Create Undead

You can cast this spell only at night. Choose up to three corpses of Medium or Small humanoids within range. Each corpse becomes a ghoul under your control. (The DM has game statistics for these creatures.) As a bonus action on each of your turns, you can mentally command any creature you animated with this spell if the creature is within 120 feet of you (if you control multiple creatures, you can command any or all of them at the same time, issuing the same command to each one). You decide what action the creature will take and where it will move during its next turn, or you can issue a general command, such as to guard a particular chamber or corridor. If you issue no commands, the creature only defends itself against hostile creatures. Once given an order, the creature continues to follow it until its task is complete. The creature is under your control for 24 hours, after which it stops obeying any command you have given it. To maintain control of the creature for another 24 hours, you must cast this spell on the creature before the current 24-hour period ends. This use of the spell reasserts your control over up to three creatures you have animated with this spell, rather than animating new ones.

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slugcreate-undead

higher_levelWhen you cast this spell using a 7th-level spell slot, you can animate or reassert control over four ghouls. When you cast this spell using an 8th-level spell slot, you can animate or reassert control over five ghouls or two ghasts or wights. When you cast this spell using a 9th-level spell slot, you can animate or reassert control over six ghouls, three ghasts or wights, or two mummies.

pagephb 229

range10 feet

target_range_sort10

componentsV, S, M

requires_verbal_componentsYes

requires_somatic_componentsYes

requires_material_componentsYes

materialOne clay pot filled with grave dirt, one clay pot filled with brackish water, and one 150 gp black onyx stone for each corpse.

can_be_cast_as_ritualNo

durationInstantaneous

requires_concentrationNo

casting_time1 minute

level_int6

spell_level6

schoolNecromancy

dnd_classCleric, Warlock, Wizard

archetype

circles

document__slugwotc-srd

document__title5e Core Rules

document__license_urlhttp://open5e.com/legal

document__urlhttp://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/systems-reference-document-srd