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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kinneus" data-source="post: 5162325" data-attributes="member: 48215">Yeah, I've always wanted a necromancer class, too. I always enjoyed necromancers, and the struggle or challenge of playing a Lawful Good necromancer always appealed to me. I think basing it off the Shaman, but leaning more toward the Controller role, could be interesting. As for what the necromancer's 'pet' could be, I had an interesting idea that would mesh well with idea of a good or lawful good necromancer. The necromancer's 'pet' could be a particular soul that the necromancer linked himself to. Now, for evil necromancers, this would likely be a rival wizard he slew, or some innocent villager he tortured into being an undead monstrosity. But for a Good or Lawful Good necromancer, it could be an evil being that he has enslaved. They might be trying to redeem the evil being, or it might have been placed in the character's care by a powerful entity like the Raven Queen, or they might see themselves as a spirtual jailer who job it is to either punish the 'pet' or to keep it safe from the world. So, for an example background... Bill the Necromancer was studying to be a wizard when he was one day contacted by the Raven Queen. The Raven Queen placed the soul of an ancient lich under Bill's command. This was the lich's punishment for trying to escape death, an eternity of enslavement to a novice wizard. Overtime, the lich's power will trickle into Bill, making him more and more powerful while the lich wanes helplessly. At level 30, Bill might completely extinguish the lich. In order to prevent this, the lich is always trying to get Bill to commit evil acts, hoping that by tempting Bill into evil, he can take over Bill's body, instead of Bill taking over his soul. I think it's cool fluff, and makes use of current mechanics while at the same time stretching them, pushing their boundaries. In the mean time, though... guess I'll just have to make due with a Shaman or a summoning wizard with refluffed powers.</blockquote>

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