Necromancy
The Necromancy school of magic focuses on calling upon the unsavory power of death itself. It also influences how much bonus damage you can inflict with a pain branded weapon. Characters under the influence of the Necromutation spell (itself of the Necromancy school) receive a bonus to the power of Necromancy spells, as do mummies upon reaching levels 13 and 26.
The most obvious use for Necromancy is the creation of derived undead allies, though there are also several offensive and defensive spell options. It contains a very diverse spell set, and is quite a useful school of magic to study.
Using Necromancy has more consequences than other magical schools, however, as certain high level Necromancy spells have side effects for the caster beyond the usual chance of miscasts. Necromancy is also considered unholy, and the good-aligned gods punish its use severely.
Contents
Aptitudes
| At | Ba | Co | DE | Dg | Ds | Dj | Dr | Fe | Fo | Gr | Gn | Hu | Ko | Mf | Mi | MD | Mu | Na | Op | On | Po | Re | Sp | Te | Tr | VS |
| -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Spells
| Icon | Name | Schools | Level | Power cap |
Range | Noise | Flags | Books |
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Level 1 | ||||||||
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Kiss of Death | Conjuration/Necromancy | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | Dir or target, Needs tracer, Not self | Book of Touch |
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Soul Splinter | Necromancy | 1 | 25 | 5 | 1 | Will check, Dir or target, Needs tracer, Not self | Book of Necromancy Book of Unlife |
Level 2 | ||||||||
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Grave Claw | Necromancy | 2 | 50 | 4 | 2 | Not self, Target | Book of the Grave Book of Necromancy |
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Sublimation of Blood | Necromancy | 2 | 100 | 2 | Utility | Book of Blood Book of Maladies | |
Level 3 | ||||||||
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Fugue of the Fallen | Necromancy | 3 | 100 | 8 | Selfench | Book of Battle Book of Dreams | |
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Vampiric Draining | Necromancy | 3 | 100 | 1 | 3 | Dir or target, Not self | Book of Duality Book of Necromancy |
Level 4 | ||||||||
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Anguish | Hexes/Necromancy | 4 | 200 | 8 | 4 | Will check, Area | Book of Dreams Book of Hexes |
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Animate Dead | Necromancy | 4 | 100 | 4 | Helpful, No ghost, Utility | Book of Death Book of the Grave | |
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Cigotuvi's Putrefaction | Air/Necromancy | 4 | 100 | 5 | 4 | Target, Unclean | Book of Debilitation Book of Decay |
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Dispel Undead | Necromancy | 4 | 100 | 1 | 4 | Dir or target, Needs tracer | Book of Decay Book of Touch |
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Martyr's Knell | Necromancy/Summoning | 4 | 100 | 4 | Book of Decay Book of Unlife | ||
Level 5 | ||||||||
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Borgnjor's Vile Clutch | Earth/Necromancy | 5 | 200 | 6 | 5 | Dir or target, Needs tracer, Not self | Book of the Grave Great Wizards, Vol. II |
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Curse of Agony | Necromancy | 5 | 100 | 3 | 5 | Will check, Dir or target, Needs tracer, Not self | Book of Maladies Book of the Senses |
Level 6 | ||||||||
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Death Channel | Necromancy | 6 | 200 | 6 | Helpful, Selfench, Utility | Book of Unlife Book of Wicked Creation | |
Level 7 | ||||||||
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Haunt | Necromancy/Summoning | 7 | 200 | 8 | 7 | Mons abjure, Not self, Target | Book of Death Necronomicon |
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Rimeblight | Ice/Necromancy | 7 | 200 | 5 | 7 | Destructive, Dir or target, Not self, Unclean | Book of Maladies Book of Wicked Creation |
Level 8 | ||||||||
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Borgnjor's Revivification | Necromancy | 8 | 200 | 8 | Utility | Necronomicon | |
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Infestation | Necromancy | 8 | 200 | 8 | 8 | Target, Unclean | Book of Death |
Level 9 | ||||||||
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Death's Door | Necromancy | 9 | 200 | 9 | No ghost, Utility | Necronomicon | |
Sources
- Main Texts
- Book of Death: Animate Dead, Haunt, Infestation
- Book of Decay: Cigotuvi's Putrefaction, Dispel Undead, Martyr's Knell
- Book of Necromancy: Soul Splinter, Grave Claw, Vampiric Draining
- Script error
- Book of Unlife: Soul Splinter, Martyr's Knell, Death Channel
- Necronomicon: Haunt, Borgnjor's Revivification, Death's Door
- Other Texts
- Book of Battle: Fugue of the Fallen
- Book of Blood: Sublimation of Blood
- Book of Debilitation: Cigotuvi's Putrefaction
- Book of Dreams: Fugue of the Fallen, Anguish
- Book of Duality: Vampiric Draining
- Book of the Grave: Grave Claw, Animate Dead, Borgnjor's Vile Clutch
- Great Wizards, Vol. II: Borgnjor's Vile Clutch
- Book of Hexes: Anguish
- Book of Maladies: Sublimation of Blood, Curse of Agony, Rimeblight
- Book of the Senses: Curse of Agony
- Book of Touch: Kiss of Death, Dispel Undead
- Book of Wicked Creation: Death Channel, Rimeblight
Undead Creation (0.29)
While the corpses already lying on the ground are useless, certain undead-creating spells will destroy corpses when they take effect. Only one of these effects may apply per monster (in order of priority):[1]
However, all four effects will stack with Death Channel[2], meaning you can create up to 2 derived undead per enemy, or possibly more in the case of Simulacrum.
Corpse Rot also works with any of the above spells. A monster's Bind Souls instead overrides all four of the player corpse-based effects. Yredelemnul negates all Necromancy except for Infestation (but including Death Channel).
See Also
History
- 0.29 Necromancy reworked to remove functional corpses. Added Necrotise, removed Animate Skeleton, Excruciating Wounds, and Pain from players.
- 0.28 Added Anguish.
- 0.25 To focus more on melee support, removed Regeneration (leaving Vampiric Draining to regain health) and Bolt of Draining. Reduced range of Dispel Undead and Agony to 1. Corpse Rot clouds surround the caster instead of the corpses.
- Prior to 0.24, Fedhas forbid use of Necromancy, as it disturbed the natural cycle of corpses.
References
- ↑ mon-death.cc:1458 (0.29.0)
- ↑ mon-death.cc:2484 (0.29.0)
| Skills | |
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| Weapons | Short Blades • Long Blades • Ranged Weapons
Axes • Maces & Flails • Polearms • Staves • Unarmed Combat • Throwing |
| Physical | Fighting • Armour • Dodging • Stealth • Shields |
| Magical | Spellcasting • Invocations • Evocations • Shapeshifting |
| Spell Schools | Air • Alchemy • Conjurations • Earth • Fire • Forgecraft • Hexes • Ice • Necromancy • Summoning • Translocations |
