Animate Dead (spell) - Revision history

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 This "soul-drinking" has no known limitation.
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-Once animated, the undead conform to their standard forms as they would normally appear in combat. They are mindless, unable to think or act of their own accord, and exist solely to obey the commands of the caster. These creatures remain animated until they are destroyed—either by combat, magic, or other means.  All undead, regardless of their number of [[Hit Dice|hit dice]] (HD), share the same [[THAC0]] of 18, ensuring their combat effectiveness remains predictable. For each [[Hit Points per Die|hit die]], skeletons roll a d6, while zombies roll a d8.
+Once animated, the undead conform to their standard forms as they would normally appear in combat. They are mindless, unable to think or act of their own accord, and exist solely to obey the commands of the caster. These creatures remain animated until they are destroyed — either by combat, magic or other means.  All undead, regardless of their number of [[Hit Dice|hit dice]] (HD), share the same [[THAC0]] of 18, ensuring their combat effectiveness remains predictable. For each [[Hit Points per Die|hit die]], skeletons roll a d6, while zombies roll a d8.
-Damage done to a zombie can be restored through [[Cure Light Wounds (spell)|cure light]], [[Cure Serious Wounds (spell)|cure serious]] and [[Cure Critical Wounds (spell)|cure critical wounds]], but not through the [[Heal (spell)|heal spell]] nor through any other means of [[Healing|healing]].
+[[Damage (hit points)|Damage]] done to a zombie can be restored through [[Cure Light Wounds (spell)|cure light]], [[Cure Serious Wounds (spell)|cure serious]] and [[Cure Critical Wounds (spell)|cure critical wounds]], but not through the [[Heal (spell)|heal spell]] nor through any other means of [[Healing|healing]].
 == Number and Hit Dice ==

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	'''Animate Dead''' is a spell that raises dead humanoids as either [[Zombie\|zombies]] or [[Skeleton\|skeletons]], depending on the state of decomposition at the time of animation. If the corpse retains more than 50% of its flesh, it is raised as a zombie; otherwise, it becomes a skeleton.		'''Animate Dead''' is a spell that raises dead humanoids as either [[Zombie\|zombies]] or [[Skeleton\|skeletons]], depending on the state of decomposition at the time of animation. If the corpse retains more than 50% of its flesh, it is raised as a zombie; otherwise, it becomes a skeleton.

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-Raises dead humanoids as either [[Zombie|zombies]] or [[Skeleton|skeletons]], depending upon the state of the dead at the time of raising. If the creature retains more than 50% of its body flesh, it will be raised as a zombie; otherwise, as a skeleton.
+Damage done to a zombie can be restored through [[Cure Light Wounds (spell)|cure light]], [[Cure Serious Wounds (spell)|cure serious]] and [[Cure Critical Wounds (spell)|cure critical wounds]], but not through the [[Heal (spell)|heal spell]] nor through any other means of [[Healing|healing]].
-The zombie or skeleton raised will conform to the creature as normally encountered.
+== Number and Hit Dice ==
-Animated [[Undead|undead]] will obey the commands of the caster, and cannot think or act on their own accord. The creatures will exist until they are destroyed.
+== Soul-drinking ==
-The cleric cannot create more hit dice (HD) than he or she has levels, even though the spell may become available again; each day, however, lost undead may be replaced if the spell is reused. Note that bodies that have been [[Burial (sage ability)|buried]] by a priest cannot be transformed into undead.
+This "soul-drinking" has no known limitation.

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 All skeletons have d6 [[Hit Points|hit points]] (h.p.) per HD. Zombies have d8 h.p. per die.
-If the undead creature succeeds in killing a living humanoid, causing at least 8 h.p. to the victim prior to its death, then the skeleton or zombie will gain 1 HD permanently.  Thus a 2 HD zombie could become a 3 HD zombie, or more, through killing.  The maximum number of HD that can be gained will equal the level of the caster at the time when the skeleton or undead was animated.  Regardless of their number of HD, all skeletons and zombies are [[Turn Undead|turned]] with the same success.
+If the undead creature succeeds in killing a living humanoid, causing at least 8 h.p. to the victim prior to its death, then the skeleton or zombie will gain 1 HD permanently.  Thus a 2 HD zombie could become a 3 HD zombie, or more, through killing.  The maximum number of HD that can be gained will equal the level of the caster at the time when the skeleton or undead was animated.  Regardless of their number of HD, all skeletons and zombies are [[Turn Undead (sage ability)|turned]] with the same success.
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-Raises dead humanoids as either zombies or skeletons, depending upon the state of the dead at the time of raising. If the creature retains more than 50% of its body flesh, it will be raised as a zombie; otherwise, as a skeleton.
+Raises dead humanoids as either [[Zombie|zombies]] or [[Skeleton|skeletons]], depending upon the state of the dead at the time of raising. If the creature retains more than 50% of its body flesh, it will be raised as a zombie; otherwise, as a skeleton.
 The zombie or skeleton raised will conform to the creature as normally encountered.
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 Animated undead will obey the commands of the caster, and cannot think or act on their own accord. The creatures will exist until they are destroyed.
-The cleric cannot create more hit dice than he or she has levels, even though the spell may become available again; each day, however, lost undead may be replaced if the spell is reused. Note that bodies that have been [[Burial (sage ability)|buried]] by a priest cannot be transformed into undead.
+The cleric cannot create more hit dice (HD) than he or she has levels, even though the spell may become available again; each day, however, lost undead may be replaced if the spell is reused. Note that bodies that have been [[Burial (sage ability)|buried]] by a priest cannot be transformed into undead.
-Undead created from man-sized humanoids or smaller, regardless of what they were in life, will have 1 HD when raised. Undead created from humanoids between 7 and 9 feet tall will have four hit dice. Undead created from humanoids between 10 and 15 feet tall will have 8 hit dice. The spell will not raise humanoids larger than 15 feet in height.
+Undead created from man-sized humanoids or smaller, regardless of what they were in life, will have 1 HD when raised. Undead created from humanoids between 7 and 9 feet tall will have 4 HD. Undead created from humanoids between 10 and 15 feet tall will have 8 HD. The spell will not raise humanoids larger than 15 feet in height.
-Large undead, those with four hit dice, will cause double the damage of ordinary forms. Huge undead will cause triple the damage. All undead, regardless of their size, have a [[THAC0]] of 18.
+Large undead, those with 4 HD, will cause double the damage of ordinary forms. Huge undead will cause triple the damage. All undead, regardless of their size, have a [[THAC0]] of 18.
-All skeletons have d6 hit points per hit die. Zombies have d8 hit points per die.
+All skeletons have d6 [[Hit Points|hit points]] (h.p.) per HD. Zombies have d8 h.p. per die.
-Undead which succeed in killing living beings will gain 1 HD, so long as more than half the damage done to that being was caused by undead. There is no limit on how many hit dice an undead skeleton or zombie may possess … but all are turned with the same success by clerics regardless of the number of their hit dice.
+If the undead creature succeeds in killing a living humanoid, causing at least 8 h.p. to the victim prior to its death, then the skeleton or zombie will gain 1 HD permanently.  Thus a 2 HD zombie could become a 3 HD zombie, or more, through killing.  The maximum number of HD that can be gained will equal the level of the caster at the time when the skeleton or undead was animated.  Regardless of their number of HD, all skeletons and zombies are [[Turn Undead|turned]] with the same success.
 The living beings that are killed must possess a minimum of 1 HD.
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