Questions tagged [necromancy]
For questions primarily about necromancy in RPGs, the art/magic of raising the dead to fight again in a limbo of undeath. (For questions about undead themselves, use the [undead] tag.)
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Does Waterdeep have laws against Necromancy?
Is Necromancy illegal in Waterdeep?
Nowhere in the Legal Code from Waterdeep: Dragon Heist does it say one way or the other, nor even is it implied within any other rule - not even those related to ...
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What can a level 10-12 Necromancer do and bring to a party? [closed]
What can a level 10-12 Necromancer do and bring (by himself) to a party?
Just asking in general because I'm new to D&D and want to see my necromancer fight hordes of goblins and/or other monsters ...
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Duration of Fear Cone/Aura Effect
NOTE: This is about the number of rounds the creature effected by the Fear effect, not about the duration of the Fear Cone itself.
The Gaki is one of many creatures that have the Fear Aura or Fear ...
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Is there a limit to the number of undead controlled with Ranks of Pale Bone?
The Theurgic Invocation of the Gate Ranks of Pale Bone allows one to raise a number of undead and there seems to be no limit for their persistence:
They remain animate until destroyed or until the ...
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What magic items are there that help a Sorcerer summon or control undead?
I am trying to compile the short list of items that a Sorcerer can use to summon / control undead. Which magic items support this Sorcerer concept?
The character is currently a Divine Sorcerer, ...
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For creatures animated using Animate Dead spell, whose initiative do they act on?
Regarding the initiative of creatures animated by the use of the animate dead spell.
Is it correct that if there is more than one creature, they share the same initiative? Or can they just be ...
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How many Undead can be under a Dread Necromancer's command at any given time?
The description of a Dread Necromancer's Undead Mastery ability says the following:
In addition, when a dread necromancer uses the animate dead spell to create undead, she can control 4 + her ...
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What is the most powerful permanent undead follower you can get?
What is the most powerful permanent undead follower you can get?
Any class/race/spell/level combo is fine. Is it as simple as a necromancy wizard controlling a mummy lord, or is there something ...
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Does feeblemind change the effect of Command Undead on high intelligence targets?
The School of Necromancy wizard has the 14th-level feature Command Undead (PHB, p. 119):
Starting at 14th level, you can use magic to bring undead under your control, even those created by other ...
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What is the value of a low-level Necromancer in a party?
I'm having difficulty understanding how Necromancers (as in the Wizard subclass) can pull their weight at lower levels. Necromancy spells are few, vary in ranges (often require melee range), provide ...
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Does the HD bonus for animated zombies count against the controllable HD limit?
When animating zombies they gain bonus HD based on their size, is this bonus HD counted towards the maximum HD of undead one character can control.
For instance, if I'm a level 6 cleric, I can ...
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Can a necromancer True Polymorph to get an arbitrary CR 9-or-less companion?
According to If you True Polymorph a zombie you create via Finger of Death, does it remain under your command? after a necromancer polymorphs an undead they control, it is still under their control. ...
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Can I level quickly by exploiting level drain and restoration?
Suppose an archmage has an apprentice, a level 1 wizard who he wants to train quickly. He attempts the following:
He goes adventuring with the apprentice. The archmage fights moderately powerful ...
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Can you raise your original body as an undead after moving to a clone?
In the situation where you have a currently mature clone from the Clone spell, die, transfer to your clone, and then manage to go back and recover your previous body, is that body potentially a ...
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Is casting a spell with the evil descriptor an evil act?
I'm working on a concept for a true neutral elven shaman of bones, obsessed with the study of death and undeath.
Animate Dead is a necromancy spell with the Evil descriptor, will using that spell ...
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