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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ashrym" data-source="post: 7806751" data-attributes="member: 6750235"> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">step 1 -- Stop introducing yourself as a necromancer with any related title along the lines of "master of death" or "lord of damned souls". </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">step 2 -- Stop using that skull associated anything as a spell focus.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">step 3 -- Purchase spell books that are made of paper instead of human skin.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">step 4 -- Refer to step 3 and apply that to clothing and any other personal items.</li> </ul>It's a bit tongue-in-cheek but how the character is portrayed affects how the character is perceived.  A lawful good necromancer wearing white robes and casting gentle repose rituals instead animating the dead loved ones of the village is going to be perceived differently, especially if introduced as a mage or wizard instead of specifically pointing out being a necromancer.  It's not like the people can tell by looking.  ;-)I used to play a white robed necromancer in second edition.  I took spells like empathic transfer and Sybul's synostodweomer.  He was a wizard healer.  Portrayal is important.Command undead can be used like turn undead, and inured to undeath can be used to combat undead.  Spells like life transference, gentle repose, or astral projection don't exactly scream evil.  Others like cause fear, bestow curse, blindness/deafness, eyebite, or false life don't necessarily seem evil either unless portrayed that way.A person doesn't need to animate dead or create undead at all to be a necromancer.  This is where one of the 5e mechanics can interfere with the concept because undead thralls becomes useless if the character doesn't animate dead.  Change the name of the spell to "lasting punishment" and tell people you don't like doing it but it's required to complete sentencing on long term criminals until they pay their debt to society.  Then only use it as punishment for those who really deserve it.And if you don't want to deal with all that, just take the charlatan background for the false identity. ;-)</blockquote>

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