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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8569167" data-attributes="member: 6801845">I'm just trying to explain the morality behind it and how I think people could view it.&nbsp; It doesn't matter if any individual recognizes the skeleton, it's still violating the dead and in most real world cultures that would be considered a violation of the dead.&nbsp; Whether you consider it evil, whether the fantasy society people live in consider it evil, many people would consider it desecration of the dead and evil in the real world.In addition, look at the description in the MM for skeleton<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Whatever sinister force awakens a skeleton infuses its bones with a dark vitality,</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Although they lack the intellect they possessed in life, skeletons aren’t mindless.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Independent skeletons temporarily or permanently free of a master’s control sometimes pantomime actions from their past lives</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">When skeletons encounter living creatures, the necromantic energy that drives them compels them to kill unless they are commanded by their masters to refrain from doing so.</li>
</ul>So we know that there must be some sort of animating spirit powering skeletons.&nbsp; They do have some connection to their past lives.&nbsp; They hate the living and will attack on sight unless controlled.&nbsp; Skeletons are LE for a reason, creating LE creatures is an evil act.Do what you want in your campaign of course, but you asked an open ended question so I'm giving my response.&nbsp; I've always considered animate dead evil in my campaign, do with the explanations of why that is what you will.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🤷‍♂️" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937-2642.png" title="Man shrugging&nbsp; &nbsp; :man_shrugging:" data-shortname=":man_shrugging:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8569167, member: 6801845"] I'm just trying to explain the morality behind it and how I think people could view it. It doesn't matter if any individual recognizes the skeleton, it's still violating the dead and in most real world cultures that would be considered a violation of the dead. Whether you consider it evil, whether the fantasy society people live in consider it evil, many people would consider it desecration of the dead and evil in the real world. In addition, look at the description in the MM for skeleton [LIST] [*]Whatever sinister force awakens a skeleton infuses its bones with a dark vitality, [*]Although they lack the intellect they possessed in life, skeletons aren’t mindless. [*]Independent skeletons temporarily or permanently free of a master’s control sometimes pantomime actions from their past lives [*]When skeletons encounter living creatures, the necromantic energy that drives them compels them to kill unless they are commanded by their masters to refrain from doing so. [/LIST] So we know that there must be some sort of animating spirit powering skeletons. They [I]do [/I]have some connection to their past lives. They hate the living and will attack on sight unless controlled. Skeletons are LE for a reason, creating LE creatures is an evil act. Do what you want in your campaign of course, but you asked an open ended question so I'm giving my response. I've always considered animate dead evil in my campaign, do with the explanations of why that is what you will. 🤷‍♂️ [/QUOTE]

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