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Is there precedent for spontaneous reanimation?
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My player characters killed some fire giants near an evil altar and then left the area. When they returned, I told them the fire giants were zombies now.
My players were confused. They kept wanting to know who cast the spell.
I told them nobody cast the spell. If a creature dies in a horrible way, especially in close proximity to a source of evil, and if the corpse isn't properly buried or given last rites, then sometimes you just get undead.
Is there any rules precedent for this?
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My player characters killed some fire giants near an evil altar and then left the area. When they returned, I told them the fire giants were zombies now.
My players were confused. They kept wanting to know who cast the spell.
I told them nobody cast the spell. If a creature dies in a horrible way, especially in close proximity to a source of evil, and if the corpse isn't properly buried or given last rites, then sometimes you just get undead.
Is there any rules precedent for this?
dnd-5e undead
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Dan B
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Earlier editions acceptable? Also, I fail to understand why a DM would be required to justify something like this, especially if there are world reasons to support it, that is entirely DM fiat. What spell were they expecting to have been cast to animate giants out of curiousity?
– Slagmoth
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Earlier editions are fine. No, I'm not required to justify it -- this is my world and my house rule -- but I'm curious if it is justified.
– Dan B
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up vote
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My player characters killed some fire giants near an evil altar and then left the area. When they returned, I told them the fire giants were zombies now.
My players were confused. They kept wanting to know who cast the spell.
I told them nobody cast the spell. If a creature dies in a horrible way, especially in close proximity to a source of evil, and if the corpse isn't properly buried or given last rites, then sometimes you just get undead.
Is there any rules precedent for this?
dnd-5e undead
asked 1 hour ago
Dan B
32.9k758126
My player characters killed some fire giants near an evil altar and then left the area. When they returned, I told them the fire giants were zombies now.
My players were confused. They kept wanting to know who cast the spell.
I told them nobody cast the spell. If a creature dies in a horrible way, especially in close proximity to a source of evil, and if the corpse isn't properly buried or given last rites, then sometimes you just get undead.
Is there any rules precedent for this?
dnd-5e undead
dnd-5e undead
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Dan B
32.9k758126
asked 1 hour ago
Dan B
32.9k758126
asked 1 hour ago
Dan B
32.9k758126
asked 1 hour ago
Dan B
32.9k758126
asked 1 hour ago
Dan B
32.9k758126
32.9k758126
Earlier editions acceptable? Also, I fail to understand why a DM would be required to justify something like this, especially if there are world reasons to support it, that is entirely DM fiat. What spell were they expecting to have been cast to animate giants out of curiousity?
– Slagmoth
1 hour ago
2
Earlier editions are fine. No, I'm not required to justify it -- this is my world and my house rule -- but I'm curious if it is justified.
– Dan B
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
Earlier editions acceptable? Also, I fail to understand why a DM would be required to justify something like this, especially if there are world reasons to support it, that is entirely DM fiat. What spell were they expecting to have been cast to animate giants out of curiousity?
– Slagmoth
1 hour ago
2
Earlier editions are fine. No, I'm not required to justify it -- this is my world and my house rule -- but I'm curious if it is justified.
– Dan B
1 hour ago
Earlier editions acceptable? Also, I fail to understand why a DM would be required to justify something like this, especially if there are world reasons to support it, that is entirely DM fiat. What spell were they expecting to have been cast to animate giants out of curiousity?
– Slagmoth
1 hour ago
Earlier editions acceptable? Also, I fail to understand why a DM would be required to justify something like this, especially if there are world reasons to support it, that is entirely DM fiat. What spell were they expecting to have been cast to animate giants out of curiousity?
– Slagmoth
1 hour ago
2
2
Earlier editions are fine. No, I'm not required to justify it -- this is my world and my house rule -- but I'm curious if it is justified.
– Dan B
1 hour ago
Earlier editions are fine. No, I'm not required to justify it -- this is my world and my house rule -- but I'm curious if it is justified.
– Dan B
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
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Definitely. It's literally in the description of the Zombie, in the Monster Manual:
Some zombies rise spontaneously when dark magic saturates an area.
answered 56 mins ago
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LOLz, here I was scouring a references to something I read about a necropolis from 3.X or something...
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
7
down vote
Definitely. It's literally in the description of the Zombie, in the Monster Manual:
Some zombies rise spontaneously when dark magic saturates an area.
answered 56 mins ago
Erik
41.9k11143214
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LOLz, here I was scouring a references to something I read about a necropolis from 3.X or something...
– Slagmoth
54 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
7
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Definitely. It's literally in the description of the Zombie, in the Monster Manual:
Some zombies rise spontaneously when dark magic saturates an area.
answered 56 mins ago
Erik
41.9k11143214
1
LOLz, here I was scouring a references to something I read about a necropolis from 3.X or something...
– Slagmoth
54 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
7
down vote
up vote
7
down vote
Definitely. It's literally in the description of the Zombie, in the Monster Manual:
Some zombies rise spontaneously when dark magic saturates an area.
answered 56 mins ago
Erik
41.9k11143214
Definitely. It's literally in the description of the Zombie, in the Monster Manual:
Some zombies rise spontaneously when dark magic saturates an area.
answered 56 mins ago
Erik
41.9k11143214
answered 56 mins ago
Erik
41.9k11143214
answered 56 mins ago
Erik
41.9k11143214
answered 56 mins ago
Erik
41.9k11143214
41.9k11143214
1
LOLz, here I was scouring a references to something I read about a necropolis from 3.X or something...
– Slagmoth
54 mins ago
add a comment |Â
1
LOLz, here I was scouring a references to something I read about a necropolis from 3.X or something...
– Slagmoth
54 mins ago
1
1
LOLz, here I was scouring a references to something I read about a necropolis from 3.X or something...
– Slagmoth
54 mins ago
LOLz, here I was scouring a references to something I read about a necropolis from 3.X or something...
– Slagmoth
54 mins ago
add a comment |Â
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Earlier editions acceptable? Also, I fail to understand why a DM would be required to justify something like this, especially if there are world reasons to support it, that is entirely DM fiat. What spell were they expecting to have been cast to animate giants out of curiousity?
– Slagmoth
1 hour ago
2
Earlier editions are fine. No, I'm not required to justify it -- this is my world and my house rule -- but I'm curious if it is justified.
– Dan B
1 hour ago