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Arte Mortis
A design guide for
necrocrafts and
necromancers
Writing: Barnes Lloyd-Jenkins Art: Duc Pham
Email: inducpham@gmail.com

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 Introduction & Mechanics

A necrocraft is a medley of undead body

parts and corpses grafted together with
dark magic to create a single animated
undead creature with abilities based on its T here are few things as frustrating when
playing a necromancer as being unable to
component pieces and the surgical and create your own creatures, to build and design on
necromantic talents of its creator. the spot rather than working to what already
Necrocrafts are better suited for brute force than exists; whenever we read about most powerful
delicate manipulation, and most creators build necromancers or liches in most settings, they
larger hulks rather than smaller, more agile (and often have their own unique calling card, some
fragile) necrocrafts. Though necrocrafts can be of special undead that they researched and designed.
virtually any size and can be made up of undead But there has never been such an option for player
bodies or parts of any size, a typical Medium characters to produce their own monsters, or to
specimen is 7 feet tall and weighs 250 pounds. improve existing ones without improvising or
The details of the ritual to create a necrocraft vary relying on the GM to build every new creature
greatly, and depend on the particular undead you want to use.
parts used and the intended size of the resulting The Necrocraft represents a unique chance, for
creature. DMs and players alike to explore their creativity
The final anatomy of the creation largely depends with the dead, this supplement is built to expand
on the master's artistry, creativity, and personal on the design rules for Necrocraft, giving more
preferences-as well as any specific goals it has in chance for inventive combinations and designs
mind for the creature. For example, a without being forced to rely on rule of thumb for
Necrocraft's "teeth" could actually be dozens of answers.
clawed ghoul talons, or its eyes and mouth might
be located in its chest rather than in a distinct
head.

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 Unholy places and Desecrate
CREATING A NECROCRAFT Certain effects and spells such as Desecrate allow

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necromancers to increase the number of HD of undead they
can create in a single casting and with the new creation
n order to create a necrocraft, a spellcaster
rules taking days, not minutes, budding creature creators
must use at least five undead creatures (or their may be wondering how this effects Necrocraft design.
corpses), all of which must be under the creator's To put it simply, they can effect the ritual, but performing
control, helpless, or slain. such a feat is outside the ability of most necromancers. A
A larger undead or corpse can be used in place of constant desecrate effect much be placed over the corpses
two that are one size smaller. The creator must for the entire duration of the ritual, if this is successfully
achieved then the necromancer can create Necrocraft of
stitch, glue, or otherwise bind the parts together double his HD and four times his HD during a single ritual.
in the desired configuration, then cast animate However there is a price to this, as the ritual quadruples the
dead and make whole to complete the EHD of the creature for the purposes of signs and area it
construction (the material component cost of effects. An necromantic ritual of such a scale will not only
animate dead is 50 gp per Hit Die of the final attract heroes and saviours who will intervene to try and stop
the deeds of the crafter, but may even attract the notice of
necrocraft). outsiders and other far larger players.
The creator can't create a necrocraft with more Hit Such things however are for your GM to decide.
Dice than her caster level. As with animate dead,
the necrocraft is under the creator's control when
created. Note that creating a necrocraft requires Time
casting a spell with the evil descriptor. Building a necrocraft is a long and difficult ritual,
taking a number of days equal to its effective hit
To expand on the above rules the following dice, plus twice its hit dice. If the EHD equals the
modifications have been made, each size increase HD, then the time taken is equal to the HD alone.
between medium doubles the value of the corpse For example HD 3, EHD 7 creature would
(Medium: 1, Large: 2, Huge: 4, Gargantuan: 8, take 13 days to complete. 6 days for its HD
Colossal: 16), the minimum number of corpses is plus 7 days for the additional EHD.
no longer five and the ritual has been revised as Ritual
shown below. Each day spent on the creation of a Necrocraft
requires 8 hours dedicated work in a quite area as
Stitch and sew: Necrocrafting well as the casting of an animate dead spell, as
well as any additional spells required and often
such rituals can be easily discovered by anyone
Creating a necrocraft takes time, effort and with a knowledge of necromancy, by the changes
corpses. Rules will be given in plain text, it causes to the area around it.
examples will be shown in bold.
The exact nature of these problems is up to the
Hit Dice and Effective Hit Dice. GM, but creating large necrocraft creatures can be
When designing a necrocraft there are two devastating for the lands around and could easily
different limits to its design, the effective hit dice bring danger to the necromancers door if they
(EHD) and the actual hit dice (HD), the actual hit aren't careful; all effects effect a half mile radius
dice is the number of hit dice it has and is used per 10 EHD. Any necrocraft below 10 EHD does
for the purposes of animation, you cannot create a not require a ritual powerful, or enough
necrocraft with higher HD than your caster level, necromancy, to create such problems and is not
as noted above. The effective hit dice counts subject to any of the detection rules.
against all other things, you use the effective HD To recognize what is going on takes a Knowledge
when calculating how many creatures you can (Religion) roll of DC 30-EHD of the Necrocraft
animate at once, how much it costs to control the while within the area the ritual is effecting. If the
creature with any of your spells or control undead roll succeeds by 10 or more, the character can
feats and of course, the resources taken to build it. narrow down the area that the ritual is taking
When building a Necrocraft, every point spent place in towards the necromancers hide away.
beyond the base construction points gives it an The ritual can also be detected using detect evil as
additional EHD. if the area were an evil outsider of HD equal to
the HD of the necrocraft being created.

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For some examples of possible effects, any
necrocraft with a EHD over 15 may cause minor
problems to the area around it, milk spoiling too
soon, small or weak animals turning sick, plants
coming down with blight and other small but
supernatural problems, any with an EHD over 25
can cause major problems, from a small chance of
those who have recently died rising
spontaneously as lesser undead to a penalty to
healing magic in the area, any with an EHD over
40 are not simply easily recognized, they are a
blight on the land surrounding them, the dead rise
in droves, the land is cursed with a constant
desecrate effect (Which does not give a bonus to
the ritual itself) for the duration of the ritual and
at the climax of the ritual, all life within
EHD*100 meters must make a will save DC
equal to the HD (Not the EHD) of the creature, or
die. These however are just guidelines and every
ritual should be unique.
For an example of this; a necromancer decides
to create a HD 13, EHD 30 Necrocraft, using
the corpses of old blue dragons that he has
found while uncovering a blue dragon
graveyard deep in the desert. To finish his
creation, he must spend 56 days (13+13+30)
constantly working on it, spend a total of 4900
gold pieces (See across) and bring together a
total of 261 bodies using the easy method
(Each ancient blue dragon counting as 8
bodies brings the number down to a total of
about 33 dragon skeletons), the area is effected
by a constant blight, as old mummies rise from
their tombs, dark clouds boil overhead and the
sands surrounding the area slowly turn black
as obsidian. Paladins in nearby towns will
easily recognize the foul touch of necromancy,
with the DC 0 roll, come to investigate and put
a stop to his desecration of the dragon
graveyard.
If the creator is building undead with a HD lower
than his animate limit, then he can work on
several necrocraft at the same time during the
same sitting and during the same ritual.
If this is the case then the EHD for the ritual, for
working out what effect it has on the surrounding
area is equal to the EHD of the most powerful
necrocraft being produced, plus half the EHD of
the second most powerful.
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CONSTRUCTION POINTS:
In the original design of the necrocraft the
construction points were limited by size, this
removed a lot of options, from small spy
creatures, to specialist beasts designed for a
single purpose.
To avoid this a new limit has been included, for
every additional construction point beyond the
starting number, the player must pay an additional
HD worth of their control/animate limit, an EHD,
in order to maintain control over the creature,
these construction points above and beyond the
limit given by standard also cost an additional
cost of 250 gp per construction point, to represent
time, research and equipment required to find a
way to enhance the body beyond what it would
usually be able to do.
Weaknesses can be used to lower the cost of a
Necrocraft's additional points in time, gold and
control HD, however they can never be used to
lower the extra CP to more than half their true
value (Example: If you have spend an additional
10 CP, weaknesses can only lower this to 5 CP)
Weaknesses can never be used to lower the
effective HD of a creature below its base HD.
Any Necrocraft can only have a number of
additional CP equal to triple its HD. These do not
count as HD for the purposes of animation, only
for the purposes of controlling. However each CP
above the base requires a number of corpses, if
these corpses require a special ability (Paralysis,
for example requires ghoul corpses) then the
Necromancer must be able to cover the total
number of bodies required for the ability, in this
case the HD of the creature is considered to count
as additional bodies, each HD counting as a full
corpse.
Example: If animating a HD 5 Necrocraft with
an effective HD of 9, a 5th level caster can
animate it, but he counts it as a 9 HD creature
when controlling it, it also costs him 1250 gp to
build the creature, 250 for 5 HD at 50 gp, then
an additional 1000 for 4 EHD on top of that.
The necromancer also wishes to give the corpse
the paralysis ability, which costs 2 CP, as he is
creating a 9 HD creature, this would require 3
ghoul corpses (2 CP, each requiring 3 bodies
worth of HD.)
 Additional information

Necrocrafts gain 4 skill points per HD, the A table has been included on the next page to
following are class skills for Necrocrafts: help build quick Necrocrafts by HD, including
Acrobatics, Climb, Escape Artist, Fly, Intimidate, their base statistics, size and construction points,
Perception, Stealth, Survival, Swim. as well as the number of undead required to build
them on two tracks; for groups that move about
They do not gain feats unless granted an more frequently we suggest the easy track. For
intelligence score, or taking abilities which allow groups that are more focused around a base or
them to take these things. have some way to collect bodies quickly, we
recommend the complex number.
The only exception to this is the Toughness and
Multiattack feats, which Necrocrafts gain for free. All necrocrafts have a base CR, for every 6
All Necrocrafts begin with the statline of 12+1/2 construction points spent beyond their base value
HD Charisma, 10 Wisdom and Strength and the Necrocraft gains +1 to its CR.
Dexterity based on size on the table below.
Necrocrafts also gain all the statistical bonuses
their size gives them and advancements at the
usual 4HD.

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 Undead by HD
One of the largest problems with being a necromancer in D20 is having to work out the statistics for your minions on the fly, this can bring the game to
a complete halt if you are casting animate dead during combat and frustrate everyone.
This page is a quick table to give you reference for producing undead minions on the spot without need to calculate their actual scores, take the original
stat block of the creature you have animated, compare its HD to the HD in the table below, switch its BAB for the one above, use its AC as it was
before hand, with any bonuses for the type of undead you are creating, add any bonuses you create yourself from feats and use this stat block rather
than checking everything in detail
After all, if they survive and become important, you can always wait until after the session to fill them out fully.

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 ABILITIES:
While many necrocrafts are built with combat in
mind, some are designed for other purposes.
Abilities can range from additional weapons to
special abilities, but all require construction
points. Below is a list of sample abilities that
could be given to necrocrafts.
To keep things simple; the DC of all necrocraft
saves is DC 10+1/2 HD+Charisma Modifier.
Lesser Abilities
Lesser abilities are the most basic and often the
most universally useful abilities, it takes very
little effort, for a necromancer to sew a spare set
of claws onto a hulking corpse, giving him more
room to move onto different areas and more of
the body to redesign around more difficult
abilities.
***
Extra Attack (Ex, 2-6 CP):
The Necrocraft gains an additional natural attack.
This ability can be selected once per two HD of
the Necrocraft. For each additional attack bought repair its own substance. An undead creature
with this ability beyond 2, the cost increases by
1. For the first two attacks costing 2 CP each, the hit points plus 5 hit points per size category
next two 3 CP each, the next two 4 CP each and
so on, up to the limit. So a total of 5 extra attacks deceased bodies restore an equal amount,
would cost 14 CP.
Extra attacks can be ranged, usually having a
range increment of 60 feet, ranged attacks cost
an additional 1 CP per attack.
***
Additional Movement (Ex, 1 CP):
The necrocraft gains a new mode of movement
(burrow, climb or swim) at a speed equal to its
base speed.
***
All-Around Vision (Ex, 2 CP):
The necrocraft has an additional head or extra
eyes grafted at various points around its body.
The necrocraft gains all-around vision.
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Blade Fists (Ex, 1 CP):
Up to two of the necrocraft's claw attacks are
replaced with sharpened bones or metal blades.
These attacks deal an extra 1d4 points of bleed
damage in addition to the original damage. This
ability can be selected multiple times, applying it
to more attacks.
***
Bone Armor (Ex, 1 CP):
Fortified with extra bone (perhaps including
bones fused to its outer surface like armor), the
necrocraft increases its natural armor bonus by
2. This ability can be selected up to once per 3
HD.
***
Cannibalize (Ex, 1-3 CP):
If the necrocraft is left near the corpse of a
Medium or larger creature with discernible
anatomy, it eats the corpse or tears off parts to
consumed in this fashion heals the necrocraft 5
above Medium, multiplied by ¼ HD; recently
however any other creature only restores half of
this (rounded down). Feeding takes an amount of
time based on the points spend; any interruption
(such as combat) requires it to start a gain.
The Necrocraft can also choose to consume the
corpse and save it for a later time, allowing it to
carry the corpse around inside it; it can carry up
to half its HD in corpses and when it wishes to
consume one, it must take twice the time taken
to eat a corpse, one full feeding time to remove
it from its body (Provokes attack of
opportunity), a second full feeding time to
devour it properly.
Time taken:
1 CP: 10 minutes
2 CP: 1 minute
3 CP: 1 Round
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 Constrict (Ex, 1 CP): Faster (Ex, 1 CP):
The necrocraft's claw attacks gain the constrict The necrocraft's base, burrow, climb, fly, or swim
ability. It must have grab before this ability can speed increases by 10 ft. If one speed is based
be selected. off another, then increasing one will not increase
the other.
***

Disease (Su, 1-5 CP): Grab (Ex, 1 CP):

One of the necrocraft's natural attacks is grafted
with blighted, rotting flesh, exposing a creature
it hits to foul diseases. DC to save is 10+1/2
HD+Cha Modifier.
You must have samples of the disease, in order
to choose this ability, usually in the form of
infected corpses.
1 CP: Filth Fever
2 CP: Bubonic Plague
3 CP: Zombie Rot
4 CP: Ghoul Fever
5 CP: Mummy Rot
***
Extra Legs (Ex, 1 CP):
The necrocraft gains two more legs, increasing its
base speed in a single movement form by 5 feet
and increasing its CMD against overrun and trip
attempts by 2. The creature also counts as 4
legged for carrying purposes. This ability can be
selected multiple times.
***
Iron Banding (Ex, 1 CP):
By using muscles from larger creatures you bulk
up your creation. The necrocraft's Strength
increases by 2 but its Dexterity decreases by 2.
This ability can be selected multiple times, so
long as the creatures Dexterity is not reduced to
0.
The necrocraft gains the grab ability with its
natural attacks.
***
Metal Armour (Ex, 2 CP):
Metal plates are bolted to or fused with the
necrocraft, serving as armor and granting it a +4
armour bonus to AC.
***
Mostly Skeletons (Ex, 1 CP):
Most of the necrocraft's parts come from undead
skeletons. The necrocraft gains DR
5/bludgeoning and resist cold 5. This ability
can't be added to a necrocraft with any other
mostly ability.
This ability requires the corpses of skeletons.
***
Mostly Zombies (Ex, 1 CP):
Most of the necrocraft's parts come from zombies.
The necrocraft gains D R 5/slashing and 5
additional hit points. This ability can't be added
to a necrocraft with any other mostly ability.
This ability requires the corpses of zombies.
***
Trample (Ex, 2 CP):
The necrocraft gains the trample universal
monster ability as a special attack.

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 Paralysis (Su, 2 CP): Terrifying leap (Ex, 2-5 CP):
Up to three of necrocraft's natural attacks gain the The necrocraft has legs designed for long
paralysis ability (1d4+1 rounds, fortitude powerful jumps. This ability grants a +10 bonus
negates, elves are immune to this effect). This to all Acrobatics (Jump) checks, and all jumping
graft requires the body of at least 1 ghoul. For an distances are doubled. The creature is also
additional Construction Point, the paralysis considered to have DR equal to double its HD,
ability can affect elves. for falling damage. The bonus can be increased
This ability requires the corpses of ghouls, by +10 for each extra CP spent beyond the first 2
ghasts or other creatures with paralysis abilities. to a maximum of +40 for 5 CP.

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Rotting Flesh (Ex, 2+ CP):

Two of the necrocraft's natural attacks are
Reach Attacks (Ex, 1 CP):
Up to two of the necrocraft's natural attacks
increase their natural reach by 5 feet. This ability
can be selected multiple times, either to increase
the range of the same attacks up to 10 ft
maximum, or to increase separate attacks.
***
Rending Claws (Ex, 2 CP):
The necrocraft gains the rend ability, activating
when both claws hit and dealing additional
damage equal to the damage dice for one claw
plus 1-1/2 times the necrocraft's Strength bonus.
This ability can also be purchased for any other
matching pair of natural primary weapons.
poisonous. Poison: injury; save Fort DC 10+1/2
HD+Cha; Damage below)
Base damage (2 CP): frequency 1/round for 2
rounds; effect 1d3 Constitution damage, cure 1
save
Increase damage by 1d3 : 2 CP
Increase number of saves requred by 1: 1 CP
Increase number of rounds by 2: 2 CP
Change damage type: 2 CP
***
Berserk (Ex, 2):
When in combat this Necrocraft can be driven
into a terrible, deathless fury.
Going berserk is a free action that can be used
when the Necrocraft takes damage equal to its
HD in a single turn the necrocraft gains +6
Strength, DR 5/-, -6 to AC and can remain
standing up to -10 hit points, rather than being
destroyed at 0.
This rage lasts for a total of 2+Charisma
Modifier rounds per day, after which the creature
is staggered for the next hour.

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Stench (Ex, 2 CP):

The necrocraft has the stench ability (10-foot
radius, Fort DC 10+1/2 HD+Cha negates,
sickened for 1d4+Necrocraft HD minutes).
This ability requires the corpses of ghasts or
other foul creatures.

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 Verminous Host (Ex, 2 CP):
The necrocraft body swarms with creeping
vermin. As a standard action the host may direct
the vermin within it to attack a single target.
This acts as the summon swarm spell at caster
level equal to its HD, the swarm appears within
the same space as the host. The swarm can
choose to return to the host as a full round
action if in the same space as it. If the swarm is
destroyed then this power cannot be used for 2d4
days as the vermin within reproduce and regain
their strength.
This feat can be taken multiple times, each
costing an extra 2 CP (4 for the second buy, 6 for
the third, so on) and giving an additional swarm
***
Self-Destruct (Su, 1 CP):
The necrocraft can choose to destroy itself as a
full round action that provokes an attack of
opportunity.
When it does so, it explodes, doing 1d4 damage
per HD within a 5+5 per 4 HD foot radius.
Those within the blast can make a reflex save
(DC 10+1/2 HD+Cha modifier) for half damage,
the type of damage varies from undead to
undead, if this damage destroys more undead in
the area it can cause a chain reaction.
If the undead is destroyed by any other means,
then it does not detonate.
***
Life sense (Su 2 CP):
The Necrocraft gains the Life Sense universal
monster ability.
***
Loping Gait (Ex 2 CP):
When travelling over long distances this
Necrocraft is particularly well built.
When moving overland as a whole day action,
this creature doubles its effective running speed.
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Unnatural Hatred (Ex 1 CP)
The Necrocraft's body remembers its death in
some small way and hates its enemy for that.
Upon creation pick a favoured enemy type, the
Necrocraft gains +2 attack and damage against
this type of opponent.
If a single enemy is chosen by name (For
example, the Necrocraft contains the body of a
victim of a serial killer, and the killer is chosen as
the enemy) then the bonus increases to +4 attack
and damage. This ability can be taken multiple
times at GM discretion, each time beyond the first
however, the creature takes a negative modifier
equal to half its bonus, on attacks against all other
creatures (Example; a Necrocraft specifically
built to hunt down orcs, that gains a +10 bonus
against orcs, would take -5 to attack and damage
on all other creatures)
***
Bones call to bones (Su 2 CP):
Built to hunt down spare parts for its master, this
necrocraft can detect corpses, or bones, at a
distance of 20+10 per HD feet.
***
Malign Aura (Su 2 CP)
The unnatural aura of this Necrocraft makes it
uncomfortable to be around.
Upon entering within 5 foot per HD of this
living creatures must make a will save or take a -
1+1 per 4 HD to attack and damage.
***
Increase Ability Score (Ex 2+ CP):
The Necrocraft gains a +2 to a single ability
score, this ability can be bought multiple times,
up to 1/4 the creatures HD in any one statistic, a
HD 12 Necrocraft can increase its ability score
by 6 for example, by taking the increase ability
score ability 3 times.
This ability cannot give the Necrocraft an
intelligence score or a Constitution score.
 Extra Strength (Ex 2+ CP)
The Necrocraft ripples with extra muscle, giving
a +2 to Strength. This ability can be taken on top
of Increase ability score and Iron banding and
can only be taken once per size category above
small.
Vicious Trick (Ex 2 CP) ***
With jangling chains or bullish horns this creature
gains +2 to a single combat manoeuvre and no
longer takes attacks of opportunity from it.
This ability can be taken multiple times, either to
give separate combat manoeuvre increases, or to
add a maximum of +10 to a single combat
manoeuvre.
For every 2 times this ability is selected, treat a
success as if it were 5 points higher for the
purposes of the effect.
***
Smaller (Ex, 1 CP)
Greater Abilities
This Necrocraft is smaller than it would usually Greater abilities are more focused abilities that
be for its HD, this ability can be taken up to 3 can give necrocrafts a serious edge in battle, or
times to reduce the creature by 3 size categories. some other advantage. They are often used as
part of more specialist creatures.
***
Flight (Ex, 4 CP):
Hulking (Ex 2 CP)
The necrocraft gains a fly speed [clumsy] at a
This Necrocraft is larger than most built with speed equal to its base speed. The Necrocraft
similar materials. takes a permanent, untyped -2 to AC due to the
Increase the Necrocraft by 1 size category, it vast areas of exposed skin that wings require.
does not gain any additional hit points, HD,
Strength or benefits outside of the ones granted ***
by size modifiers. Pounce (Ex, 4 CP):
This ability can be taken once, increasing the The Necrocraft gains the pounce universal
creature by a single size category. monster ability.
***
Spider Climb (Su, 3 CP):
This ability allows the creature to scale surfaces
as if it were under the effect of the Spider Climb
spell. Granting a Necrocraft this ability requires
casting Spider climb on it during its creation
ritual.
***
Elemental taint (Ex, 3 CP):
The necrocraft is imbued at creation with the
power of a single element.
The necrocraft gains resistance 10 to its element
of choice up to four of its attacks do an
additional 1d6 damage of the same type
The Necrocraft however also gains vulnerability
to the opposite element and can take no other
her element focused abilities outside of its
element.

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 Maddening Whispering (Su, 4 CP):
A constant whispering fills the air around this
creature whistling through its many mouths.
Anyone who spends more than a minute within
10 feet per HD of this creature must make a will
save or begin to be slowly driven mad, taking
1d2 Wisdom drain each time it fails.
Multiple creatures with this ability do not stack.
However they can create a cacophony, reducing
the time between rolls by 1 round per creature
within radius.
This ability can be taken multiple times, each
time increasing the drain by 1d2.
***
Blood Drain (Su 4 CP):
The Necrocraft can suck blood from a grappled
opponent with long, vampiric fangs if the
Necrocraft establishes or maintains a pin, it
drains blood, dealing 1d4 points of Constitution
damage. The Necrocraft heals 5 hit points or
gains 5 temporary hit points for 1 hour (up to a
maximum number of temporary hit points equal
to its full normal hit points) each round it drains this ability functions as alter self, save that the
blood.
This ability requires the corpses of vampires or
other creatures that can drain blood.
***
Scent (Ex, 3 CP)
With sensitive tendrils, wet noses or other sensory would be able to tend to his crops, harvest them
organs, the Necrocraft gains the Scent universal
monster ability.
***
Flaying Touch (Su, 4 CP):
With long, razor sharp claws, this Necrocraft can
tear the skin from its victims.
Choosing up to 2 natural slashing attacks the
Necrocraft has, when the Necrocraft deals
critical damage, it tears a piece of the victims
skin off and can plaster it to its own body.
The Necrocraft gains fast healing equal to the
HD of the victim, for HD of victim rounds.
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Swallow Whole (Su, 3 CP):
With a cavernous maw the Necrocraft can
swallow a grappled enemy whole.
It can only consume enemies of its own size or
smaller and can contain one enemy of equal size
or two of a size smaller, four of the next smaller
size, so on at any one time.
Each round the swallowed victim takes 1d4+1
per HD crushing damage plus 1d4+1 per 3 HD
acid damage and otherwise acts as the swallow
whole universal creature ability.
Necrocrafts that regain hp by consuming
creatures, such as through the cannibalize ability,
automatically gain hp as if they had fulfilled
whatever requirements they need if a creature
dies while swallowed.
***
Assume Form (Su, 4 CP):
The Necrocraft can take the form of a single
creature up to 1 size category smaller or larger
than it, it gains a +10 on all disguise checks to
appear to be that creature. For all other purposes,
creature does not adjust its ability scores.
This ability can be seen through with the detect
undead spell; and does not give the Necrocraft
the intelligence to maintain the disguise if left
alone; it does however give it some vague
memories of its past life and can fake the
semblance of life.
A Necrocraft in the skin of a farmer for example,
and take them to market, but would not know
why it was doing this or how to improve its
farm.
The creation of a necrocraft with this ability
requires the skin of the creature it would turn
into (Only one skin required regardless of size).
***
Energy Drain (Su 4 CP)
Up to two of the Necrocrafts natural attacks
inflict a single negative level, Will negates.
This ability requires the corpses of creatures
with energy drain attacks.
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 Neverending chase (Su, 3-6 CP)
A Necrocraft with this ability can always remain
within a specific range of a target, no matter how
fast or long that target may travel.
The Necrocraft can only have a single target at a
time, but can choose to change that target as a 1
minute action so long as its new target remains
within sight.
If the target moves beyond the maximum range
limit then the creature moves at the same speed
the target is escaping at and will remain at the
limit of the range. When the creature stops it can
choose to move towards the Necrocraft if it
knows the creatures location, or continue its
search for its target within the area if not. The
Necrocraft instinctively knows when it reaches
the edge of the hunting range and so can slowly
begin to work out where its target is hiding,
either by brute force if it is non-sentient,
tracking if it has a scent or other hunting ability,
or cunning if it has an intelligence score.
3: 6 miles
4: 2 miles
5: 1000 ft
6: 500 ft
***
Dread Gaze (Su 4 CP)
With horrific baleful eyes the Necrocraft can turn
even the most stalwart of heroes
Anyone meeting its eyes must make a Will save
or be effected by fear for 1d4+1 rounds.
This ability can be taken three times;
For 4 points the ability causes the shaken effect
For 8 points the ability causes the frightened
effect
For 12 points the ability causes the panicked
effect.
If the target passes a save they are immune to
the effect from this Necrocraft for 24 hours.
The effect is a mind-affecting feat effect.
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Elemental Aura (Su 4 CP)
This Necrocraft glows, crackles, hisses or
smoulders with elemental energy
Any creature within a 5 per HD foot radius of
the Necrocraft must make a fortitude save or
take 1 per HD damage of the type chosen per
round, success ignores the damage for that
round.
The necrocraft may suppress this aura as a swift
action once per turn.
This ability can be taken twice, if taken a second
time, the aura gains a special ability based upon
the type of damage it does.
Fire: Damage increases from 1 to 2 per HD, any
unattended objects within the area may be set on
fire as a standard action by the necrocraft
Acid: All unattended objects in the area
automatically take the damage per round,
ignoring hardness. As a standard action the
Necrocraft can focus its energy on an attended
object within the area and make a ranged sunder
attempt. This provokes an attack of opportunity.
Cold: If the target fails 2 saves in a row, they
become fatigued, if they fail 3 saves in a row,
they become exhausted and may suffer from
hypothermia.
Electric: Sparking and crackling, the range of the
electric damage increases to 1.5 times the radius,
rounded down to the nearest 5.
***
Black Bile (Ex, 4 CP)
The internal rot of this Necrocraft oozes from its
body, constantly regenerating as it bubbles and
drools forth, a constant slime of pestilence.
As a standard action the Necrocraft can vomit
forth a wad of foul darkness this is a ranged
attack with a range of 15 feet, if hit the creature
must make a fortitude save or be nauseated for
1+1 per 5 HD rounds.
This ability can only be used every 1d4+1 rounds.

Necromantic Arts
Other abilities pale in comparison to those of the
true necromantic arts, though high in cost and
requiring entire creatures built around them, there
are few who could claim that they are not worth
the price.
Create Spawn (Ex, 3+ CP):
The necrocraft has been given the horrific power
to create unlife of its own.
Choose an undead creature ranging from 1 to 10
HD (Templates counting as 4 times their CR
score), upon slaying any creature, that could
become this type of undead, the creature will
rise again as the undead chosen at a set time
during the next 24 hours (usually dusk or
midnight). This ability costs 3 CP per HD of the
spawn type.
This ability can be chosen twice, effectively
paying double cost. If this is done then the
spawn rises instead in 1d4 per HD of spawn
turns.
Any spawn produced are not under the control of
the necrocraft, nor its creator.
This ability requires the corpses of the creature
that would be spawned.
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Deathless (Ex, 6-7 CP):
The necrocraft contains a small fragment of its
original spirit, tainted by the negative energy
plane. This allows the body to reconstruct itself
quickly after being damaged. When reduced to 0
hp, the body reforms in HD minutes.
Creatures with this ability always have a specific
weakness to a single source or damage type
which must be chosen at creation. This can be an
energy (Example: Fire), a specific type of
material (Example: Cold Iron) or for an extra
CP, an alignment (Example: Lawful Good) or
Magic weapon requirement equal to 1 per 4 HD.
Keep in mind that deathless necrocrafts are not
immune to turning, commanding, rebuking.
This ability must be bought multiple times at
higher levels, the cost must be added again for
every 4 HD of the creature.
Example: For a 7 HD Necrocraft to become
deathless, it must pay 12 CP, for a 20 HD
Necrocraft to become deathless to a specific
alignment or +5 weapons it must pay 35 CP
***
Animal Cunning (Ex, 2-20 CP):
This Necrocraft has been given a spark of savage
cunning by its creator, it gains a number of feats
based on HD and is considered to have an
intelligence score of 4.
This does not grant it the power to resist you
that would usually come with an INT score.
This ability costs a number of CP equal to
double the number of feats the Necrocraft gains.
 Disfiguring attack (Ex, 5 CP):
One of the Necrocraft's natural weapons cause
horrific, permanent damage on a critical hit.
When the Necrocraft makes a successful critical
hit with its chosen natural weapon the opponent
must make a reflex save.
If the target succeeds then the attack acts as a
normal critical hit.
If the target fails the attack tears off part of the
victims body, causing an amount of bleeding
damage equal to the damage rolled and
removing that limb. The exact effects of the loss
are up to the GM to decide, as is which limb is
lost, however the limb can only be restored
through a regeneration spell or equally powerful
magic.
This ability can severely impact the game as
such it is recommended that the DM decide on a
case by case basis if this ability is appropriate
for use in game.
***
Devour ability (Su, 6 CP)
Upon creation choose one ability score that the
Necrocraft can enhance.
Each time the Necrocraft devours a victim with a Silent Butcher (Sp, 8 CP):
higher ability score than itself it gains one point Built for silent murder and assassination, this
of that ability, two if the difference is 8 or
greater, (Maximum 1/2 of its HD), including all
the benefits of the higher score.
The victim must be eaten within 1 minute per
HD of death This bonus decreases at a rate of 1,
every 1+1 per 4 HD, days.
***
Impart Hunger (Su, 6 CP)
One of the Necrocraft's natural attacks inflicts a
horrific supernatural curse.
On being hit the target makes a will save (DC
10+1/2 HD+Cha modifier), if it fails then it is
struck by the Hunger, curse. Once per day the
creature at midnight the creature takes 1d4
Charisma damage, to a maximum of half their
charisma (Example; a charisma 18 character can
only be reduced to charisma 9), this damage can
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If 3 or more damage is done, then only the flesh
of sentient creatures will cure it for that day. If at
any time the target loses 6 or more Charisma to
the disease, then only fresh, still warm or living
sentient creature flesh will suffice
If the victim does not consume the amount
required, 2lb for medium, double for every size
category above, half for every size category
below, for 2 or more days in a row, then they
must make a will save (DC 10+damage taken so
far) or go begin to starve as if they had not eaten
at all.
If they are killed by starvation, then the target
rises from the grave as a ghoul.
This curse can be removed by Heal, remove
curse or any more powerful spell, the caster
must make a caster level check equal to the
original save DC to remove it.
For 2 times the cost; this ability can be an aura
effect that 5 ft per HD, for 4 times the cost, it
can cover 10 ft per HD, for double the base cost,
the disease can hit automatically, causing its
effect each round that the creature is hit or
remains within the aura.
***
Necrocraft gains sneak attack damage on all its
attacks, as if a rogue of half its HD.
The creature also ignores all penalties to stealth
due to size and may take 10 on stealth checks.
***
Unholy Aura (Su 8 CP)
This Necrocraft is touched by dark forces during
its creation, it is constantly surrounded by a 10
foot per HD Desecration effect, cure spells
within this area cure half their damage rounded
down after their effect has been rolled.
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 Deathly Temptation (Su 6 CP):
This Necrocraft has the ability to lure in victims
to feed upon.
The Victim must be within close (25+5 per HD
feet) for the Necrocraft to mark it. Upon
marking the victim is allowed a will save to
resist, if passed then the Necrocraft cannot
attempt to mark them again for 24 hours.
Once a victim is chosen, the Necrocraft can
draw them in as a full round action, the victim
must be within 100 per HD of Necrocraft feet,
and may make a will save (DC 10+1/2 HD+Cha
modifier) , if the victim succeeds then it is
immune to the ability for 24 hours and may
make another save of the same DC to realize it
has been marked in such a way.
If the victim fails then it is drawn towards the
Necrocraft at their normal speed, as if under a
Suggestion.
Once the victim reaches the Necrocraft, it may
make another save, this time at a +4 bonus, if
they fail this one then the victim remains utterly
still as long as the Necrocraft continues to use its disappear when the target is in sunlight.
concentration action, regardless of what the
Necrocraft does to them or where it leads them.
On a success, the Victim regains control of its
actions.
The mark may be removed by remove curse, or
similar more powerful effects.
***
Necrotic Aura (Su 14 CP):
There are few things that are as anathema to life
as this Necrocraft as it constantly drains the
world around it of life, plants wither and die,
water is tainted and goes foul, milk spoils and
life itself is drained of energy.
Every round anything living spends within 5
foot per HD of a Necrocraft with this ability it
must make a fortitude save (DC 10+1/2
HD+Cha modifier) or take 1 Constitution
damage. If the creature passes this save then it
ignores the effect for 1d4 rounds.
Those reduced to 0 or less Constitution are
killed; and if the creature has a spawn ability
may rise and follow in the wake of shrivelled
ashen wasteland it leaves behind.
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This ability can be taken up to twice the second
time it is gained the creature begins to feed on
the souls and bodies of those it slays, when
within the presence of healthy life, it gains a fast
healing equal to its HD, for each point of
constitution it drains, it also gains a number of
temporary hitpoints equal to half its HD, but
loses them each day at noon, damage is taken
from these hitpoints first.
***
Necrotic Touch (Su, 5 CP)
This Necrocraft can easily support its fellow
undead. It can deal 1d6 negative energy either as
part of one of its natural attacks, or as part of a
touch attack.
This damage heals undead and can bolster
undead around it providing healing and extra,
temporary hit points to a maximum of its own
HD to each target. These temporary hitpoints
This ability can be taken multiple times. Each
time it is taken, increase the damage as if it were
a weapon one size category larger.
***
Command Lesser Undead (Su 6 CP)
Bolstered with its masters energies, this
Necrocraft can command undead with lower
Charisma than itself as if it were a cleric of equal
HD.
If it can create spawn then these spawn will
remain under its command as minions and will
obey it as commanded.
Creating undead with this ability can be very
risky though it may possibly increase the amount
of undead a necromancer can command, if the
necrocraft is turned or destroyed, then the
undead under its command do not revert back to
the necromancer who commanded it; and in fact
become uncontrollable by any means for 1 hour
per HD of the Necrocraft.
Worse, if the Necrocraft is commanded or
control of it taken by another, all the undead
under its command are turned with it.

Death shroud (Ex 5 CP)
The Necrocraft is surrounded by a constant aura
of decay and rot, any creature that comes within
5 foot per HD must make a fortitude save DC
10+1/2 HD+Cha Modifier or be effected by the
Contagion spell
The Necrocraft can focus its pestilence into a
cone twice the length of its aura as a standard
action. For every 5 the target fails the save by,
they must roll the immediate damage done by
the disease inflicted again.
If reduced to 0 in an ability score they dissolve
into pus and disease on the spot.
If the target passes their save then they cannot be The Necrocraft has vulnerability to the chosen
effected by this aura for 24 hours.
***
Rune Forged (Su 4+ CP)
By tattooing powerful runes into the necrocrafts
flesh, the creator can imbue his creature with
simple magic.
The necrocraft gains the ability to cast a spell
once a day, each spell level costs 4 CP, a first
level spell would cost 4 CP, a 5th level spell
would cost 20 CP, a 9th level spell would cost 36
CP. This spell is cast as a spell like ability.
This ability can be taken multiple times, either
buying additional uses of a single spell, or
buying different spells. Each spell taken places a
rune on the creatures skin; anyone with
knowledge arcana can roll to recognize the rune
and discover what the spell is, at DC 10+Spell
level.
This ability requires the corpses of creatures
who could cast the spell.
***
Evil Intelligence (Ex, 6+ CP)
This ability is one of the riskier powers a
necromancer can grant its Necrocraft, true
sentience and free will.
The Necrocraft gains an intelligence score of 6,
with all the benefits this provides.
Every 2 additional construction points put into
this ability gives a +1 intelligence score, to a
maximum of 6+The creatures HD.
This ability also gives the creature the 1/day
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ability to try and throw off its Masters control
over it that all intelligence undead are entitled to.
However the creature starts life indifferent to its
owner and with only the vaguest of personalities,
it will develop over time however and may
become a danger to its owner if treated badly.
Weaknesses
Elemental Vulnerability (Ex, -1 CP) :
Pick one of the following energy types: acid,
cold, electricity, or fire.
energy type.
***
Positive Energy Vulnerability (Ex -2 CP)
All Positive energy damage done to the
Necrocraft automatically does double damage.
All will saves against positive energy effects are
automatically failed.
***
Ressurection Vulnerability (Ex -2 CP)
A raise dead spell cast on this Necrocraft can
destroy it (Will negates).
Using the spell in this way does not require a
material component.
***
Vulnerable to Sunlight (Ex -2-6 CP)
This Necrocraft takes 1 point of Charisma
damage after every set period of time they are
exposed to sunlight. This damage heals at a rate
of 1 point per day spent in total darkness.
-2: Every hour
-3: Every 30 minutes
-4: Every 10 minutes
-5: Every minute
-6: Every Round
 Sunlight Powerlessness (Ex -2 CP)
This Necrocraft is powerless in natural sunlight
(this does not include light created by effects
such as a daylight spell). If caught in natural
sunlight it cannot attack and is staggered.
Lame (Ex -1 CP)
Choose a single form of movement the creature
has, reduce the speed of this form by 10 feet.
If any additional forms of movement were based
off the first form, they are unaffected.

***

Shambling (Ex -4 CP)

This Necrocraft can only perform a single move
action or standard action each round. The
Necrocraft can move up to its speed and attack
in the same round as a charge action.

***

Rotting (Ex -2-4 CP)

The corpses this Necrocraft is built from continue
to decay either slowly of quickly.
Once in a set time period the creature loses a
single HD, representing the shucking of flesh
from its animated bones.
When it reaches 0 HD, it can no longer sustain
itself and falls apart.

This rot can be slowed with a gentle repose or

similar spell.
Frequencies are listed below
-2: 2 weeks
-3: 1 week
-4: 1 day

***

Combat inefficient (Ex -2 CP)

This creature was not originally built for combat,
it has a BAB based on the 1/2 BAB track.

***

Immobile (Ex -4 CP)

This Necrocraft has a move speed of 0ft
No other forms of movement can be taken with
this ability.

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 Examples: Bestiary
CP (Base/Spent/Difference)1/3/2
This Bestiary will include examples of quick and
easy statistics blocks for use in combat, as well 1 Grab
as samples of possible Necrocraft combinations -1 Lame
and ideas, as well as their HD cost (And any 1 Smaller
additional costs or requirements) 1 Disease (Filth Fever)
Please note all corpse requirements are based on
the easy table
Effective HD: 2
*** Cost: 300 GP
Flesh Tome Time Taken: 4 days
HD 1 CR 0.5 Bodies: 2 cadavers
Size: Tiny
Init: +2 Description: A last line of defence of privacy, the
Sense: Darkvision 60ft Flesh Tome takes the form of a skin-bound
AC: 16 Touch: 14 Flat Footed: 14 book, necromancers often use these to keep their
hp: 6 (1d8+2) research safe; and to remind them of minor
Fort: +1 Ref: +2 Will: +2 details they might otherwise consider
unimportant. Some more long minded undead
Speed: 20 ft craft such tomes as familiars and minions,
Melee: 2 Claw-2 (1d3-4) Grab, Filth Fever (DC 11) imbuing them with intelligence and subtle but
Str: 2 Dex: 14 powerful magic to control the minds of men; so
if they were to ever fall, their Flesh Tome could
Wis: 10 Cha: 12
bring about their return.
BAB: 0 CMB: -6 CMD: 4
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 Crawling Wings
CP (Base/Spent/Difference)4/14/10
HD 4 CR 4 4 Wings
Size: Large 2 Hulking
Init: +0 2 Faster (Fly)
Sense: Darkvision 60ft 2 Faster (Fly)
AC: 12 Touch: 7 Flat Footed: 12 2 Loping Gait
hp:30 (4d8+12) 1 Grab
Fort: +3 Ref: +1 Will: +5 1 Constrict
Speed: 30 ft 50 ft Fly (Clumsy)
Melee: 2 Claws +2 (1d6) Effective HD: 14
Special Attacks: Grab +4, Constrict (1d6) Cost: 2700 GP
Str: 11 Dex: 10 Time Taken: 22 days
Wis: 10 Cha: 14 Bodies: 24 cadavers
BAB: 3
CMB: 4 CMD:14 Description: Built from the wings of giant bats
Important Skills: Fly-1 and the hands of dead men, crawling wings are
often used by necromancers for long distance
travel. Though little use in combat they are well
suited to this purpose, the long, firm claws of
their body gripping the shoulders and encasing
the body in a way that would remain in the
nightmares of anyone unused to the feeling for
months. Larger versions are said to exist,
including the infamous Naglfar, as large as a
ship and made entirely from the hands of dead
men.

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 Lasher
Effective HD: 11
HD 7 CR 5 Additional Requirements 2 Large MWK Whips :
Graft Weapon Spell
Size: Large
Cost: 1350 GP plus an additional 608 GP for
Init: -1 whips
Sense: Darkvision 60ft Time Taken: 25 days
AC: 16 Touch: 8 Flat Footed: 16 Bodies: 22 cadavers
hp: 52 (7d8+21)
Fort: +3 Ref: +1 Will: +5 Description: The Lasher is a horrific guardian,
Speed: 30 ft, Climb 30ft intended to subdue trespassers, drag them to
Melee: 2 Bone Whip +8 (1d6+6; Subdual) confinement and leave them at its masters
Reach 25ft pleasure, with its long muscular tentacles (Each
Special Attacks: Drag + 14 (+5 on success taking the place of 2 claws and counted as a 2-
handed weapon) it can drag would be heroes into
effect) the darkness from its hiding place on the roof of
Str: 19 Dex: 8 a cavern; or be sent out into the world to gather
Wis: 10 Cha: 15 test subjects.
BAB: +5
CMB: 10 CMD: 19
Important Skills: Stealth +2

CP (Base/Spent/Difference) 3/7/4
2 Improved Drag
2 Improved Drag
1 Natural Attack
1 Natural Attack
1 Additional Movement (Climb)

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 CP (Base/Spent/Difference) 10/65/55
34 Additional Claws
Necromantic Horror 14 Necrotic Aura (DC28)
2 Trample
HD 20 CR 19 1 Iron Banding
Size: Colossal 12 Spawn Ghoul (1d4/HD rounds)
Init: -1 2 Metal Armor
Sense: Darkvision 60ft
Effective HD: 75
AC: 21 Touch: 0 Flat Footed: 21
Cost: 14750 GP
hp: 270 (20d8+180)
Time Taken: 115 days
Fort: +12 Ref: +6 Will: +5
Bodies: 585 cadavers.
Speed: 30 ft
Melee: 11 Claws +24 (2d8+17) Special Description: A shambling thing of twisted limbs
Attacks: Necrotic Aura (DC 26) and rotting flesh with no discernible anatomy,
Str: 44 Dex: 9 the Necromantic Horror is no less than an
ancient battlefield brought to mocking unlife,
Wis: 10 Cha: 27
soldiers from all sides stitched and melded
BAB: +15 together, by a powerful necromancer, constantly
CMB: 40 CMD: 50 wreathed in a bloody mist, it drags itself along
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 Chittering scrambler
Effective HD: 1
HD 1 Cost: 50 GP
Size: Small Time Taken: 1 day
Init: +1 Bodies: 1
Sense: Darkvision 60ft
AC: 14 Touch: 12 Flat Footed: 13 Description: Where other Necrocrafts are used in
direct combat, the Chittering scrambler is more
hp: 6 (1d8+2) aimed at ambush and desperate on the spot
Fort: + 1 Ref: + 1 Will: + 2 actions; made from knuckle bones and tendons,
Speed: 30 ft the Chittering scrambler is often made en masse,
Melee: 2 Claws -1 (1d3-2) to swarm and either delay an enemy, or destroy
Special Attacks: Self Destruct: 1d4 negative themselves as one in an attempt to overcome the
energy (5 ft radius DC 11 Reflex Half) victim in waves of skittering body parts.
Str: 6 Dex: 12
Wis: 10 Cha: 12
BAB: 0
CMB: -3 CMD: 7
Skills: Climb +5
CP (Base/Spent/Difference) 1 / 1 / 0
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 Feats
Dead man’s Journeyman
Using bolts, screws, tendons and other solutions,
you have found various ways to bolster the
ability of your undead.
Benefit:
Each undead you raise or create with any
necromancy spell gains a +2 enhancement bonus
to Strength and +1 hp per HD. They also gain
a single weapon focus and proficiency in one
armour of your choice at creation.
***
Deathless will
Your iron grip upon the souls of those under your
command or crafted by your hand has grown
unnaturally strong.
Prerequisite: Dead man’s Journeyman
Benefit
Each undead you raise or create with any
necromancy spell gains +2 Channel resistance,
+1 per 5 levels, to a maximum of +8 at 20th
***
Longdead
The undead you create house old souls, long gone
from this world, who hunger for the lifeforce of
the living above all else, tearing into their flesh
with deathless desperation.
Benefit
Each corporeal undead you raise or create with
any necromancy spell deals an extra 1d4 points
of damage (Of the same kind as the weapon) per
4 HD with its natural weapons.
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Fell-ice Touch
Your own experiences with the chill of death seep
through into each creature you create.
Prerequisite: Dead man’s Journeyman, Longdead,
must have been brought to below 0 HP or 0 in an
ability score and spent more than 24 hours
between life and death.
Benefit
Each corporeal undead you raise or create with
any necromancy spell causes 1d4+HD cold
damage to all creatures within 5ft, if the undead
has more than 5HD, increase the aura by 5 feet
for every 5HD it has (5ft for <5HD, 10ft for 5-9,
15ft 10-14, ect), a fortitude save can be made
(DC 10+1/2 HD+Cha mod of undead) for half
damage. This is an ongoing effect which
damages all living creatures within the radius,
but can be suppressed with a swift action every
turn.
***
Ruinous destruction
Undead you raise or create almost glow black
with negative energy, when destroyed your
enemies risk damaging themselves in the
backlash.
Prerequisite: Dead man’s Journeyman, 1 other
Necromancy feat
Benefit
Each undead you raise or create with any
necromancy spell releases a burst of negative
energy upon its destruction, dealing 1d4 points
of damage plus an additional 1d4 points per 2
HD to every creature within a 10+5 per 4 HD-
foot radius burst (Reflex DC 10 + 1/2 HD +
Charisma Modifier, half). This damage comes
from negative energy, and heals undead
creatures.
 Perfect Preservation
Hard, leathery patches and iron staples hold
together bodies that should have fallen apart
long ago, you are well versed in keeping your
minions intact.
Prerequisite Dead man’s Journeyman.
Benefit
Every undead you raise or create with any
necromancy spell gains a +2 natural armor
bonus to Armor Class with an additional +1 per
4 levels.
***
Master of the Dead
Your very presence drives the dead into a terrible
frenzy, damaging and destroying all in their
path.
Prerequisite: Deathless Will.
Benefit
Whenever undead you control are within
60+5/Level feet of you, they are physically
inspired by your necromantic aura, and gain a +2 your CHA modifier, on creation you can choose
enhancement bonus on their attack rolls and
saving throws.
***
Undying Loyalty
Those who would control the creatures under
your command must first content with your own
terrible willpower.
Benefit
Whenever undead you control are within 60 feet
of you, may add your will bonus to any
channelling resistance rolls made.
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Quick and the Dead
By tightening muscles and shaving off excess
bone, the undead you craft are far quicker than
they were during life.
Prerequisite Dead man’s Journeyman.
Benefit
Each undead you raise or create with any
necromancy spell gains a +2 bonus on
Dexterity checks and a 10 foot increase to its
base speed.
***
Indomitable Army
Destroying undead you have built is a terrible
task for your enemies, the creatures that go
under your knife and spell are far sturdier than
they would ever have been in life.
Prerequisite: Dead man’s Journeyman, perfect
preservation, and any other 2 necromantic feats.
Benefit
Every undead you animate with Animate Dead
has an additional number of hit dice equal to
how many of these hit dice to use; these extra hit
dice count against your limit for controlling
undead.
***
Cadaver Virtuoso
There's a horrific art to your undead, where others
look upon them and see monstrous fangs and
gnarled claws, you see hours of fine work and
beautiful craftsmanship.
Prerequisite Dead man’s Journeyman, any other
three necromantic feats, able to cast create
undead
Benefit
All undead you create using animate dead
increase their natural attack dice as if one size
larger than they are.
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There are few necromancers who have taken the
art of undeath as far as you, but you have
manages to wrestle the secrets of another such
savant from his cold, dead hands and for it,
gained such a power over undeath that it will be
marked in the books of history.
Prerequisite: Dead man’s Journeyman, Harden
Flesh, Indominable Army, any other 3
necromantic abilities. Must complete an
appropriate quest to gain such ancient powerful
necromantic abilities (At least CR 14)
Benefit
You can now control 4+Charisma Mod undead
per HD through animate dead at any given time,
if you have the Command Undead feat then you
may also add your Charisma modifier to it for
the purposes of controlling undead.
If you do not have the Command Undead Feat
then you gain it.
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Undead Specialist
At the cost of greater knowledge you choose a
single type of undead to specialize in.
Prequisite: Caster level 4th
Benefit
You may choose a single creature from the
create undead spell list that can be created by a
character 10 levels higher than your own (e.g. at
1st, an 11th level caster creature) and create this
creature using the animate dead spell, however
you can no longer create any other creatures on
the list by any other means or cast the create
undead spell.
You can still create other creatures using the
animate dead spell (Skeletons and Zombies)
This ability may be retrained, with GM approval
and a quest of appropriate CR for your level.
***
Undead Specialist, Greater
Your monomaniacal obsession with a single type
of undead has driven you to breakthroughs in
their creation.
Prequisite: Undead Specialist, any other 2
necromantic feats
Benefit
Any undead of your specialist type gain the
advanced template and 1 construction point per
caster level however you can no longer make
any other kind or control other types of undead.
 Deathless Bond
Your power over death is so great that you can
chain your followers to you and refuse them the
release of death on a whim.
Prequisite: Caster level 8th
Benefit
You permanently lose 1 hp per HD upon gaining
this feat.
You may choose to bind up to
(2*HD)+Charisma Modifier worth of undead to
your soul and deny them eternal rest. Upon
being brought to 0 hp instead of being destroyed
forever the undead is destroyed for a certain time ready to continue his work.
period (Worked out on the table below), upon its
destruction you take 1d4*HD of the undead
damage and are fatigued until it returns and
for its HD days after that, if it had a number of
hit dice higher than your level, you also lose a
number of hitpoints equal to its HD, which
cannot heal until it returns.
These undead can never be truly put to rest so
long as you live; you can lower the amount of
time it takes for them to return by sacrificing hit
points (Which do not have to be your own);
each time you sacrifice a total number of hit
points equal to twice the creatures HD, half the
time taken for it to return. If the creature is not mould clay or stitch in fabric, bone, muscle and
one the player could create on a day to day basis
(Created using desecrate, a scroll, commanded
or similar) then the time is doubled.
When they return, the undead reforms within
your proximity.
This feat can only be applied to undead you
have controlled for at least 1 day per HD.
Changing the undead this feat applies to can be
done through a ritual, taking 1 day per HD of
the undead you are binding to the feat, plus an
additional 2000 GP per HD. You do not have to
choose all the undead you are going to control
through this feat when you take it and the
number of HD you can control increases with
your level.
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Example:
During an attack on the castle of a powerful lord,
a level 8 necromancer loses 3 powerful minions,
Skitterrat, a rat skeleton he uses for scouting
(HD 1 rat skeleton), Two-axe, a Skeletal
bodyguard (HD 8 Skeleton) and Ivan, the
ghostly remains of a priest who once challenged
him (HD 12 ghost). He takes 1d4, 8d4 and 12d4
damage, as well as temporarily losing 12
hitpoints.
Within 1d4 rounds, Skitterat returns, emerging
from the chaos of the battlefiend unharmed and
Within 8d8 hours (8 hours-2.5 days) Two-axe
pulls itself from the ruins of the castle. However
the spirit of Ivan remains lost for 12d4 days,
doubled because he cannot normally create
ghosts, it will be anywhere from 24 days, to 3
months, before she reforms at his side. The
necromancer will be fatigued and cannot heal
those 12 lost hitpoints until his return.
***
Necrocraft Artisan
There are few crafters of undead flesh with ability
such as yours, where others carve in stone,
flesh are your canvas and magic is your tool.
Prerequisites: Caster level 5th
Benefit:
All undead you create gain 1 construction point,
plus an additional 1 for every 5 levels past 5th
you gain (Max 4 at 20th). To use these points
you must be able to work on the undead for 1
hour per point, in a lab without interruption,
similar to crafting magic items. Each point costs
250 GP per hit dice to imbue into the creature
Special: Double the number of construction
points gained for Necrocrafts.
 Spells
Whispered Command
School transmutation; Level cleric 0,
sorcerer/wizard 0
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, F (A knuckle bone from the
creature you wish to contact)
Range medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Targets one creature/level
Duration 10 min./level
Saving Throw none
Spell Resistance no
You can touch the animating energy of the
creatures you have given undeath to,
commanding them from a distance. Those
nearby can hear these deathly quiet susurrus
with a DC 25 Perception check. So long as the
undead are somewhere within the radius given
then they will receive the message and act upon
it. Magical silence, 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of
common metal (or a thin sheet of lead), or 3 feet
of wood or dirt blocks the spell. The message
does not have to travel in a straight line. It can
circumvent a barrier if there is an open path
between you and the subject, and the path's
entire length lies within the spells range. The
undead will react to this message as if it were
your vocal command. To speak a message, you
must mouth the words and whisper.
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Dead Eyes
School necromancy; Level: Sor/Wiz 2, Clr 2
Components V,S,M (Eyeball)
Casting Time 1 action
Range Touch
Target One Undead
Duration 10 minutes / level
Saving Throw None
Spell Resistance No
By removing one of their eyes and inserting it
into the creature (Not necessarily in the eye
socket), the caster merges his vision with that of
his creation, however the caster himself takes a -
4 to all attacks, -10ft to movement and all
enemies have a 20% miss chance, created by the
confusion seeing through the one eye in his
head, and the one the spell was cast upon,
possibly miles away, creates.
By casting this spell, the necromancer becomes
able to see and hear through the "eyes" and
"ears" of a controlled undead creature he has
animated or raised. Any increased senses, such
as dark vision or detection spells, work at half
range through the undead.
The Caster may cast this spell twice, and send
each eye off with a different creature; however
this is a distorting and nauseating experience
that leaves the caster utterly vulnerable, for
combat purposes the character is considered
blinded and staggered, unless one of the eyes
remains within visual range of him.
Only two such sensory links may be mainted at
such time unless the caster has more than two
eyes.
Dead eyes operates at a range of up to one mile
per 2 levels after being cast.

Preserve Bodypart
School necromancy; Level cleric 1,
sorcerer/wizard 1
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, M/DF (A pickle jar)
Range touch
Target up to 1lb of offal or body parts per 2
levels.
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw Will negates (object)
Spell Resistance yes (object)
You preserve parts of a creatures body in such a
way that they never again decay.
Though this does not extend the time limit in
cases such as the casting of raise dead, unlike
gentle repose, the body part shrivels and
becomes leathery and becomes similar to well
cured leather, no longer rotting or decaying. The
parts remain in a condition to use as material
components in spells.
These body parts can be brought back to a fleshy
consistency with a casting of any healing spell
that heals points equal to double their weight (2
hp for 1 lb of flesh).
Any undead created from these parts is subject
to a vulnerability to positive energy, taking 50% School necromancy [evil]; Level cleric 5,
more damage from such spells.
***
Fuse Weapon
School necromancy; Level Sor/Wiz 4
Components V,S,M
Casting Time 1 hour per creature.
Range Touch
Target One or more undead touched.
Duration Instantaneous
Saving Throw None
Spell Resistance No
This spell attaches weapons to the body of an
undead creature.
The necromancer grafts a weapon directly onto
the body of an undead creature, this replaces the
hand and forearm of the creature with a weapon,
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thus increasing its combat ability. The creature
now does damage equal to the weapon it has
been grafted, only single handed weapons can be
used, except in the case of bite, stinger, gore or
two single handed attacks (Such as two claws or
two talons), which can be replaced by two
handed weapons. Weapons must be appropriatly
sized for the creature they are being grafted to.
This process can be very expensive, costing the
price of the weapon to be grafted, which must be
at least master-work, and an additional HD of
creature squared*100 GP. The Masterwork
bonus of the weapon is lost during the casting
and not granted to the undead, however in the
case of magic weapons any bonuses or special
abilities remain.
If both hands are replaced with weapons then the
undead can no longer pick up or manipulate
objects (the exception being gauntlets or similar
hand weapons) but treats both as if they were the
primary weapons they have replaced.
If replacing a secondary weapon, the weapon
replacement acts as a secondary weapon.
***
Offalous Incarnation
sorcerer/wizard 6
Casting Time 1 round
Components V, S, M (Corpses)
Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Target Pile of bodies
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw none
Spell Resistance no
Over the course of a round, several corpses in the
surrounding area are dragged together, melting
and melding into a necrocraft.
The size of the beast depends on the number of
corpses that are dragged in, when cast every
corpse within a 10 foot radius circle is pulled
into the creature, giving it a HD equal to the
total number of bodies merged (Larger bodies
counting at additional ones as mentioned in the
Necrocraft construction) to a maximum of
double the caster level of the spell. As a swift
action the creature can then grab and consume
 any body that was within a 30 foot radius of the
initial casting, increasing in size and power. Any
corpses created after the initial casting, inside
the area or out, can be reduced to a viscous pulp
and consumed, gaining temporary hitpoints
equal to double the HD of the creature consumed
(To a maximum of double its HD in temporary
hitpoints). The beast gains no bonuses to any of
its abilities from any feats or spells the caster
has. The beast begins life with full hitpoints for
its HD; however it can never be healed by any
means and it loses 1 HD per minute, as bodies
and excess organs slough off its being; a gentle
repose or other preserving spell can halt this rot
for a number of minutes equal to the caster level.
The offalbeast is not under the direct command
of the caster, going berserk from the first
moments of its desecrated and unnatural
existence. However it will act in his best
interests and attack his enemies; feeding on their
bodies and growing in power, outside of those its
creator directly commands it not to attack, it will
rampage, consuming and destroying everything
in its path until destroyed.
***
Grim Proxy
School necromancy; Level Sor/Wiz 5, Clr 4
Components V,S,M (Golden symbol worth
100*HD gold pieces)
Casting Time 1 hour
Range Touch
Target One Undead
Duration Special, see below
Saving Throw Special, see below
Spell Resistance Special, see below
By hammering an arcane symbol into the skull of
one of your minions, you can use it as a
commander within your armies.
The undead gains a spiritual link to you, as a
standard action you can move your spirit into its
body, so long as you are on the same plane,
allowing you to command your troops through
the body, however while in this state you are
very vulnerable and considered helpless.
If the creature cannot speak, then it is considered
to be able to do so for the duration of the spell.
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However the 'speech' can only be heard by the
undead, if the body lacks a tongue.
This spell acts in a similar way to the Magic Jar
spell, and can be stopped or dispelled in any way
the magic jar spell can.
This spell can also be cast on others, however it
is a longer ritual, taking 1 hour per HD of the
undead creature, and 250 gp per HD of both the
undead and the creature being cast upon
(Example: HD 4 skeleton, HD 8 human would
cost a total of 3000 gp)
The spell itself lasts 1 day/level however once
activated that time is reduced to 1 hour/level or
until you , at the end of which the creature must
make a will save with its own will modifier (DC
based on your own caster level), or crumble into
dust. If the creature is destroyed at any point
while the spell is in place then the caster
immediately takes wisdom damage equal to half
the HD of the creature destroyed, which heals at
a rate of 1 point per day automatically.
This spell only works on undead creatures with
no intelligence score, unless they are either
willing or helpless for the duration of the
casting. If they are unwilling then they can make
a will save at the moment of casting, and another
when the spell is activated.
***
Last Waltz
School necromancy; Level Sor/Wiz 7, Clr 6
Components V,S,M (Skull of HD 10 or greater
creature, filled with 500 gp of precious gems and
incense)
Casting Time 1 hour
Range Caster
Area All undead within 30+5/level ft
Duration 1 minute/level
Saving Throw Will Negates (Harmless)
Spell Resistance Yes (Harmless)
The caster infuses the dead that surround him
with the destructive fury of the damned and
begin to twitch and twist as they are imbued
with negative energy.
All undead within the area gain a bonus equal to
1/2 caster level (Max +10) to attack, damage,
channelling resistance and gain a number of
 temporary hitpoints equal to four times their hit
dice.
All undead within the area who are not under the
casters control must make a channelling save, or
come under his control for the duration of the
spell. All undead who come under the influence
of this spell treat the caster and 1 person per
caster level within 30 feet of him as friendly, but
otherwise will rampage and destroy everything
in their path.
When the allotted time is over, all undead
effected by the spell that are instantly destroyed
without a save, their bones crumbling into dust,
flesh disintegrating into dust and can never be
reanimated by any means short of divine
intervention or a wish.
***
Eternal Bondage
School necromancy; Level Sor/Wiz 9, Clr 8
Components V,S,M (Obsidian shards and
adamantine nails worth 2000*HD of target gold
pieces)
Casting Time 10 minutes per HD of creature
Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Target One Undead
Duration Immediate
Saving Throw Will negates.
Spell Resistance Yes
at which point the target may make a will save
to try and resist the ritual, if it succeeds then the
damage remains, but it breaks free of control and
may instantly take a surprise round against the
caster either to escape, or enact revenge if no
precautions have been taken by the caster, if it
fails the save then the target becomes chained to
the caster permanently without effecting the
casters control HD from other sources.
The caster can increase his effective caster level
for this spell by increasing the value of the
Components, each additional 500*HD of target
spent on incense, ritual papers, negative energy
infused blood, or other necromantic focuses
increases the DC by +1 (2000*HD = Normal
DC, 2500*HD =DC+1, 3000*HD=DC+2, ect) If
the target is ever destroyed, the caster must make
a will save (DC 10+HD of target) or take
Charisma damage equal to the HD of the
creature destroyed, each day the caster may
make a save (DC 15+HD of target-1 per day
since destruction) to remove a point of damage,
if brought below 0 Charisma the casters soul
spends the time until it returns to 1 charisma
somewhere between life and death.
If the caster is ever destroyed the target must
make a will save (DC 10+HD of Caster) or be
destroyed outright. If the target survives and the
caster ever returns to life, the magic remains.
The target may take no action, direct or indirect,
to try and remove the magic influence on it.
Only a Mage's Disjunction or similarly powerful
magic can hope to free the bound undead.

Using the most powerful of necromantic

commands, the caster forever bind a powerful
intelligent undead to your will, removing its will
forever.
The undead must be under the command of the
caster when they begin the spell, if any point the
ritual is disrupted or the caster distracted, the
undead automatically gains a will save to try and
break free. The ritual does not contain the
creature or restrain it in any way and most wise
necromancers make other arrangements to hold
them in place in case their control fails.
Though this ritual varies from necromancer to
necromancer, the most common version involves
adamantine nails which have been imbued with
positive energy, used to break the targets will, at
the end of the ritual the necromancer drives the
shards and nails into the undeads skull if exposed
or otherwise driving them into the body at vital
locations, doing damage equal to the targets HD

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