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Above the church, a whirlpool of darkness is taking form, casting a tomb-like chill on everything beneath. Frost crystallizes on the grass and flowers, and a terrible sound fills the air as the earth begins to shake. Cracks appear in the ground beneath you and suddenly a score of fleshless hands burst through the frozen soil to grab your horse. Shrieking with terror, it rears up and you are thrown into the waiting arms of the waking dead.8

Undead Summonation: COMBAT SKILL 18 ENDURANCE 35

Due to the surprise of the attack, deduct 2 points from your COMBAT SKILL for the first two rounds of combat, unless you have the Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery. The undead are immune to Psi-surge and Mindblast. Also, unless you possess the Magnakai Discipline of Nexus, you must deduct 2 ENDURANCE points for every round of combat you fight, due to the intense cold.

If you win the combat, turn to 326.

[8] If you are using the Sommerswerd, you may double the ENDURANCE point losses of your enemy due to the power of the Sommerswerd against the undead.

Text copyright © 1985 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1985 Gary Chalk.