Boost HD of Controlled Undead


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Is there anything out there that gives a boost to the number of HD of Undead that a cleric can turn/command? A feat, trait, spell or magic item?

I have an 8th level cleric who can command undead and I desperately need to be able to command undead who are 9 or 10 HD as I never get to face anything equal to my level or lower.


WotC's Libris Mortis book has some new Divine feats that can help with that, such as Empower Turning, Heighten Turning, and there was a Dragon Magazine article that had Undead Legion and Greater Undead Legion which increased the number of HD of undead you can command.

Though, being Pathfinder, the feats need tweaking. Empower Turning, I would say, should make you use up two uses of Channel Energy to increase the healing/damage rolled by 50%. Not useful for commanding extra undead, though.

Heighten Turning, I believe the best way to handle that was you can use up more uses of Channel Energy to increase the DC by +2. That's how I converted it, at least. Again, no extra HD commanding.

You did make me realized something --- Evil clerics no longer rebuke undead. I don't understand why. They had the ability to rebuke or command, now it's limited to just command in Pathfinder. Don't understand why.

Your best bet is Undead Legion, though it only adds +2 HD, and Greater Undead Legion an additional 4 HD (total of 6 HD with both).

However, you mentioned turn/command. Are you using the 3.5e rules for turning or Pathfinder's Channel Energy?

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Razz wrote:
However, you mentioned turn/command. Are you using the 3.5e rules for turning or Pathfinder's Channel Energy?

I'm talking pure Pathfinder. No old rules.

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