/b] ? [b]Bloody Bones, Skeletal Humanoid With Bits of Muscle and Sinew Hanging From Its Body:[/b] ? [b]Jiang-Shi, Very Fast Counter:[/b] ? [b]Skeleton, Undead That Has Been Reanimated From Body Parts:[/b] ? [b]Skeleton Warrior, Animated Skeleton:[/b] ? [b]Smoldering Skeleton, Charred Skeleton Wreathed in Flames and Embers:[/b] ? [b]Revenant Skeleton, Skeletal Figure:[/b] ? [b]Specter, Undead That is a Separate Soul, Bodiless Soul:[/b] ? [b]Peaceful Specter, Serene Spirit:[/b] ? [b]Spectral Spawn:[/b] ? [b]Specter of Chivalry, Gallant Specter:[/b] ? [b]Specter of Sorrow, Melancholic Specter:[/b] ? [b]Free-Willed Basic Specter:[/b] Any humanoid killed by a specter of sorrow rises as a free-willed basic specter at the start of its creator’s next turn, appearing in the space where it died (or nearest unoccupied space). [b]Zombie, Reanimated But Decaying Corpse, Undead That Has Been Reanimated From a Body, Walking Corpse:[/b] ? [b]Powerful Undead:[/b] ? [b]Undead That Has Been Reanimated From a Body:[/b] ? [b]Undead That Has Been Reanimated From Body Parts:[/b] ? [b]Undead That Has Been Transformed From Their Living Form:[/b] ? [b]Undead That is a Separate Soul:[/b] ? [b]Once-Living Creature:[/b] ? [b]Walking Corpse:[/b] ? [b]Bodiless Spirit:[/b] ? [b]Undead Serpent:[/b] ? [b]Ghost:[/b] ? [b]Ghost, Bodiless Spirit:[/b] ? [b]Vampire:[/b] ? [b]Vampire, Undead That Has Been Transformed From Their Living Form, Walking Corpse:[/b] ? [/QUOTE]
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