Animate dead targets [Archive] - Wizards Community

Animate dead targets [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Draxo
02-03-07, 11:03 PM Hi.

I started running a new campeign today, and one of my players decided to play a Cleric who took the necromancy domain (Eberron).

I have a question.. the spell lists its target as touched corpses, but i was wondering how it works.

Does he need all the corpses there to couch on the round he casts it to get the maximum number raised, or does it stay with him to touch more corpses round by round to raise more skeletons / zombies till its max? It lists duration as instant which suggests to me he needs all the corpses ready before him to touch... can someone give me a clear idea how it works? It confuses me.
DarkRhystar
02-04-07, 03:18 PM I started running a new campeign today, and one of my players decided to play a Cleric who took the necromancy domain (Eberron).

Check the name of the domain.

The Necromancer domain only gives +1 Caster Level to Necromancy levels spells.
Seeker95
02-04-07, 03:38 PM He needs all the corpses present that he wishes to affect with that particular casting. Find more corpses later and still have more HD under your cap? Cast it again.
Draxo
02-04-07, 09:43 PM Check the name of the domain.

The Necromancer domain only gives +1 Caster Level to Necromancy levels.

I read it as giving a +1 caster level to necromancy spells. I dont have the book with me to double check.. can someone confirm one or the other?

And thanks Seeker. I'll let him know its not a combat spell.
DarkRhystar
02-04-07, 10:18 PM I read it as giving a +1 caster level to necromancy spells. I dont have the book with me to double check.. can someone confirm one or the other?

Wrong word above, I meant spells. I misconstrued your post; since you didn't mention Animate Dead in the post body, I believed you were thinking it had a domain special ability.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Draxo 02-03-07, 11:03 PM	Hi. I started running a new campeign today, and one of my players decided to play a Cleric who took the necromancy domain (Eberron). I have a question.. the spell lists its target as touched corpses, but i was wondering how it works. Does he need all the corpses there to couch on the round he casts it to get the maximum number raised, or does it stay with him to touch more corpses round by round to raise more skeletons / zombies till its max? It lists duration as instant which suggests to me he needs all the corpses ready before him to touch... can someone give me a clear idea how it works? It confuses me.
DarkRhystar 02-04-07, 03:18 PM	I started running a new campeign today, and one of my players decided to play a Cleric who took the necromancy domain (Eberron). Check the name of the domain. The Necromancer domain only gives +1 Caster Level to Necromancy levels spells.
Seeker95 02-04-07, 03:38 PM	He needs all the corpses present that he wishes to affect with that particular casting. Find more corpses later and still have more HD under your cap? Cast it again.
Draxo 02-04-07, 09:43 PM	Check the name of the domain. The Necromancer domain only gives +1 Caster Level to Necromancy levels. I read it as giving a +1 caster level to necromancy spells. I dont have the book with me to double check.. can someone confirm one or the other? And thanks Seeker. I'll let him know its not a combat spell.
DarkRhystar 02-04-07, 10:18 PM	I read it as giving a +1 caster level to necromancy spells. I dont have the book with me to double check.. can someone confirm one or the other? Wrong word above, I meant spells. I misconstrued your post; since you didn't mention Animate Dead in the post body, I believed you were thinking it had a domain special ability.