Create Undead Servant (4e Ritual)
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Create Undead
The corpse before you begins to stand up. Apparently the ritual worked, and you have a new servant.
Level: | 3 | Component Cost: | 50 gp |
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Category: | Creation | Market Price: | 25 gp |
Time: | 20 minutes | Key Skill: | Arcana |
Duration: | Permanent |
You animate a corpse you have prepared into an undead creature. The result of your Arcana check determines the ability scores of your minion.
Arcana Result Check | Strength | Dexterity | Wisdom | Constitution | Intelligence | Charisma |
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5-10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
11-15 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
16-20 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
21-25 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 5 |
26-30 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 6 |
31+ | 24 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 7 |
Once the ritual is complete a Zombie Minion will be under your control. Outside of encounters it can be commanded to do simple tasks, but nothing beyond moving or breaking things. A common tactic is to use the minion as a pack mule, to keep the burdens on fellow party members light. There is no limit to the number of minions a single necromancer may command, but when you attempt to create another minion you incur a -5 penalty to you Arcana check. If your arcana check result is below 5 the ritual fails and the materials are used up, including the corpse.
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