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"classic" Necromancers - does it still "work"?
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<blockquote data-quote="Benjamin Olson" data-source="post: 8429857" data-attributes="member: 6988941"><p>In the campaign I play with a necromancer PC and a druid animate dead is primarily used to give us a support staff of zombie followers to carry gear and set off traps, and occasionally provide an extra layer of meat shield between the backline and the enemy or otherwise just occupy space on the board to control the flow of enemies. For actual combat effectiveness we get way more mileage out of the Druid summoning a bunch of wolves, and I think most of the summons spells would give you more bang per spell slot than animate dead, even as a necromancer. The selling points of necromancy are that you have the minions around the clock, without concentration, and because of the lack of concentration with the possibility to get masses of them not otherwise available. Almost any summoning spell will give you more effective combat minions, but you can summon those on top of having your army of the damned, who also carry your torch, haul your loot, and walk through the obviously trapped hallway. Or you can use your concentration for all sorts of other awesome spells.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Benjamin Olson, post: 8429857, member: 6988941"] In the campaign I play with a necromancer PC and a druid animate dead is primarily used to give us a support staff of zombie followers to carry gear and set off traps, and occasionally provide an extra layer of meat shield between the backline and the enemy or otherwise just occupy space on the board to control the flow of enemies. For actual combat effectiveness we get way more mileage out of the Druid summoning a bunch of wolves, and I think most of the summons spells would give you more bang per spell slot than animate dead, even as a necromancer. The selling points of necromancy are that you have the minions around the clock, without concentration, and because of the lack of concentration with the possibility to get masses of them not otherwise available. Almost any summoning spell will give you more effective combat minions, but you can summon those on top of having your army of the damned, who also carry your torch, haul your loot, and walk through the obviously trapped hallway. Or you can use your concentration for all sorts of other awesome spells. [/QUOTE]
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