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 7th-level spell slot, you can animate or reassert control over four ghouls. This use of the spell reasserts your control over up to three creatures you have animated with this spell, rather than animating new ones.Īt Higher Levels. 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. Nightwalkers were the shades of extremely strong-willed and evil mortals whose ancient and unyielding will and malice allowed. I have nothing against HarnMaster, having owned the 2nd and 3rd editions, along with HarnMaster Magic, pre-fire. It was fun, but we ultimately found GURPS too frustrating. We used GURPS 3rd Edition and conversion notes I found somewhere. It was a creature of both death and shadows and had enormous powers over darkness. I ran a short-lived campaign centered on Trobridge Inn whilest living in Atlanta. It was unnatural and malicious, and it took delight in the corruption and suffering of others. The creature is under your control for 24 hours, after which it stops obeying any command you have given it. A nightwalker was a type of nightshade, a sentient undead monster from the Plane of Shadow. Once given an order, the creature continues to follow it until its task is complete. If you issue no commands, the creature only defends itself against hostile creatures. 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. (The GM has game statistics for these creatures.)Īs 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).
Each corpse becomes a ghoul under your control.
Choose up to three corpses of Medium or Small humanoids within range.