Controlling HD of Undead [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Xanthia

02-09-05, 12:33 PM
I originally though that a Nercomancer could control twice his HD in undead, but the Plauge of Undead spell in Libirs Mortis says that I can control four times my HD. Is this just for that particular spell, or is that the new rule?
Seeker95

02-09-05, 12:49 PM
If it says so in the spell description, it probably applies to the spell.
tarkin

02-09-05, 01:23 PM
That is just for the spell, not a new rule.
PhaedrusXY

02-09-05, 01:43 PM
You had a necromancer who thought he could only control 2HD per level, when in fact he could control 4 HD per level. From the Animate Dead description in the SRD: No matter how many times you use this spell, however, you can control only 4 HD worth of undead creatures per caster level.
Seeker95

02-09-05, 02:18 PM
Phaedrus pierces the veil blinding us from the truth! :tiphat:
cwslyclgh

02-09-05, 02:28 PM
it was infact 2HD per caster level in3.0 IIRC, but this was doubled in 3.5 (along with lowering the animate dead spell a level on the Sor/Wiz spell list).
PhaedrusXY

02-09-05, 02:30 PM
it was infact 2HD per caster level in3.0 IIRC, but this was doubled in 3.5 (along with lowering the animate dead spell a level on the Sor/Wiz spell list).Ooh, you're right. I'd not noticed that this was a 3.0 to 3.5 change. That probably explains the mystery.