Corpse Crafter w/ Warlock Invocations? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Corpse Crafter w/ Warlock Invocations? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Alsark
05-10-07, 05:46 PM A player of mine in one of my campaigns was wondering if a feat known as "Corpse Crafter," which is basically an augmented summoning spell for the undead, would work with Warlock invocations that summon the undead. While the Corpse Crafter feat was made for wizards for their cast spells, I was wondering whether or not it would work with a warlock's invocations.

Thanks for your help ahead of time!
mad_warlock
05-10-07, 06:36 PM They work just fine. The Dead Walk works in all ways as Animate Dead, and therefore any feats he may have that boosts animate dead, such as any abilities that allow him to control extra undead, also effect this feat. Corpsecrafter is a good example.
Alsark
05-10-07, 06:42 PM The one thing I was thinking though is that invocations count as "Spell-like abilities," not spells. Corpse Crafter says that it works with all necromancy spells... but that doesn't include spell-like abilities.
Master9
05-10-07, 07:31 PM for everything that works on a spell, there's an alternate feat to work on spell like abilities. That just means he has to pick his invocation or actual wizard spells if he multiclasses, but thats a very minor technicality in my opinion and not a game breaking one.
Alsark
05-10-07, 07:54 PM Alright - what if he has an undead minion as in from the Necromancer specialist in Unearthed Arcana. Would the undead created in the ritual be improved from Corpse Crafter?
Lafing Cat
05-11-07, 05:43 AM for everything that works on a spell, there's an alternate feat to work on spell like abilities. That just means he has to pick his invocation or actual wizard spells if he multiclasses, but thats a very minor technicality in my opinion and not a game breaking one.

Oh yeah? Where's my Eschew Materials for Spell Like abilities :P

Anyway, what he's saying is technically not true. There are spell-like ability equivalents for *many* spell feats, but some of them, not just ones that don't make sense like Eschew Materials don't officially exist. As far as I know, Corpse Crafter is one you'd have to house rule, so check with your GM.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Alsark 05-10-07, 05:46 PM	A player of mine in one of my campaigns was wondering if a feat known as "Corpse Crafter," which is basically an augmented summoning spell for the undead, would work with Warlock invocations that summon the undead. While the Corpse Crafter feat was made for wizards for their cast spells, I was wondering whether or not it would work with a warlock's invocations. Thanks for your help ahead of time!
mad_warlock 05-10-07, 06:36 PM	They work just fine. The Dead Walk works in all ways as Animate Dead, and therefore any feats he may have that boosts animate dead, such as any abilities that allow him to control extra undead, also effect this feat. Corpsecrafter is a good example.
Alsark 05-10-07, 06:42 PM	The one thing I was thinking though is that invocations count as "Spell-like abilities," not spells. Corpse Crafter says that it works with all necromancy spells... but that doesn't include spell-like abilities.
Master9 05-10-07, 07:31 PM	for everything that works on a spell, there's an alternate feat to work on spell like abilities. That just means he has to pick his invocation or actual wizard spells if he multiclasses, but thats a very minor technicality in my opinion and not a game breaking one.
Alsark 05-10-07, 07:54 PM	Alright - what if he has an undead minion as in from the Necromancer specialist in Unearthed Arcana. Would the undead created in the ritual be improved from Corpse Crafter?
Lafing Cat 05-11-07, 05:43 AM	for everything that works on a spell, there's an alternate feat to work on spell like abilities. That just means he has to pick his invocation or actual wizard spells if he multiclasses, but thats a very minor technicality in my opinion and not a game breaking one. Oh yeah? Where's my Eschew Materials for Spell Like abilities :P Anyway, what he's saying is technically not true. There are spell-like ability equivalents for many spell feats, but some of them, not just ones that don't make sense like Eschew Materials don't officially exist. As far as I know, Corpse Crafter is one you'd have to house rule, so check with your GM.