Dry-Vine
Skeleton (1+2 HD, +2 AC, 1d6+1
rusted sword, vine entangles on hit, immune to arrows, takes only 1
damage from spears, weak to fire)
Numbers- 2d6+2 in places overgrown by nature, 1d6 everywhere else
The Dry-Vine skeletons are animated by necromantic energies and
magic, but are primarily animated by the dead and dried out vines
entangled through their bones. This gives them more structure and
speed then normal skeletal undead, as well as advanced strength.
Also, whenever they successful hit a target, the target must save or
be entangled in vines, which take a round to cut themselves out of or
they cannot move or attack for the next turn.
As with all skeletons, they are not hurt by arrows or spears, as they
have no organs or flesh to stab. Blunt weapons are required to
effectively fight skeletons. Unlike normal skeletons though, the
vines help hold these ones together, meaning a simple bash on the
head with a club usually isn't enough to scatter their bones across
the crypt.
However;
these skeletons are weak to fire. Any fire damage at all ignites
their vines, dealing 1d6 fire damage against them each round; once
their vines are burned away the skeletons fall apart from losing all
structure. The Dry-Vine skeletons naturally fear fire, as much as an
undead can fear anything, and a confident priest can use a torch or
lit candle as a substitute for a holy symbol.
Dust Wraith
(2 HD, +4 to hit, 1d4 damage touch, save or level drain, Ethereal,
blown away by wind)
Numbers- 1 or 2 in a closed dusted casket, 1d6+1 everywhere else
Dust Wraiths appear as ghostly wraiths animated as clouds of dust.
The dust that make up their bodies are the dust from old human graves
and the dust of crypts; as such their features are vague as they are
probably reanimated from the dust of several dead humans and animals,
lacking any sort of personality or resemblance to their living past
self.
The Wraiths can float and touch people to deal damage; the life
draining energy can cause characters to have their levels drained.
Whenever you are hit by a wraith, take the 1d4 damage roll and drain
a level if you fail a save. The save is either unmodified or modified
by save vs death.
As they are made of dust; treat their AC is 20 vs nonmagic weapons,
giving a very low chance to harm them without magical weapons or
spells. The dust that makes up their bodies can be easily blown away
by the wind or flow of air; as such the dust wraiths only appear in
the deepest levels of a catacomb and fear the open spaces of the
surface. If you use something like a palm fronds, billows, or hand
fan you deal 1d6 damage against them each round if you try to blow
them away. Spells that create winds or blast of air kill them
instantly, their dust scattered back to the floor of the tomb.
Lotion Zombie
(3 HD, +4 AC, 1d6 flabby slaps, easy to smell, sliding motion, water
weakness)
Numbers-
1d8 in a loft, 1d3 everywhere else
Loton
Zombies appear as regular, bloated zombies with extremely smooth
skin. Their whole skin has a pale white thin cream or lard spread
across it, which gives them an unusual and distinct smell; doesn't
smell like rotting flesh, so it makes them easy to pick out in a
crypt. This makes getting surprised by them impossible, along with
their wet slapping feet and constant blubbering groans.
Because
of both their fat, smooth skin, and unusually powerful method of
animation, lotion zombies are very hard to kill. Many attacks may just
slide right off their skin from how slippery their lard is. In the
same vein, the lotion zombies can slide across the ground, especially
smooth tile, very easily. If at a full run and stopped by a warrior's
shield or spear, the zombie might just be able to slip
underneath to attack the backline. They can build to great speeds if
marching downhill, and will deal 1d4 damage plus bowl anyone over who
stands in their way.
Lotion
Zombies have a weakness; water. Any amount of water splashed on their
skin washes away the lotion, and unanimates that area of their body. If
their hand is dipped or splashed with water, then it falls limp and
instantly begins to rot, losing its power. A bucket full of water
deals 2d6 damage to the zombie, and being submerged in water or being
put out in the rain will end their animation. Because only very fresh
bodies can be animated by the magic cream, once a zombie is washed off
it can't be used again as a lotion zombie.
Clay Mask Mummy
(1 HD, +2 AC, +2 to hit, 1d8 old weapons, magic shield blocks 1d8
magic damage each round, cunning, fragile)
Numbers-
1d4 in sealed tomb, 1 anywhere else
Clay
Mask mummies are specially preserved undead, retaining almost all of
their intelligence and skill after death through special preservation
methods. However, their entire body is covered by a clay covering to
preserve their flesh, especially their face, and they have become so
brittle as any physical damage could kill them. Despite being quite
powerful, they only use a single hit die for HP, and physical attacks
that normally wouldn't do much damage, such an unarmed punch or an
improvised weapon, do a minimum of 1d6 damage again them. Any weapon
that deals less then 1d4 damage, like a sling or dagger, does 1d6
damage against them as well.
The
Clay Mask mummies sit in sealed rooms to avoid all potential damage
from animals or other undead; as well as to meditate on the nature of
their powers. Clay Mask mummies also carry a magic hide shield that
grants them +1 AC and absorbs the first 1d8 magic damage they take
each round. This is
rolled when the first spell or attack that hits them deals magic
damage, and lets them absorb that much of it and all further attacks.
While
very fragile, they are also very cunning and prefer to use the
dungeon environment or ranged weapons to fight. Some may also carry
around a magic scroll that can rot flesh or drain levels, and use
that before leading intruders into larger hoards of lesser undead.
