animate dead + warforged? [Archive] - Wizards Community

animate dead + warforged? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
=BR=Luckyshot
05-01-07, 02:26 AM can a warforge "corpse" be effected by animate dead?
Vegepygmy
05-01-07, 02:52 AM Officially, warforged cannot become undead of any type.
mercboy666
05-02-07, 11:08 AM arnt they somewhat constructs? that means that this spell would not effect them.
sonofdrizzt
05-02-07, 11:19 AM A Warforged cannot be animated due to its body structure and the special circumstances of its "soul". A Warforged "soul" ,however, can be resurected or the like.

;)
Zaistars69
05-02-07, 11:57 AM A Warforged cannot be animated due to its body structure and the special circumstances of its "soul". A Warforged "soul" ,however, can be resurected or the like.

;)

the whole soul thing has nothing to do with animate Dead. According to the spell the soul has nothing to do with it. If you take a corpse that had the soul trapped or destroyed it could still be animated.
Skeletons have to have bones. Warforged don't so can't be made into skeletons
Zombies have to have had true anatomies. Warforged have artificial anatomies so can't be made into zombies.
sonofdrizzt
05-03-07, 08:34 AM the whole soul thing has nothing to do with animate Dead. According to the spell the soul has nothing to do with it. If you take a corpse that had the soul trapped or destroyed it could still be animated.
Skeletons have to have bones. Warforged don't so can't be made into skeletons
Zombies have to have had true anatomies. Warforged have artificial anatomies so can't be made into zombies.

I know that! The soul comment was about ressurection and reanimation, not the other spell.

:mad:

jerky
forsaken1111
05-03-07, 08:57 AM I know that! The soul comment was about ressurection and reanimation, not the other spell.

:mad:

jerky

Why so touchy? He didn't insult you or anything. No need to call him names.
jaelis
05-03-07, 09:51 AM Officially, warforged cannot become undead of any type.

Not that I doubt you, but where is this explained?
forsaken1111
05-03-07, 10:23 AM Officially, warforged cannot become undead of any type.

There is no rule, to my knowledge, which prevents a warforged being raised as an undead. In fact, I found an answer from the sage which addresses this:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ask/20061220a

A warforged could also be half-dragon, half-celestial, or half-fiendish as these can be added to any living corporeal creature. In a warforged, these might represent the incorporation of fiendish/draconic/celestial traits in the construction.
JulesCARV
05-03-07, 10:38 AM I think a warforged should be able to become a ghost (even though technically there's no provision for constructs becoming ghosts). Other undead, not so much.

I think it would be kinda cool if the Karrnathis mixed warforged and undead into Karrnathi Necroforged, though. Not really an animated warforged corpse so much as a mixture of living construct bits and Karrnathi undead bits. They're what happens when House Cannith and Karrnathi necromancers work together :).
forsaken1111
05-03-07, 10:45 AM I think a warforged should be able to become a ghost (even though technically there's no provision for constructs becoming ghosts). Other undead, not so much.

I think it would be kinda cool if the Karrnathis mixed warforged and undead into Karrnathi Necroforged, though. Not really an animated warforged corpse so much as a mixture of living construct bits and Karrnathi undead bits. They're what happens when House Cannith and Karrnathi necromancers work together :).

Oddly enough, my current campaign revolves around the Deathforged Regiment of Karrnath. I won't bore you with the details, but they are exactly what they sound like. Warforged undead soldiers.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
=BR=Luckyshot 05-01-07, 02:26 AM	can a warforge "corpse" be effected by animate dead?
Vegepygmy 05-01-07, 02:52 AM	Officially, warforged cannot become undead of any type.
mercboy666 05-02-07, 11:08 AM	arnt they somewhat constructs? that means that this spell would not effect them.
sonofdrizzt 05-02-07, 11:19 AM	A Warforged cannot be animated due to its body structure and the special circumstances of its "soul". A Warforged "soul" ,however, can be resurected or the like. ;)
Zaistars69 05-02-07, 11:57 AM	A Warforged cannot be animated due to its body structure and the special circumstances of its "soul". A Warforged "soul" ,however, can be resurected or the like. ;) the whole soul thing has nothing to do with animate Dead. According to the spell the soul has nothing to do with it. If you take a corpse that had the soul trapped or destroyed it could still be animated. Skeletons have to have bones. Warforged don't so can't be made into skeletons Zombies have to have had true anatomies. Warforged have artificial anatomies so can't be made into zombies.
sonofdrizzt 05-03-07, 08:34 AM	the whole soul thing has nothing to do with animate Dead. According to the spell the soul has nothing to do with it. If you take a corpse that had the soul trapped or destroyed it could still be animated. Skeletons have to have bones. Warforged don't so can't be made into skeletons Zombies have to have had true anatomies. Warforged have artificial anatomies so can't be made into zombies. I know that! The soul comment was about ressurection and reanimation, not the other spell. :mad: jerky
forsaken1111 05-03-07, 08:57 AM	I know that! The soul comment was about ressurection and reanimation, not the other spell. :mad: jerky Why so touchy? He didn't insult you or anything. No need to call him names.
jaelis 05-03-07, 09:51 AM	Officially, warforged cannot become undead of any type. Not that I doubt you, but where is this explained?
forsaken1111 05-03-07, 10:23 AM	Officially, warforged cannot become undead of any type. There is no rule, to my knowledge, which prevents a warforged being raised as an undead. In fact, I found an answer from the sage which addresses this: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ask/20061220a A warforged could also be half-dragon, half-celestial, or half-fiendish as these can be added to any living corporeal creature. In a warforged, these might represent the incorporation of fiendish/draconic/celestial traits in the construction.
JulesCARV 05-03-07, 10:38 AM	I think a warforged should be able to become a ghost (even though technically there's no provision for constructs becoming ghosts). Other undead, not so much. I think it would be kinda cool if the Karrnathis mixed warforged and undead into Karrnathi Necroforged, though. Not really an animated warforged corpse so much as a mixture of living construct bits and Karrnathi undead bits. They're what happens when House Cannith and Karrnathi necromancers work together :).
forsaken1111 05-03-07, 10:45 AM	I think a warforged should be able to become a ghost (even though technically there's no provision for constructs becoming ghosts). Other undead, not so much. I think it would be kinda cool if the Karrnathis mixed warforged and undead into Karrnathi Necroforged, though. Not really an animated warforged corpse so much as a mixture of living construct bits and Karrnathi undead bits. They're what happens when House Cannith and Karrnathi necromancers work together :). Oddly enough, my current campaign revolves around the Deathforged Regiment of Karrnath. I won't bore you with the details, but they are exactly what they sound like. Warforged undead soldiers.