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 ====== Undead ====== ====== Undead ======
- +**Resonances allowed:** Dark
-| Races allowed | [[Human]], [[Elf]], [[Half-Elf]], [[Half-Orc]], [[Half-Ogre]], [[Ogre]], [[Yuan-Ti]], [[Drow]], [[Half-Drow]], [[Saurian]], [[Goblin]], [[Gnoll]], [[Bugbear]], [[Orc]], [[Firbolg]], [[Halfling]], [[Dwarf]], [[Beastkin]] | +
 ==== Features ==== ==== Features ====
  
-- Undead body: 
   * No constitution stat, charisma used for hp calculations   * No constitution stat, charisma used for hp calculations
-  * No aging, age cathegory is always normal+  * No aging, age category is always normal
   * No hunger or thirst   * No hunger or thirst
-  * No diseases 
   * No stamina   * No stamina
-  * Not affected by fatigue and exhaustion+  * Immune to disease, poison, and rend 
 +  * Immune to fatigue and exhaustion 
 +  * Immune to standard death effects and negative levels 
 +  * Immune to sleep, charm, confusion, and fear
   * + 50% cold resistance   * + 50% cold resistance
   * - 25% fire resistance   * - 25% fire resistance
-  
-- Undead mind: 
-  * Immune to standard death effects 
   * Will is always high   * Will is always high
   * Mind-affecting powers damage but don't affect the mind   * Mind-affecting powers damage but don't affect the mind
- +  * Innate darkvision and animate dead spells 
-- Innate darkvision and animate dead spells +  * Effects of negative and positive energy are reversed
- +
-- Effects of negative and positive energy are reversed+
  
 ==== Description ==== ==== Description ====
  
-"Undead" is a template that can be applied to any living creature in order +Description: 
-to transform it into a monster of undeath such as a zombie, animated +"Undead" is a template that can be applied to any living creature in order to 
-skeleton, or a vampire, or to creatures that are innately unique such as +transform it into a monster of undeath such as a zombie, animated skeleton or 
-mohrgs, wights.+vampire, or to creatures that are innately unique such as mohrgs and wights.
  
 Undead use their Charisma score in place of their Constitution score when Undead use their Charisma score in place of their Constitution score when
-calculating hit points, Fortitude saves, and any special ability that +calculating hit points, Fortitude saves, and any special ability that relies on 
-relies on Constitution.+Constitution.
  
-Undead beings are considered abominations. They are an +Undead beings are considered abominations in the world of Sundering Shadows. 
-affront to the natural order, and their mere presence invites destruction. +They are an affront to the natural order, and their mere presence invites 
-Whether this is true or a folk belief remains a topic for scholars to +destruction. Whether this is true or a folk belief remains a topic for scholars 
-debate. The common folk that drive most civilizations unilaterally strive +to debate. The common folk that drive most civilizations unilaterally strive to 
-to destroy and to end the existence of any undead or necromancer that they +destroy and to end the existence of any undead or necromancer that they 
-encounter. Intelligent undead, too, are never an exception to this rule. +encounter. Intelligent undead, too, are never an exception to this rule. The 
-The vast majority of them are plagued with insanity, becoming monsters that +vast majority of them are plagued with insanity, becoming monsters that hate 
-hate everything living, even if in life they rooted for the side of good. +everything living, even if in life they rooted for the side of light. Few ever 
-Few ever bother to hold conversations with inferior living beings. They are +bother to hold conversations with inferior living beings. They are more likely 
-more likely to destroy both good and evil beings rather than trying to +to destroy both light and dark beings rather than trying to build an alliance 
-build an alliance with them. Ancient liches, nosferatu, and aswang cannot +with them. Ancient liches, nosferatu, and aswang cannot be communicated with, 
-be communicated with, and they are considered to be enemies to all life.+and they are considered to be enemies to all life. Greater undead, intelligent 
 +and sane, are those marked by Nilith's unholy graft. If they do not follow her, 
 +they are at least never enemies of the church.
  
-That being said, to every rule there is an exception. If this exception is +**Player characters:** 
-supported by divinity, then the variables that governed the world change, +Playing an undead character gives no meaningful bonuses, and imposes severe 
-and bring new rules into the game. Greater undead, intelligent and sane, +punitive mechanical elements onto your gameplay. You will be harmed by most 
-are those marked by Nilith's unholy graft. If they do not follow her, they +means of healing. Many spells will cause greater damage to you. You will be 
-are at least never enemies of the church.+brought down almost everywhere if you are found to be undead, other players have 
 +additional excuses to start pk with you. With all of that, inexperienced players 
 +should not consider this path.
  
 +The only available template to be gained for players is a necropolitain
 +character. Visually indistinguishable from the living, these are undead dwellers
 +of undead kingdoms raised by Nilith allies and followers.
 ==== Player characters ==== ==== Player characters ====
  
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 **Note:** Undead is an acquired template that may only be gained through RP and **Note:** Undead is an acquired template that may only be gained through RP and
 avatar-interaction. avatar-interaction.
 +
 +===== Gallery =====
 +{{:undead.png?400|}}
 +
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