Animate Dead

Animate Dead is a Level 3 Necromancy Spell. This spell allows spellcasters to animate a corpse to create an undead servant.

"Animate a corpse to create an undead servant while not in combat. The target must be a medium or small corpse."

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File:Actions Icons.png Action File:Spell Icon.png Level 3 Spell Slot

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Range	3m / 10ft
School	Necromancy
Concentration	None
Duration	Until Long Rest
Class	Cleric, Wizard

Description

Animate a corpse to create an undead servant while not in combat.

The target must be a medium or small corpse.

Properties

File:Actions Icons.png Action + File:Spell Icon.png Level 3 Spell Slot

Available to level 5 Cleric and Wizard.

• Range: 3m / 10ft
• Duration: Until Long Rest
• Select variant:
  • Animate Dead: Skeleton
  • Animate Dead: Zombie

List Of Summoned Undead

Skeleton

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Summon a Skeleton that focuses on ranged weaponry. The Skeleton is armed with a Shortbow and has a Proficiency Bonus of +2.

1d6 + 2 (3~8) Piercing

The Summoned Skeleton has an Armor Class of 10, and 17 Hit Points.

Summon Skeleton Stats

Strength	Dexterity	Constitution
10	14	8
Intelligence	Wisdom	Charisma
6	8	5

Resistances

Type
Bludgeoning	Vulnerable
Poison	Immune

Zombie

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Summon a Zombie that specialises in melee combat. The Zombie has an unarmed attack that can inflict targets with the Crawling Gnaw Condition. The Zombie has a Proficiency Bonus of +2.

2d6 + 3 (5~15) Bludgeoning

The Summoned Zombie has an Armor Class of 8, and 22 Hit Points.

Summon Zombie Stats

Strength	Dexterity	Constitution
16	6	16
Intelligence	Wisdom	Charisma
3	6	5

Crawling Gnaw Duration: 1 Turn

• Target is inflicted with zombie mucus. If the affected entity dies before the infection wears off, it will temporarily rise as a Newborn Zombie.
• Newborn Zombies are statistically the same as the Summoned Zombie, except that they only have10 Hit Points.
• Newborn Zombies born of Crawling Gnaw cannot last. They take by1 Necroticdamage per turn.
• Newborn Zombies will follow the original Summoned Zombie.

Resistances

Type
Poison	Immune