So the rules state that a Bloody Skeleton's HD count as double when they are raised. They also state that a corpse with more than 20 HD cannot be raised.
So my question is does that mean a bloody skeleton cannot be made from more than 10 HD, since the HD count as double? So you try to raise a 20 HD corpse as a bloody skeleton but you count its HD as 40, so it cannot be raised?
My guess is that since the HD only 'count' as double, rather than being actually doubled, that a 20HD bloody skeleton is fine, but I wanted to get some other opinions on it.
My current understanding, and the understanding in the guides etc is that you can raise upto a 20HD creature as a bloody skeleton. (desecrate helps)
Yes, I believe you can have a 20 HD bloody skeleton.
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It counts as double for how many you can raise with one casting of the spell and the material component but not for the amount of hit die the creature has and how many hit die you can control. I believe.
Ergo 10HD is not twenty so far as the limit on skeletons HD goes.
Good to know. Thanks for the info.
Right, the doubling part only applies to the casting of the spell part. It effectively stops you from trying to raise a high HD creature at low levels and turning into a bloody skeleton.
I don't think it applies for the purposes of material component costs.