Admiral Squish
2015-01-07, 07:40 PM
So, I'll be honest, I'm not actually sure how this relationship is supposed to work.
Does an undead creature contain the soul associated with the body? If it does, is the soul's will corrupted, suppressed, or simply absent? Or is the soul of an individual raised as an undead off floating around the planes, dealing with its ultimate fate while it's body operates independently? What about incorporeal undead? Are they souls that have somehow been corrupted to negative energy? What causes a body to become undead without magical input, anyways? Is it just 'ley lines' or something, or is there a concrete reason for them to come into existence? Does the mental state of the soul have some impact on the chances of becoming undead?
Do deathless work the same way, or do they involve the souls? Would it be possible to make deathless versions of regular undead? If it were possible, would there be a notable difference between a positive-powered skeleton and a negative-powered skeleton?
Are the above answers setting-dependent?
Does an undead creature contain the soul associated with the body? If it does, is the soul's will corrupted, suppressed, or simply absent? Or is the soul of an individual raised as an undead off floating around the planes, dealing with its ultimate fate while it's body operates independently? What about incorporeal undead? Are they souls that have somehow been corrupted to negative energy? What causes a body to become undead without magical input, anyways? Is it just 'ley lines' or something, or is there a concrete reason for them to come into existence? Does the mental state of the soul have some impact on the chances of becoming undead?
Do deathless work the same way, or do they involve the souls? Would it be possible to make deathless versions of regular undead? If it were possible, would there be a notable difference between a positive-powered skeleton and a negative-powered skeleton?
Are the above answers setting-dependent?