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SampleVisit our website at www.wizards.com/dnd file Avasculate . 62 Blood Amniote . 87 Awaken Undead . 62 Bloodmote Cloud . 88 Contents Bite of the King . 62 Bone Rat Swarm . 88 Introduction . 4 Blade of Pain and Fear . 63 Boneyard . 89 What You Need to Play . 4 Bloodstar . 63 Brain in a Jar . 90 What is an Undead? . 5 Chill of the Grave . 63 Carcass Eater . 91 Manifestations of Undeath . 5 Clutch of Orcus . 63 Cinderspawn . 91 Consumptive Field . 63 Corpse Rat Swarm . 92 Chapter 1: All About Undead . 5 Consumptive Field, Greater . 63 Crypt Chanter . 93 Origins of Undeath . 5 Death Ward, Mass . 63 Deathlock . 94 Undead Physiology . 7 Ectoplasmic Armor . 64 Desiccator . 94 Undead Metabolism . 8 Ectoplasmic Feedback . 64 Dire Maggot . 95 Undead Propagation . 11 Energy Ebb . 64 Dream Vestige . 96 CONTENTS Undead Development . 11 TABLE OF Eyes of the King . 64 Entomber . 97 Undead Senses . 11 Fangs of the Vampire King . 64 Entropic Reaper . 98 Undead Outlook and Psychology . 12 Field of Ghouls . 64 Evolved Undead . 99 Sentience . 12 Ghost Touch Armor . 65 Forsaken Shell . 100 Time and Immortality . 12 Ghost Touch Weapon . 65 Ghost Brute . 101 Compassion . 12 Ghost Trap . 65 Gravetouched Ghoul . 103 Spawn 13 Ghostform . 65 Grave Dirt Golem . 105 Undead Society . 13 Ghoul Gauntlet . 66 Half-Vampire . 106 Undead Religion . 15 Ghoul Gesture . 66 Hooded Pupil . 108 Deity Descriptions . 15 Ghoul Glyph . 66 Hulking Corpse . 109 Fighting Undead . 18 Ghoul Light . 66 Mummifi ed Creature . 110 Chapter 2: Character Options . 23 Haunt Shift . 66 Murk . 112 New Feats . 23 Incorporeal Enhancement . 67 Necromental . 112 Divine Feats . 23 Incorporeal Nova . 67 Necropolitan . 114 Monstrous Feats . 23 Kiss of the Vampire . 67 Plague Blight . 115 Feat Descriptions . 24 Necrotic Awareness . 67 Quell . 116 Undead in the Party . 31 Necrotic Bloat . 67 Raiment . 117 Undead Advantages and Disadvantages . 31 Necrotic Burst . 67 Revived Fossil . 118 Level Adjustments . 32 Necrotic Cyst . 68 Skin Kite . 119 Templates and Monster Classes . 32 Necrotic Domination . 68 Skirr . 120 Undead Cohorts and Followers . 32 Necrotic Empowerment . 68 Skulking Cyst . 120 Undead Mounts . 33 Necrotic Eruption . 69 Slaughter Wight . 121 Undead Monster Classes . 33 Necrotic Scrying . 69 Slaymate . 122 Creating an Undead Character . 34 Necrotic Tumor . 69 Spectral Lyrist . 123 Entering an Undead Class . 34 Necrotic Termination . 69 Swarm-Shifter . 123 How Monster Classes Work . 35 Night’s Caress . 69 Tomb Mote . 128 Ghoul/Ghast . 35 Plague of Undead . 70 Umbral Creature . 128 Mohrg 36 Protection from Negative Energy . 70 Visage . 130 Mummy . 37 Protection from Positive Energy . 70 Voidwraith . ..