Animate Dead - does it rise the turn cast?

[Elliandr]

When animating a zombie or a skeleton in the middle of combat does it stand up as part of the standard action to animate it? Or does it have to wait a turn, stand up, wait again, and then finally move?

Also: How might the "Fast Zombie" variant impact the above scenario?

[MeanMutton]

Elliandr wrote:

When animating a zombie or a skeleton in the middle of combat does it stand up as part of the standard action to animate it? Or does it have to wait a turn, stand up, wait again, and then finally move?

Also: How might the "Fast Zombie" variant impact the above scenario?

The casting doesn't cause to stand up but it's an instantaneous spell so the undead should get to take an action immediately.

Also, the animate dead spell doesn't allow you to create a fast zombie.

[Elliandr]

This was a mechanics based question. If you want more details though, I am using Spheres of Power. The spell I am using is no different than animate dead, but it can be upgraded later to allow the creation of a fast zombie. That's why I wanted to know how a fast Zombie would impact it.