Zombies and Skeletons

[dmhops]

How do you create zombies or skeletons with more HD? There is no option to create a more powerful creature

[Bigkilla]

There is a option to Add additional hit dice, you do it just like you would add a class to something.

[dmhops]

That doesn't work.

[dmhops]

To be more specific, the additional HD option is only available if the race is a monster, like spectre. Since skeletons and zombies are templates the additional hit die feature does not appear.

[Aldaron]

I'm a bit confused - are you wanting to make a zombie/skeleton of a bigger creature (like a giant, or something?), or create a zombie of an existing character? Or else, just increase the HD of a plain vanilla zombie monster?

If it's the first two, you can just add the zombie template to the creature/character you are after.

If it's the last case, you could add the Advanced template. It doesn't actually increase HD, but it increases most other stats and makes a generally nastier critter.

It's probably easier to do it the first way, however - create the mortal character first, then zombify them using the template and you'll essentially get what you're after. I think!

[Bigkilla]

Originally Posted by dmhops

To be more specific, the additional HD option is only available if the race is a monster, like spectre. Since skeletons and zombies are templates the additional hit die feature does not appear.

You are right. The weird thing is if you create something that is not a playable race you can add the skeleton template and addition HD to it. Then you can go and change the race to something playable like a human and you get the option to add more HD to it.I think its a bug.

[Mathias]

Searching this forum for "skeleton additional HD", here's the status of the bug that the additional HD option doesn't show up:

http://forums.wolflair.com/showpost....68&postcount=3

[Exitilus]

I've been trying the above fix. But it appears I cannot add Additional Hit dice unless it has actuall racial hit dice. Things with none will not allow me (opposite of the other post)

[Exitilus]

Got it. I had to add something with Racial Hit Dice. Add the Extra Hit Dice, then Change it to Human.

[Virtue]

Yeah Cause even with the Undead Lords if you try to add another Zombie or Skeleton template you lose all the Class Level Stuff