Skeleton Mastery

[captaincrumbcake]

Spell: Skeleton Mastery  Level: 6th

For each level above 11th a magic-user gains certain benefits through the use of this spell that improve his/her animated skeletons. The effects last until/or unless Dispelled by a higher level MU, or the skeletons are destroyed.

1. Skeletons created after this spell has been cast can only be harmed by blunt weapons.
2. They will sustain either 1/2 or 1/4 damage from fire/lightning spell attacks.
3. Are immune to all mind-based spells (charm, hold, sleep, suggestion, etc.)

MU          Skeleton          Skeleton          Move          Turned
Level:          HD                   AC                                 As:
12            1/2 +1                 6                12"           Mummy
13            1/2 +2                 6                12"               "
14                1                     5                13"           Spectre
15              1+1                   4                14"               "
16              1+2                   4                14"           Vampire
17                2                     3                15"                "
18              2+1                   3                15"           Cannot be

(I was surprised--yeah, even now!--to realize that only magic-users have the Animate Dead spell in the LBBs. And its a L5 spell! But, it seemed so weak for such a high level mage to be casting, I felt something needed to be done to improve the whole concept.)

[tetramorph]

I have all skeletons and zombies impervious to range fire (as extrapolated from CM).

I also assume necromantic enchantment and, therefore, that skeletons reassemble the second round after they are defeated unless burned, crushed, or both.

That makes them a lot scarier! Especially for low lvl PCs!