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Originally Published:  2009-10-31
Updated
:  2010-10-18
Original Concept:  TSR, Inc.
Final Design:  Gerry Harris

 
Casting Time:  12 turns (1 minute)
Difficulty:  Average
TypeNecromantic

Description
This spell animates corpses (zombies) or skeletons and places them under the control of the spell-caster.  The spell-caster can animate two skeletons or one zombie for each power level he or she achieves.  The undead will follow simple orders ("Attack anyone who enters here;" "Guard this door;" etc.), and will remain animated until destroyed.

Backlash
If, during casting, the spell-caster rolls a Catastrophic Failure, the referee immediately rolls a power level to determine the number of dead animated.  Those animated dead will immediately attack the spell-caster and anyone else nearby.  They will continue to attack any living thing until they are destroyed.

Background Notes
Finding a good translation of this spell is extremely difficult (otherwise the world would be overrun with zombies).  Depending upon the source of the spell, the difficulty level can increase to Impossible.