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I've seen it in video games.

"Goon Squad" is a good description. And yes, that is what people want. Video game necromancers generally summon a range of different...

What are they doing?

Wut!? Purdey was awesome!

I think that the advice I would give was already covered on the first page of responses, so I will zoom out and think about this more...

And that's the biggest problem. D&D's action economy works in that large combats can function only if each individual unit is limited...

It suggests it might be a problem for your group, but allows you to make your own decisions and doesn't use the rules to force you to...

But does it deal with the issue of multiple minions slowing the game down, and leaving the other players twiddling their thumbs?

Oh look, that goalpost wizzed past again. Not sure if its a US goalpost or a UK one though. I am pretty sure they asked for you to...

I don't know, I don't speak French.

If you only ever use this concept in a PbtA game and never in a D&D game then I don't see how that it applies to D&D. The games have a...

Oh, did I just see a moving goalpost?

Have you never played Diablo and it's family of computer games? Because the Necromancer class does not work like that.

Then it’s only a lose on one count - being anything like a Diablo Necromacer.

Given that Conjure Animals makes the game grind to a screeching halt, that's not a viable solution for a playable turn based tabletop...