<Item> of Undead attraction [Archive] - Wizards Community

<Item> of Undead attraction [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
JackSnape
10-17-07, 11:21 PM Does anyone know of an item that attracts undead?
Thanks :)
RavenGraygem
10-18-07, 04:52 AM An otherwise empty mall with about a dozen people in it :P .

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Seriously, depending on how unintelligent undead are played in your campaign (utterly mindless, organic robots capable of acting only on orders vs. instinct driven beings with a sort of low cunning that lets them act independently when orders aren't given), then anything that kicks out large amounts of Negative Energy is liable to draw them like flies, if they're in range anyway.

As for intelligent undead, you really, really don't want anything in your possession that attracts them.
1 ton ghost
10-18-07, 12:43 PM for generic undead, i'd say a Voidstone (bigass black obelisk so to speak comprised of raw negative energy; they exist on that respective plane but you could incorporate it to Prime Material, it'll just kill any living thing near it though)
-depending on dietary requirement, varies. cadavers for ghouls, blood for vamps, bla bla bla.
-you could argue, item-wise, perhaps a Profane weapon might entice some, but that's flavor based, no real precedent
Grumman
10-19-07, 04:20 AM Perhaps base it off the spell Sympathy? You can't make it permanent by default, but you could make it a magic item with a hefty "I don't want to get eaten by zombies" discount.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
JackSnape 10-17-07, 11:21 PM	Does anyone know of an item that attracts undead? Thanks :)
RavenGraygem 10-18-07, 04:52 AM	An otherwise empty mall with about a dozen people in it :P . Sorry, couldn't resist. Seriously, depending on how unintelligent undead are played in your campaign (utterly mindless, organic robots capable of acting only on orders vs. instinct driven beings with a sort of low cunning that lets them act independently when orders aren't given), then anything that kicks out large amounts of Negative Energy is liable to draw them like flies, if they're in range anyway. As for intelligent undead, you really, really don't want anything in your possession that attracts them.
1 ton ghost 10-18-07, 12:43 PM	for generic undead, i'd say a Voidstone (bigass black obelisk so to speak comprised of raw negative energy; they exist on that respective plane but you could incorporate it to Prime Material, it'll just kill any living thing near it though) -depending on dietary requirement, varies. cadavers for ghouls, blood for vamps, bla bla bla. -you could argue, item-wise, perhaps a Profane weapon might entice some, but that's flavor based, no real precedent
Grumman 10-19-07, 04:20 AM	Perhaps base it off the spell Sympathy? You can't make it permanent by default, but you could make it a magic item with a hefty "I don't want to get eaten by zombies" discount.