Priest spellLevel 3
Animate Dead
- School
- Necromancy
- Sphere
- Necromantic
- Range
- 10 yds.
- Components
- V / S / M
- Duration
- Permanent
- Casting time
- 1 rd.
- Area of effect
- Special
- None
- Source
- PHB
Flavor
At the priest's command, the bones and corpses of the dead rise to shamble forth as obedient servants.
Mechanics
Animates remains of dead creatures within ~10 yds. into skeletons or zombies under the priest's command, totaling roughly 1 HD of undead per caster ; they obey simple orders until destroyed. Generally an evil act for most faiths. : a drop of blood, a bit of flesh, bone dust, and the holy symbol.