Dread CenturionA dread centurion was a powerful personality in life, who has been deliberately created through forbidden rites to become a powerful undead leader in his own right. With their awesome ability to command other undead, they often serve as powerful generals in the army of the Necromancer who spawned them.
Creating A Dread Centurion
Hit Dice: As base creature Size: As base creature Initiative: As base creature Speed: As base creature AC: The Dread Centurion has a +4 bonus to body armor, unless the base creature has a higher rating. Special Qualities: Rebuke/Command Undead, Undead Mastery
Notes: Rebuke/Command Undead(Su): Dread Centurions may rebuke and command undead as an evil cleric of the same level as their hit dice.
Undead Mastery(Su): Similar to the feat from the Epic Level Handbook,
Dread Centurions have the ability to command up to 10HD of undead for every hit dice it possesses. Once control is established by a successful rebuke/command check, the undead remains controlled until destroyed or released. The control functions regardless of distance, and instructions can be passed as a free action by mental means. Simpler undead can only understand the most basic of instructions, while more intelligent undead can undertake more complex instructions.
Vampiric Regeneration(Ex): Dread Centurions have the ability to regenerate damage by absorbing life energy from their living combatants. For each two points of damage inflicted by melee attacks on an opponent, the Dread Centurion regenerates 1hp. Any additional hp gained by this ability are lost.
Author: Michael Eckhard |
