Alright, home now, and having double-checked the Draconomicon, it is indeed listed right at the very beginning of the Zombie Dragon entry.  Zombie Dragons are created via Animate Dead. ^^ The Skeletal Dragon template can also be created via Animate Dead, though Skeletal Dragons are a bit less useful than Zombie Dragons.<br/><br/>I'd also like to suggest Animate Dread Warrior (http://dnd.arkalseif.info/spells/unapproachable-east--33/animate-dread-warrior--3468/index.html) as a potential 1/day spell-like ability option, if you'd still like to create powerful undead minions.  The Dread Warrior (http://www.realmshelps.net/monsters/templates/dreadwarrior.shtml) template is pretty good for taking dead humanoids with class levels and letting them keep said class levels, at least if their classes aren't dependent on Intelligence or Charisma to do their thing.  It could be useful for getting some Clerics on your side to help out with further necromancy spellwork, for example, though they won't be all that good at rebuking undead.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=283008.msg13998442#msg13998442">Quote from: PaleEnchantress on 14-03-2018, 04:46:31</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Zombie dragons can be made by anyone with animate dead. I was speaking to Lizzie about the possibility of an utter cold assault necromancer. I'm not sure if she's interested or not but it did seem like an interesting option. What do you guys think?<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>That would basically revolve around using Energy Substitution (Cold) and Lord of the Uttercold (http://www.realmshelps.net/charbuild/feat/Lord_Of_The_Uttercold) to do interesting things around the battlefield, right?  Admittedly, skeletons are already immune to cold damage, so it would synergize pretty well with having a few powerful undead servants along in every fight.<br/><br/>Edit:<br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=283008.msg13996715#msg13996715">Quote from: avorae on 13-03-2018, 15:59:58</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">alright sheet is finished and posted. will probably wait till after the current battle before actually posting in game.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Your character sheet looks good to me, though I do note that you don't seem to have your two cohorts from the Thrallherd prestige class statted up yet.  Were you planning to attract those later, or...?