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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 1762679" data-attributes="member: 2209">I thought I should back this up.Here is the spell description:Animate DeadNecromancy [Evil]Level: Clr 3, Death 3, Sor/Wiz 4Components: V, S, MCasting Time: 1 standard actionRange: TouchTargets: One or more corpses touchedDuration: InstantaneousSaving Throw: NoneSpell Resistance: NoThis spell turns the bones or bodies of dead creatures into undead skeletons or zombies that follow your spoken commands.The undead can follow you, or they can remain in an area and attack any creature (or just a specific kind of creature) entering the place. They remain animated until they are destroyed. (A destroyed skeleton or zombie can’t be animated again.)Regardless of the type of undead you create with this spell, you can’t create more HD of undead than twice your caster level with a single casting of animate dead. (The desecrate spell doubles this limit)The undead you create remain under your control indefinitely. No matter how many times you use this spell, however, you can control only 4 HD worth of undead creatures per caster level. If you exceed this number, all the newly created creatures fall under your control, and any excess undead from previous castings become uncontrolled. (You choose which creatures are released.) If you are a cleric, any undead you might command by virtue of your power to command or rebuke undead do not count toward the limit.Skeletons: A skeleton can be created only from a mostly intact corpse or skeleton. The corpse must have bones. If a skeleton is made from a corpse, the flesh falls off the bones. Zombies: A zombie can be created only from a mostly intact corpse. The corpse must be that of a creature with a true anatomy.Material Component: You must place a black onyx gem worth at least 25 gp per Hit Die of the undead into the mouth or eye socket of each corpse you intend to animate. The magic of the spell turns these gems into worthless, burned-out shells.When I animate a dead wolverine or whatever and give it commands I expect it's animated corpse to follow those commands regardless of the knowledge it had when alive.This is based off the phrase "that follow your spoken commands." without any qualifier.I interpret this as the way the magic works, the commands of the creator are the important part, not the underlying individual base creature used.</blockquote>

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