Just so disappointed with Heroes of Shadow: Necromancer

[ForeverSlayer]

I'm sitting here trying to build a Necromancer for a game that's coming up and I am very very disappointed in the Necromancer options. I mean seriously, Necromancy Apprentice and Necromancy Expert are terrible. 2 temporary HP is nothing when you get to high level and a +2 to Endurance and Athletics is pathetic as well.

The book lacks good feats that would go wonders with a Necromancer and the powers are okay at best. Necromancy Master is rather good because your powers ignore necrotic resistance but that's about it.

Out of all the at-wills there is only one I like and it's actually for the Nethermancer and not the Necromancer.

 

[Tony Vargas]

True, the Necromancer is rather uninspired as just another Mage school. It might have been cool as an Arcane Leader class in it's own right, for instance.

As with all the schools, you don't want to be a strict specialist, but choose some spells from other schools. As far as the features, sometimes it's even worth it to pick a different speciality (or even just go ahead and be an Archanist, if there's an Implement Mastery that looks good - Tome of Binding, perhaps?) that gives features you find more helpful.

 

[Kzach]

As with all the schools, you don't want to be a strict specialist, but choose some spells from other schools.

Gotta disagree.

A pure pyromancer or evoker or illusionist or enchanter with the Renegade Red Wizard theme is quite awesome.