Libris Mortis: The Book of Undead

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10Tarus uses the study to manage his business interestsand correspond with his uncle. Among the notes in theledger are some remarks on local businesses Taruswould like to purchase and matters about which “UncleLophar” should be apprised.F5. Dining RoomIn the center of this chamber stands a 15-foot tablewith eight low-backed chairs arranged around it. Asimple pair of double doors, built to resemble thewall, leads north.The dining room has no unusual features, though itbears evidence of frequent use. Unlike older vampires,Tarus makes an effort to eat in front of his guests inorder to conceal his true nature.F6. KitchenThis chamber contains a water basin and a woodburningstove. Pots and pans hang from the wallsin profusion, and dishes and flatware are stackedon shelves.The secret door leading to area 7 is easily noticed(Search DC 15 instead of 20).F7. Root CellarThis small room consists mainly of an open trapdoorin the floor that appears to lead into a foodstorage area with wall-to-wall shelves.This chamber actually is a root cellar, but Tarus had adwarf miner dig a narrow tunnel from here to a spotunderneath one of the trees to the north. A Mediumcreature can move through the passage comfortably,but the exit hole is large enough for only a Small orsmaller creature to pass through. This arrangement isn’tan obstacle for a creature in gaseous form, and Tarushad the tunnel made so that he could flee if seriouslythreatened. The exit hole is overgrown with greeneryand resembles a small animal burrow.F8. Pantry & Secondary KitchenThe shelves in this room are lined with foodstuffs,and the small basin to one side is clearly meant forfood preparation. The little table in the roomdoubles as a cutting surface and a place for theservants to eat.The preparation of large and complicated banquetsoften spills over into this room from the main kitchen.The servants usually prepare their own food here aswell.F9. Garden AccessLarge coat hooks line the walls of this room, and athick brush of stiff animal hair is nailed to thefloor near a pair of double doors.The double doors lead to the garden. The brush is usedto clean dirt from boots or shoes so as not to track it intothe mansion.SECOND FLOORThe bedchambers and guest quarters are all on thesecond floor.F10. Lesser Servants’ Quarters (EL 1/2)The maid and cook were brought from Lophar’s household,and they share this chamber.This room is furnished with two simple beds andtwo small dressers.The chamber is unremarkable.Creatures: The occupants of this room arecompletely ordinary except that both have the Tomb-Tainted Soul feat (see the Feats section in Libris Mortis),which was forced upon them by Lophar during aspecial ritual. Their wills are broken, and they dare notdisobey any of the vampires.D Maid and Cook: N female human commoner1; hp 3; Tomb-Tainted Soul feat (see Libris Mortis).Tactics: These two servants will not fight even todefend their own lives. If confronted by anyone otherthan the vampires or Lennel, they flee.F11. Master Servant’s QuartersThis small room contains a bed, a chair, awardrobe, and a tiny desk. The open window overlooksthe garden.Lennel lives in this chamber. He has no belongings ofvalue, since he is little more than a slave with privileges.F12. HallwayThis hallway leads north and south and featuresseveral doors and pairs of doors on either side.
The doors in the mansion are well constructed andwould normally seal well. However, Tarus has cut asmall notch in the bottom of each so that a vampire ingaseous form can pass through easily.F13. Guest RoomA high bed, table, chair, and wardrobe constitutethe furnishings of this chamber. Judging from thelayer of dust, it hasn’t been used in quite a while.Since Tarus has so few guests, this room is reserved forLophar’s use should he come to visit. Like the beds inareas F16, F17, and F18, this one has a coffin cleverlybuilt into its base. A series of tiny holes in the coffinwall allow a gaseous vampire to access it easily.s Wooden Coffin: 1 in. thick; hardness 5; hp 10;break DC 13.F14. Library (EL 3)The door to this room is locked with a good physicallock (Open Lock DC 30) and an arcane lock spell (casterlevel 3rd) from Tarus’ wand.Narrow bookshelves fill about half the wall spacein this room. Some of the shelves are only halfassembled, and all of them are empty. Unopenedwooden crates take up much of the floor, and onelarge wooden chest stands in the northeast cornerby the stone fireplace.Tarus has forbidden his servants to enter this room, andhe has been busy with other matters, so no cleaning ororganizing has been done. All of Tarus’s books are still intheir crates, though Tarus has opened a couple of themand rummaged through their contents in search ofparticular books to look up a few local, arcane, and religiousreferences. The six crates of books are worth a totalof 1,000 gp, but none of them are spellbooks and noneare magical in any way. The chest is closed and unlocked.Creature: Inside the chest is a frustrateddeathlock (see the Monsters chapter in Libris Mortis)named Archemrik, who was a sorcerer in life. WhenLophar killed him, his corpse animated as a deathlockand began hunting Lophar’s servants. When Lophardiscovered the situation, he arranged to have one of hiscleric vampire spawn command the deathlock intoservice. Eventually, Lophar gave the deathlock to Tarusso that the latter could heal his mortal servants withoutdrawing attention to their dependence on negativeenergy instead of positive energy.D Deathlock: hp 19; see Libris Mortis.Tactics: The deathlock is under orders to remainwithin the chest and use its inflict minor wounds spelllikeability on anyone who requests healing. It canattack only if it is attacked or if Tarus commands it to doso. If freed, the deathlok fights its way out of the houseand tries to find Lophar again.F15. Trophy Room (EL 7)The door to this room is locked with a good physicallock (Open Lock DC 30).In this room are several large chairs covered indrab cloths. A few small piles of debris have beenswept into the center of the room, and two decorativeurns about half the height of a grownhuman stand in the corners.Tarus uses this sitting room to display his huntingtrophies. He isn’t actually interested in hunting andhasn’t needed to use this room yet, so he keeps it lockedand orders his minions to leave it undisturbed.Creatures: Tarus has placed three tomb motes(see the Monsters chapter in Libris Mortis) in this roomto punish any of his servants who disobey him or eliminateany too-curious guests. In addition, the roomcontains two urns like the ones in the living room (areaF2)—one in the northwest corner, and the other in thesouthwest corner. Each contains a skulking cyst.D Tomb Motes (3): hp 13; see Libris Mortis.D Skulking Cysts (2): hp 26; see Libris Mortis.F16. Praslin’s BedroomPraslin sleeps in this chamber. The door is locked witha good physical lock (Open Lock DC 30).This bedroom is furnished with a high bed, a desk,a chair, a wardrobe, and a small bookshelf.The bookshelves are empty except for a few pages ofnotes about local spellcasters Praslin has met and somelocal ladies with whom he’d like to spend more time.He doesn’t keep anything of value here because heprefers to have all his belongings on his person in casehe needs to flee in the middle of the night.Rather than feet, Praslin’s bed has a hollow, boxlikestructure at the base that serves as his coffin. During theday, he’s usually resting in the coffin.s Wooden Coffin: 1 in. thick; hardness 5; hp 10;break DC 13.11
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C R E D I T SD E S I G NANDY COLLII
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Illus. by C. Lukacshis chapter pres
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Atrocity Calls to Unlife: Evil acts
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Table 1-1: Undead DietUndead Not In
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However, undead that cast spells re
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For other undead with the ability t
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Living citizens are usually presume
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it is accepted that the true incarn
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may lie beyond the grave. Some unde
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stake is removed before the body ha
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Monstrous Feats Prerequisites Benef
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slain outright by a fell animated s
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deems strenuous, including some fre
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TOMB-BORN VITALITY [GENERAL]The pow
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In general, DMs should be hesitant
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the way through the undead monster
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Characteristics: Mohrgs are extraor
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Table 2-6: The Vampire SpawnHit Bas
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Attack, Weapon Focus (greatsword),
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NPC masters of radiance prefer to w
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summon one dread wraith, two greate
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Weakening Touch: A living foe hit b
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undead creature in melee, he can sp
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Theridus is a true believer in the
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Lalrunn, an ephemeralexemplarCHAPTE
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Argotem,a tomb wardenLaudric,a mast
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8TH-LEVEL DRUID SPELLSpark of Life:
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ture can cut its way out by using a
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ghouls follow you, or can remain wh
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among creatures with equal HD, thos
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NECROTIC ERUPTIONNecromancy [Evil]L
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level. A spellcasting undead that d
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Table 5-2: PositoxinsPositoxin Type
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Strong necromancy; CL 12th; Craft M
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Moderate necro mancy; CL 10th; Craf
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Illus. by C. Lukacshe undead monste
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(such as mage armor) work normally
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An atropal scion is a power to be r
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emain enslaved until its destructio
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With the scrabble ofhundreds of bon
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Mind Thrust (Su): A brain in a jar
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Like a bone rat swarm, a corpse rat
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Environment: AnyOrganization: Solit
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intelligent or mindless creatures a
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searing pain, as the victim’s for
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Forsaken shellclosets or beneath pi
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A gravetouchedghoulmake a Will save
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the flesh of the living and behaves
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Saves: Fort +6, Ref +1, Will +0Abil
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A hooded pupilettina successful gra
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CombatIn melee combat, a mummified
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Large Earth NecromentalLarge Undead
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CREATING A NECROPOLITAN“Necropoli
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COMBATQuells are poor combatants. T
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Special Attacks: A revived fossil r
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Special Attacks: Attach, blood drai
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COMBATSlaymates, when forced to fig
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(DC 24; initial and secondary 1d2 C
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Special Attacks: An undead in fly s
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Climate/Terrain: Any land and under
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checks made to pass as the victim.
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How widespread is the rule of the u
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one also has an array of other spec
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CHAPTER 7CAMPAIGNS145
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the Material Plane. He employs his
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