Desecrate and Cadaver Lords


Rules Questions


Since the Cadaver Lord radiates a 20ft radius of Desecrate, I assume that all the benefits gained are included in the description already. The attack, damage, saves and Channel Resistance do not need to be modified?

Thanks.


Desecrate doesn't provide channel resistance, it increases the DC to resist negative channeled energy (so it becomes harder to resist such energy, not easier). Since the cadaver lord has no ability to channel negative energy, there is no DC to increase.

A simple reverse-engineering of the statblock tells me that the attack bonus, damage bonus, and save bonus of desecrate have not been added:
- The attack bonus is +7 for claws (+3 BAB, +3 STR, +1 weapon focus) and +6 for bite (as claws, but no weapon focus).
- Damage is +3, all from STR.
- Saves are base +1 ,+1 ,+4, and adding +2 from CHA, +2 from DEX, and +1 from WIS provides the +3, +3, +5 from the statblock.

The only part of desecrate that appears to have been added is the "plus 5" under hit points.

Note: I'm using this page for the cadaver lord statblock; if that page is wrong, then this post will be, too.

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