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<blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 6359676" data-attributes="member: 58197"><p>Yeah, as I said, I wouldn't put all my eggs in one basket like that--the skeleton army is far too vulnerable to AoE and simple attrition. Moreover, the DM doesn't even have to kill your skeletons to cripple you. Just making you go into a dungeon will do the trick; if you're fighting in narrow corridors and relatively small rooms, you'll play hell trying to bring your unwieldy army to bear on the enemy. Anybody play a Diablo 2 necromancer in the early days, when minions could block movement? Gaah.</p><p></p><p>But a warband of 10-20 skeleton archers is a serious threat and can be achieved at moderate levels, while holding back slots for regular spellcasting. You'll still face challenges in a dungeon environment, but not insurmountable ones. And in some ways confined spaces will work in your favor, making it easier to keep the enemy from getting into melee with your archers.</p><p></p><p>I'm going to be playing in a 12th-level short adventure in a couple weeks. I'll make a necromancer, give it a try, and report back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dausuul, post: 6359676, member: 58197"] Yeah, as I said, I wouldn't put all my eggs in one basket like that--the skeleton army is far too vulnerable to AoE and simple attrition. Moreover, the DM doesn't even have to kill your skeletons to cripple you. Just making you go into a dungeon will do the trick; if you're fighting in narrow corridors and relatively small rooms, you'll play hell trying to bring your unwieldy army to bear on the enemy. Anybody play a Diablo 2 necromancer in the early days, when minions could block movement? Gaah. But a warband of 10-20 skeleton archers is a serious threat and can be achieved at moderate levels, while holding back slots for regular spellcasting. You'll still face challenges in a dungeon environment, but not insurmountable ones. And in some ways confined spaces will work in your favor, making it easier to keep the enemy from getting into melee with your archers. I'm going to be playing in a 12th-level short adventure in a couple weeks. I'll make a necromancer, give it a try, and report back. [/QUOTE]
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