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ruckus · 10-07-2008, 09:35 AM

What is a necromancer?

I'm sure most minds go immediately to reanimated corpses. Crude, re-awakened corpse aggregates, chopped up bodies, and dark rituals.

But - outside of his or her reanimated creations - what IS a necromancer?

This is a question I am facing while rebuilding a new Necromancer class for my mud. I've seen the "animate skeleton" and "drain life" type of spells, but most of the time this is nothing unique. So I want to ask those of you out there with the capacity to think about such things to discuss it here. (For the sake of argument, let's assume they have the ability to create, animate, and control at least 1 undead "pet")

What does a necromancer do when he/she is not animating the undead? What is their secondary ability/spell?

Specifically for party-based play, what would their role(s) be?

You may describe/support your ideas with what you have seen elsewhere (mud, console, pen&paper, etc) but do not limit it to that only.

What would you _most like_ to see, or expect to see as a Necromancer player?

10-07-2008, 09:35 AM	#1
ruckus New Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: ruckusbringer.com Home MUD: retromud.org:3000 Posts: 14	What makes the perfect _Necromancer_? What is a necromancer? I'm sure most minds go immediately to reanimated corpses. Crude, re-awakened corpse aggregates, chopped up bodies, and dark rituals. But - outside of his or her reanimated creations - what IS a necromancer? This is a question I am facing while rebuilding a new Necromancer class for my mud. I've seen the "animate skeleton" and "drain life" type of spells, but most of the time this is nothing unique. So I want to ask those of you out there with the capacity to think about such things to discuss it here. (For the sake of argument, let's assume they have the ability to create, animate, and control at least 1 undead "pet") What does a necromancer do when he/she is not animating the undead? What is their secondary ability/spell? Specifically for party-based play, what would their role(s) be? You may describe/support your ideas with what you have seen elsewhere (mud, console, pen&paper, etc) but do not limit it to that only. What would you _most like_ to see, or expect to see as a Necromancer player?