Skeleton Crew (Necromancy)
Level: 4
Range touch
Targets one or more humanoid corpses touched
Duration 1 day/level
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no
This spell summons skeletons that act as crew and obey your commands to
the extent of their abilities.
The undead you create are 1 Hit Die skeletons that possess Profession
(sailor) scores equal to half your character level plus your Intelligence
modifier. Each skeleton can perform the duties of one crew member but has
no other abilities. The created skeletons cannot speak, attack, or even
defend themselves. The only orders they obey are ones pertaining to the
operation of a ship. Skeletal crew members are not proficient with any
weapons or armor.
You can’t create more Hit Dice of skeletal crew members than twice your
caster level with a single casting of skeleton crew. The desecrate spell
doubles this limit. The undead you create by casting skeleton crew remain
under your control for the duration of the spell, and do not count against
your limit of total Hit Dice worth of undead creatures you can control.