D&D 5E Should D&D Have a 9th School of Magic (Restoration)?

[CleverNickName]

Necromancers are iconic villains. I just like them like that.

I'm so jealous...I've never been to the De Morgan museum but I've been a huge fan of her work ever since my first stint at university.

Nothing wrong with necromancers being iconic villains. I'm just suggesting that not all necromancers need to be villains.

 

[mrpopstar]

now what about undeath?

This is the important caveat. The Death Domain and School of Necromancy are not themed as being interested in the kind angels of final mercy, they're themed as being interested in necrotic energy, sapping life force, and defiling the natural laws.

 

[Mind of tempest]

This is the important caveat. The Death Domain and School of Necromancy are not themed as being interested in the kind angels of final mercy, they're themed as being interested in necrotic energy, sapping life force, and defiling the natural laws.

you are assuming natural law is a good thing?

 

[mrpopstar]

Nothing wrong with that. I'm just suggesting that not all necromancers need to be villains.

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Of course! I'm not saying they have to be, I just think those necromancers are best treated as exceptions to the general assumption.

 

[mrpopstar]

you are assuming natural law is a good thing?

I am, yes, and the druids agree.

 

[Neonchameleon]

4e had an additional school of wizards although no additional school of magic and I think 5e could do with that. The Necromancer focuses on what? Three spells from the entire school of Necromancy. The other necromancy specialist wizard in 4e was the Nethermancer who focused on all the nasty debuffs that happen in necromancy, plus some shadow magic illusions and Evard's Black Tentacles.

As 5e follows the "wizards can't heal" pattern I see no problem putting healing with the school of necromancy although it's less thematic than when reversing spells was a thing.

 

[Neonchameleon]

you are assuming natural law is a good thing?

The yogic fliers were certainly mildly amusing. I'm not sure I could consider them other than neutral however.

 

[RealAlHazred]

Well, if we're talking iconic villains, then the druids also have to be in the DMG, since they're decidedly evil.

Facts to support this statement:
1. They have classically been depicted as human-sacrificing, especially with the wickerman which was used to burn sacrifices alive in great agony.
2. They're British. All villains have British accents. QED.

 

[Mind of tempest]

I am, yes, and the druids agree.

druids eat children and are just bears who sometimes look like hermits.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

okay then... thanks for the explanation

I’m not sure hat you explain, since there wasn’t any explanation of what would be encroaching on Abjuration?

Obviously Counterspell wouldn’t be moved to Restoration, and I see no reason that Mage Armor would, so…what?