Coffin of Creation (Magic Coffin)

Each of these stone devices is attuned to a different type of undead. When a humanoid body is placed in a coffin of creation, the magic of the device takes 48 hours to create the specific type of undead for which the coffin was enchanted. The resulting undead creature is unusually intelligent for its type. In addition to its undead abilities, it retains many of the powers (including spellcasting) it had when alive. As long as its body lies in the coffin, the undead creature is mystically linked to its former shell and can be controlled by threatening to destroy its remains.
The ruling wizards of a long-dead civilization created these coffins and used them to great advantage in their effort to conquer all of known space. They would use the coffins to create powerful undead creatures, then remain safely at home while these monsters were sent to attack their enemies.
Roll 	Type of Undead
01-04	Banshee
05-07	Beholder Death Tyrant
08-11	Crypt Thing
12-15	Death Knight
16-19	Ghost
20-22	Ghoul
23-26	Haunt
27-30	Heucuva
31-33	Mummy
34-37	Mummy, Greater
38-41	Phantom
42-44	Poltergeist
45-48	Revenant
49-52	Shadow
53-56	Skeleton
57-59	Skeleton, Giant
60-63	Skeleton, Warrior
64-67	Spectre
68-70	Vampire
71-74	Vampire, Eastern
75-78	Wight
79-81	Wraith
82-85	Zombie, Common
86-89	Zombie, Ju-ju
90-93	Zombie, Monster
94-96	Zombie, Lord
97-00	Zombie, Sea
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Category:Magic Coffins