Do I need a skill to create skeletons [Archive] - Wizards Community

Do I need a skill to create skeletons [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Vash_HS
05-21-07, 11:02 PM I'm creating a Warlock and I plan on using The Dead Walk. So I figured I would skin some foes (or animals) on the downtime and create skeletons that I could animate later. So do I need a skill to do this or would a skill just cut down on the time it would take?
Jaxgaret
05-21-07, 11:51 PM That sounds like a Survival or Craft check, both of which can be made untrained.
Someone
05-22-07, 12:03 AM Sure it isn't covered in the The Dead Walk power/ability/spell/feat/whatever it is? The Animate Dead spell simply states that the unused flesh falls off when animating a skeleton.
Vash_HS
05-22-07, 04:23 PM Sure it isn't covered in the The Dead Walk power/ability/spell/feat/whatever it is? The Animate Dead spell simply states that the unused flesh falls off when animating a skeleton.

What I want to do though is hold on to some skeletons (possibly in a bag of holding) which I can animate at the start of a battle. So in order to replenish my supply I'd like to skin my opponents (so I could have some Orcs, etc ready to be animated when I need it).
Soceus
05-22-07, 05:09 PM honestly, I dont think you would really need much of a check there, I mean if all else fails, just take a 20 on skinning the opponents, granted you may be there for a while, but atleast you got some good corpses!
Repentinus
05-30-07, 12:58 PM If you think about it, skinning dead creatures is a pretty easy thing to do if all you are after is the bones. It would be a messy, grisly affair but unless you really screw something up you won't damage the bones. Everything else, but not the bones. So I would say assume it takes an hour without a check, survival or heal check DC 10 for half hour, and for every +5 take off 5 minutes, to a minimum of 15 minutes. I include heal check due to knowledge of exactly where one would cut to access the bones the fastest.
neilthrun
05-30-07, 01:02 PM Craft(Taxidermy)? This would also let you qualify for the underpowered, but flavorful, Trophy Collector feat from the PHBII.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Vash_HS 05-21-07, 11:02 PM	I'm creating a Warlock and I plan on using The Dead Walk. So I figured I would skin some foes (or animals) on the downtime and create skeletons that I could animate later. So do I need a skill to do this or would a skill just cut down on the time it would take?
Jaxgaret 05-21-07, 11:51 PM	That sounds like a Survival or Craft check, both of which can be made untrained.
Someone 05-22-07, 12:03 AM	Sure it isn't covered in the The Dead Walk power/ability/spell/feat/whatever it is? The Animate Dead spell simply states that the unused flesh falls off when animating a skeleton.
Vash_HS 05-22-07, 04:23 PM	Sure it isn't covered in the The Dead Walk power/ability/spell/feat/whatever it is? The Animate Dead spell simply states that the unused flesh falls off when animating a skeleton. What I want to do though is hold on to some skeletons (possibly in a bag of holding) which I can animate at the start of a battle. So in order to replenish my supply I'd like to skin my opponents (so I could have some Orcs, etc ready to be animated when I need it).
Soceus 05-22-07, 05:09 PM	honestly, I dont think you would really need much of a check there, I mean if all else fails, just take a 20 on skinning the opponents, granted you may be there for a while, but atleast you got some good corpses!
Repentinus 05-30-07, 12:58 PM	If you think about it, skinning dead creatures is a pretty easy thing to do if all you are after is the bones. It would be a messy, grisly affair but unless you really screw something up you won't damage the bones. Everything else, but not the bones. So I would say assume it takes an hour without a check, survival or heal check DC 10 for half hour, and for every +5 take off 5 minutes, to a minimum of 15 minutes. I include heal check due to knowledge of exactly where one would cut to access the bones the fastest.
neilthrun 05-30-07, 01:02 PM	Craft(Taxidermy)? This would also let you qualify for the underpowered, but flavorful, Trophy Collector feat from the PHBII.