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Lyndworm
2011-08-20, 02:20 PM
Hello, all.

I'm working on a PrC for my homebrew class, the Skinwalker (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=210844). It's a theurge class all about combining Skinwalker magic with necromancy. The point is that this is a guy who obsesses over skin and Undead, so I wanted to give it abilities that tie the two together, such as raising a creature's skin as one undead and the rest of its body as another.

What I come to ask is: Has this been done? Is there an Undead skin-monster statted out somewhere and I've missed it, or do I have to make my own? I can use zombie for the "leftovers," but nothing I've found seems appropriate for the skin itself.

Just so we all know, I'm aware of the skin kite from Libris Mortis; it just doesn't quite offer what I'm after.

Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Zaq
2011-08-20, 03:13 PM
There's the Forsaken Shell on pg. 100 of Libris Mortis.

Gwendol
2011-08-20, 03:36 PM
That's a very tough encounter in the beginning of the Twilight Tomb.

Drelua
2011-08-20, 03:42 PM
There's the spell skinsend (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/skinsend) from Ultimate Magic. Sounds like something this guy might want to cast, but I'm not sure how helpful it is, seeing as it's from Pathfinder.

Lyndworm
2011-08-20, 04:41 PM
There's the Forsaken Shell on pg. 100 of Libris Mortis.
That would be perfect if it were about a third the power, I think. This does not look like something to which I want to give PCs access as a minion, at least not the way I wanted to... I might be able to work with this, thank you.


There's the spell skinsend (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/skinsend) from Ultimate Magic. Sounds like something this guy might want to cast, but I'm not sure how helpful it is, seeing as it's from Pathfinder.
A very interesting spell, and potentially awesome. However, as you have noted, it's not particularly useful to me. I should have specified that this was for 3.5 (and homebrew, I suppose) only, so third party and Pathfinder are no-goes. Thank you, though; your effort is appreciated.

Togath
2011-08-20, 04:46 PM
Theres the skin kite from LM(CR 3, and doesn't possess a create spawn ability)

Okizruin
2011-08-20, 04:49 PM
Theres the skin kite from LM(CR 3, and doesn't possess a create spawn ability)

He already said he knew about that one in the OP.

Togath
2011-08-20, 05:41 PM
Ah, missed that part, nevermind then

nyarlathotep
2011-08-20, 06:05 PM
The Menace Manual for the Skarred Lands campaign setting has siege undead, skin. They're undead created by filling a set of skin with sand and sewing shut the eyes and mouth. They have companion undead created from just the muscles and just the bones respectively.