Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="xigbar" data-source="post: 5726388" data-attributes="member: 6673175">TRUE NECROMANCERPower corrupts. Power over life and death corrupts absolutely.The power to raise an undying servant from the husk of theformerly living is darkly tempting—and certainly evil. Thosewho seek such unyielding obedience from the dead willinglytread the path of necromancy.Characters who wish to become true necromancers must takelevels in both arcane and divine spellcasting classes, usuallycleric and wizard or cleric and sorcerer. Only then do they begintheir sinister schooling, learning how to combine the foulestaspects of both disciplines into a single, necromantic whole.NPC true necromancers are usually found singly—livingin an abandoned graveyard, hidden in the depths of a centuries-old catacomb, or lurking in an unhallowed mausoleum.Occasionally, true necromancers gather into small societies orevil associations, but eventually most such groups are stampedout. At least, so hope those concerned with the triumph of goodover evil in the world.Hit Die: d6.REQUIREMENTSTo qualify to become a true necromancer, a character must fulfi llall of the following criteria.Alignment: Any nongood.Skills: Knowledge (arcana) 8 ranks, Knowledge (religion) 8 ranks.Feat: Spell Focus (necromancy).Spells: Able to cast summon undead II as a divine spell andcommand undead as an arcane spell.Special: Able to rebuke undead.Special: Access to the Death domain.CLASS SKILLSThe true necromancer’s class skills (and the key ability for eachskill) are Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Heal (Wis), Knowledge(arcana) (Int), Knowledge (religion) (Int), Profession (Wis),Search (Int), and Spellcraft (Int).Skill Points at Each Level: 2 + Int modifi er.CLASS FEATURESAll of the following are class features of the true necromancerprestige class.Weapon and Armor Profi ciency: True necromancers gain no profi ciency with any weapons, armor, or shields. Spells per Day/Spells Known: A true necromancer gains new spells per day (and spells known, if applicable) as if she had also gained a level in either an arcane spellcasting class she belonged to before adding the prestige class, a divine spellcasting class she belonged to before adding the prestige class, or both, according to the accompanying table. She does not, however, gain any other benefi t a character of that class would have gained (metamagic or item creation feats and so on; but see Improved Rebuking and Necromantic Prowess, below). If she had more than one arcane or divine spellcasting class before becoming a true necromancer, she must decide to which class she adds the new level for purposes of determining spells per day and spells known. Rebuke Undead (Su): True necromancer class levels stackwith levels of all other classes that grant the ability to rebukeundead for the purpose of determining the character’s effectivecleric level for rebuking. See Turn or Rebuke Undead, page 159of the Player’s Handbook. For example, a 5th-level cleric/3rd-levelsorcerer/2nd-level true necromancer rebukes undead as a 7thlevelcleric. The bonus from her necromantic prowess ability,once it is gained, also applies. Create Undead (Sp): On attaining 2nd level, a true necromancercan cast create undead once per day, as the spell of thesame name. She can use this ability one additional time perday at 5th level and higher. She must still supply the requisitematerial components. The true necromancer’s caster level equalsher character level plus the bonus from her necromanticprowess ability, once it is gained. Necromantic Prowess (Ex): At 3rdlevel, a true necromancer gains unsurpassedpower over death. Whenshe rebukes undead, casts a necromancyspell, or uses a spell-likeability that mimics a necromancyspell, her effective caster level increases.The bonus is +1 at 3rd level,+2 at 6th level, +3 at 9th level, and+4 at 12th level and higher. Zone of Desecration (Su): At 4thlevel, a true necromancer begins to exerther authority over undead. This aura isidentical to the effects of the desecratespell (see page 218 of the Player’s Handbook)except that it affects only alliedundead. Major Desecration (Su): At 7thlevel, a true necromancer extendsher authority over undead. Thesupernatural aura of negativeenergy surrounding her (seeZone of Desecration, above)now extends to a radius of 10feet per true necromancer classlevel. Create Greater Undead(Sp): On reaching 8th level,a true necromancer can castcreate greater undead (see page215 of the Player’s Handbook)once per day, as the spell.She can use this ability oneadditional time per day at11th level and higher. Shemust still supply the requisitematerial component. Thetrue necromancer’s caster levelequals her character level plusthe bonus from her necromanticprowess ability. Horrid Wilting (Sp): At 10th level and higher, a true necromancercan use horrid wilting once per day, with a caster levelequal to her character level plus her bonus from the necromanticprowess ability. Energy Drain (Sp): At 13th level and higher, a true necromancercan use energy drain once per day, with a caster levelequal to her character level plus her bonus from the necromanticprowess ability. Wail of the Banshee (Sp): At 14th level, a true necromancercan use wail of the banshee once per day, with a caster level equalto her character level plus her bonus from the necromanticprowess ability. Table 3–7: The True NecromancerBaseAttack Fort Ref WillLevel Bonus Save Save Save Special Spells per Day1st +0 +0 +0 +2 Rebuke undead +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class2nd +1 +0 +0 +3 Create undead 1/day +1 level of existing divine spellcasting class 3rd +1 +1 +1 +3 Necromantic prowess (+1) +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class/ +1 level of existing divine spellcasting class 4th +2 +1 +1 +4 Zone of desecration +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class/ +1 level of existing divine spellcasting class 5th +2 +1 +1 +4 Create undead 2/day +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class/ +1 level of existing divine spellcasting class 6th +3 +2 +2 +5 Necromantic prowess (+2) +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class 7th +3 +2 +2 +5 Major desecration +1 level of existing divine spellcasting class 8th +4 +2 +2 +6 Create greater undead 1/day +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class/ +1 level of existing divine spellcasting class 9th +4 +3 +3 +6 Necromantic prowess (+3) +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class/ +1 level of existing divine spellcasting class 10th +5 +3 +3 +7 Horrid wilting +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class/ +1 level of existing divine spellcasting class 11th +5 +3 +3 +7 Create greater undead 2/day +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class/ +1 level of existing divine spellcasting class 12th +6 +4 +4 +8 Necromantic prowess (+4) +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class/ +1 level of existing divine spellcasting class 13th +6 +4 +4 +8 Energy drain +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class/ +1 level of existing divine spellcasting class 14th +7 +4 +4 +9 Wail of the banshee +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class/+1 level of existing divine spellcasting class</blockquote>

Verification