The necromancer concept I most wanted to play (but never got to) was based on voodoo and other shamanistic practices. The PC was a multiclassed OA Shaman, so he had martial arts skills (capoiera, of course). I forget what the arcane side was, possibly a focused Specialist Necromancer.Someone was looking for a backstory for a necromancer-type character once, and I suggested that the character was so in awe of (i.e., codependent on) their big brother the fighter that after he died they raised him as their undead meat shield. Any time the character needed to make a decision, they'd consult the corpse of their brother.
The necromancer concept I most wanted to play (but never got to) was based on voodoo and other shamanistic practices. The PC was a multiclassed OA Shaman, so he had martial arts skills (capoiera, of course). I forget what the arcane side was, possibly a focused Specialist Necromancer.