Undead PC ideas
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ardentmoth
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favorite lawful good undead: ninja mummy. heck, he's already wrapped head to toe in linen, why not?
also, sneak attack +slam + mummy rot = fun.
i used him in a good aligned, non-undead campaign. the cleric flipped out when he stole one of my inflict wounds potions that i had labeled as "cures" to keep from getting oticed. Needless to say, really fun DM. good times...
but yeah, i like my ninja mummy. totally strange and fun.
also, sneak attack +slam + mummy rot = fun.
i used him in a good aligned, non-undead campaign. the cleric flipped out when he stole one of my inflict wounds potions that i had labeled as "cures" to keep from getting oticed. Needless to say, really fun DM. good times...
but yeah, i like my ninja mummy. totally strange and fun.
Check out DCv1's "Bloodline" feats- I'm sure there's one for "Undead"- meaning the spontaneous arcane caster with that feat had some kind of undead critter in his family heritage...a la Blade, I guess.
Any undead with a touch ability would be nasty with a monk, OA Shaman (see Dragon #318 update) or spellcaster who focuses on touch spells or uses Arcane Strike. The Shaman adds a nice, flavorful twist on this- they have unarmed strikes, are divine casters, turn undead, and communicate with spirits (and as such, make nice "non-oriental" Voodoo priests, BTW).
Shadows make fine rogues...or eventually, Shadowdancers.
OTOH, cool...no kewl would be playing a PC with an undead type that is "Evil" who nonetheless is a good Cleric or Paladin- imagine the pure PATHOS of turning undead...and hurting yourself! That is either dedication or pure stupidity!
You could also go the "almost dead" route- be a Flesh Golem with the Living Construct template (Savage Species).
Or play a Warforged and say your PC is the equivalent to a Dalek/Robot Man/RoboCop- a living brain inside a mechanical body.
How about playing an undead creature who is composed of a swarm of vermin, like scarab beetles? Or flies?
Any undead with a touch ability would be nasty with a monk, OA Shaman (see Dragon #318 update) or spellcaster who focuses on touch spells or uses Arcane Strike. The Shaman adds a nice, flavorful twist on this- they have unarmed strikes, are divine casters, turn undead, and communicate with spirits (and as such, make nice "non-oriental" Voodoo priests, BTW).
Shadows make fine rogues...or eventually, Shadowdancers.
OTOH, cool...no kewl would be playing a PC with an undead type that is "Evil" who nonetheless is a good Cleric or Paladin- imagine the pure PATHOS of turning undead...and hurting yourself! That is either dedication or pure stupidity!
You could also go the "almost dead" route- be a Flesh Golem with the Living Construct template (Savage Species).
Or play a Warforged and say your PC is the equivalent to a Dalek/Robot Man/RoboCop- a living brain inside a mechanical body.
How about playing an undead creature who is composed of a swarm of vermin, like scarab beetles? Or flies?
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ardentmoth
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hmm, an swarm animated by a spell to have intelligence would be fascinating. nothing like a vermin lord that is in fact vermin.
There is also, of course, the Living Spell template.
Imagine, instead of casting Fear, being Fear.
Imagine, instead of casting Fear, being Fear.
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In Larry Niven's "Magic Goes Away" series of stories, the world is running out of magic.
One of the characters is an undead mage who is introduced to the reader as an inert skull carried in a bag. Only when he is in an area of sufficient ambient magic does he animate.
One of the characters is an undead mage who is introduced to the reader as an inert skull carried in a bag. Only when he is in an area of sufficient ambient magic does he animate.
For giggles, you might want to check out this webcomic, specifically the Warlock, Richard.
http://lfgcomic.com/page/1
http://lfgcomic.com/page/1
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