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	As for the 3e side, they did shit like create the Master of Shrouds, a necromancer PrC specialized in controlling ghost-type undead... which only the [[Cleric]] can access. In regards truly fixing the necromancer, the closest they probably came was with a pair of alternate classes: a Necromancer class based on the [[Diablo]] II class, in their [[Blizzard]]-sponsored D20 game "Diablo II: Diablerie", and the [[Dread Necromancer]], a [[Sorcerer\|Charisma-based spontaneous caster]] alternate class from [[Heroes of Horror]].		As for the 3e side, they did shit like create the Master of Shrouds, a necromancer PrC specialized in controlling ghost-type undead... which only the [[Cleric]] can access. In regards truly fixing the necromancer, the closest they probably came was with a pair of alternate classes: a Necromancer class based on the [[Diablo]] II class, in their [[Blizzard]]-sponsored D20 game "Diablo II: Diablerie", and the [[Dread Necromancer]], a [[Sorcerer\|Charisma-based spontaneous caster]] alternate class from [[Heroes of Horror]].

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	A '''Necromancer''' is a kind of [[magic]]-user who practices ''necromancy''(duh). "Necromancy" comes from the Greek words ''nekros'' ("dead body") and ''manteia'' ("prophecy"), and in its strictest sense, refers to the practice of communing with the spirits of the dead to learn about the future. Over the centuries since the coining of the word, its meaning has broadened to include any kind of magic relating to death and the [[undead]], and thus the necromancer's portfolio has also broadened, in part due to confusion with ''niger'', by [[/pol/\|idiots]] who don't know the difference between Latin and Greek. Necromancers in more modern works are known to reanimate dead bodies, summon ghosts, and drain life-force from the living to fuel their ceremonies (or themselves). Surprisingly, they aren't generally known for fortune-telling nowadays. This also had the side of effect of making "-mancy" a suffix for any sort of magic even when divination is not involved (pyromancy, cryomancy), similar to how "-kinesis" gets lumped on to any sort of psychic discipline.		A '''Necromancer''' is a kind of [[magic]]-user who practices ''necromancy''(duh). "Necromancy" comes from the Greek words ''nekros'' ("dead body") and ''manteia'' ("prophecy"), and in its strictest sense, refers to the practice of communing with the spirits of the dead to learn about the future. Over the centuries since the coining of the word, its meaning has broadened to include any kind of magic relating to death and the [[undead]], and thus the necromancer's portfolio has also broadened, in part due to confusion with ''niger'', by [[/pol/\|idiots]] who don't know the difference between Latin and Greek. Necromancers in more modern works are known to reanimate dead bodies, summon ghosts, and drain life-force from the living to fuel their ceremonies (or themselves). Surprisingly, they aren't generally known for fortune-telling nowadays. This also had the side of effect of making "-mancy" a suffix for any sort of magic even when divination is not involved (pyromancy, cryomancy), similar to how "-kinesis" gets lumped on to any sort of psychic discipline.

	Because death is scary, and in many cultures and religions, tinkering with life and death is reserved for the gods, necromancers are generally perceived as evil, and necromancy sometimes inherently so. A common storyline is that a person with magical talent falls in love, said beloved dies, the magic-user dabbles with necromancy to try to bring him or her back, loses sight of the goal, and before they know it, they're turning people into [[zombie]]s and hamming it up like Skeletor. Some settings are shifting to a more nuanced approach that acknowledge that necromancy, like any skill, can be used for good or evil, but the majority of necromancers are [[Neutral Evil]].		Because death is scary, and in many cultures and religions, tinkering with life and death is reserved for the gods, necromancers are generally perceived as evil, and necromancy sometimes inherently so. A common storyline is that a person with magical talent falls in love, said beloved dies, the magic-user dabbles with necromancy to try to bring him or her back, loses sight of the goal, and before they know it, they're turning people into [[zombie]]s and hamming it up like Skeletor. Some settings are shifting to a more nuanced approach that acknowledge that necromancy, like any skill, can be used for good or evil, but the majority of necromancers are [[Neutral Evil]].

	In settings where the spectrum of this school stretches pretty far, it generally tends to be that benign necromancy-related magic is referred to as "White Necromancy", with nasty undead-raising and life draining fuckery tending to be "Black Necromancy".		In settings where the spectrum of this school stretches pretty far, it generally tends to be that benign necromancy-related magic is referred to as "White Necromancy", with nasty undead-raising and life draining fuckery tending to be "Black Necromancy".
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	At level 6, Undead Thrall not only gives them Animate Dead for free, but also buffs their skill at using it; the amount of zombies & skeletons they can control with it is increased by +1, and the undead they create with this spell are tankier (+1 max HP per level of the necromancer) and fightier (add the necromancer's proficiency bonus to their weapon damage rolls).		At level 6, Undead Thrall not only gives them Animate Dead for free, but also buffs their skill at using it; the amount of zombies & skeletons they can control with it is increased by +1, and the undead they create with this spell are tankier (+1 max HP per level of the necromancer) and fightier (add the necromancer's proficiency bonus to their weapon damage rolls).

	At level 10, Inured to Undeath makes necromancers better suited to hanging around the undead, gaining Resistance to Necrotic Damage and immunity to effects that lower maximum hitpoints, both traits common to undead enemies.		At level 10, Inured to Undeath makes necromancers better suited to hanging around the undead, gaining Resistance to Necrotic Damage and immunity to effects that lower maximum hitpoints, both traits common to undead enemies.

	Finally, at level 14, they gain the mother of all necromancer traits: Command Undead. This ability, the thing that traditionally shafted necromancers in favor of death priests, lets a necromancer attempt to enslave undead creatures that it can can see within 60 feet, though smarter ones have the ability to break free eventually, so be sure to cast Feeblemind if you want to keep them and don't care about them casting spells (for example, if you'd want a demi[[lich]] minion).		Finally, at level 14, they gain the mother of all necromancer traits: Command Undead. This ability, the thing that traditionally shafted necromancers in favor of death priests, lets a necromancer attempt to enslave undead creatures that it can can see within 60 feet, though smarter ones have the ability to break free eventually, so be sure to cast Feeblemind if you want to keep them and don't care about them casting spells (for example, if you'd want a demi[[lich]] minion).

	== 13th Age ==		== 13th Age ==

	Being a D&D-alike, the fact that [[13th Age]] no overt way to actually make a necromancer was a bit of an odd note, especially when one of the major world-shaping NPCs in the setting was a literal [[Lich]]. That would change when ''13 True Ways'' released, as they made a dedicated Necromancer class, separate from both Wizards and Clerics, though they could always steal a spell or two via talents. Unique to them is not only a mandatory icon relationship with some Death-themed icon (see above about the super-powerful lich), but also the fact that Necromancers are more difficult to kill without relying on high Constitution - in fact, high Constitution actually penalizes their casting while one feat lets them instead benefit from a negative Constitution modifier.		Being a D&D-alike, the fact that [[13th Age]] no overt way to actually make a necromancer was a bit of an odd note, especially when one of the major world-shaping NPCs in the setting was a literal [[Lich]]. That would change when ''13 True Ways'' released, as they made a dedicated Necromancer class, separate from both Wizards and Clerics, though they could always steal a spell or two via talents. Unique to them is not only a mandatory icon relationship with some Death-themed icon (see above about the super-powerful lich), but also the fact that Necromancers are more difficult to kill without relying on high Constitution - in fact, high Constitution actually penalizes their casting while one feat lets them instead benefit from a negative Constitution modifier.

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	== Warhammer 40,000 ==		== Warhammer 40,000 ==
			[[Warhammer 40,000]] features necromancy but not to the extent of Warhammer fantasy with the like of Nagash. We see in the history of Mortarion, Primarch of the Death Guard on the world Barbarus, a world wreathed in poisonous fog and ruled by necromancers who practiced standard fantasy necromancy, and in the pen and paper role-play game Rogue Trader in the Koronus Bestiary, the BONE CONQUEROR a shard like creature that possess the dead, albeit standard necromancy is rarer but we do see a variant or something similar in the followers of [[Nurgle]], the servants of Papa Nurgle can be like necromancers in many ways, especially when they start breaking out the [[Zombie Plague]].
	[[Warhammer 40,000]] features necromancy but not to the extent of Warhammer fantasy with the like of Nagash. We see in the history of Mortarion, Primarch of the Death Guard on the world Barbarus, a world wreathed in poisonous fog and ruled by necromancers who practiced standard fantasy necromancy, and in the pen and paper role-play game Rogue Trader in the Koronus Bestiary, the BONE CONQUEROR a shard like creature that possess the dead, albeit standard necromancy is rarer but we do see a variant or something similar in the followers of [[Nurgle]], the servants of Papa Nurgle can be like necromancers in many ways, especially when they start breaking out the [[Zombie Plague]].

	Additionally, the way in which [[Spiritseer\|spiritseers]] are able to coax the souls of dead Eldar from the Infinity Circuits into wraithbone constructs technically makes them necromancers too, albeit of a different sort than the Nurglite kind mentioned above.		Additionally, the way in which [[Spiritseer\|spiritseers]] are able to coax the souls of dead Eldar from the Infinity Circuits into wraithbone constructs technically makes them necromancers too, albeit of a different sort than the Nurglite kind mentioned above.

	== Warhammer Fantasy ==		== Warhammer Fantasy ==

	[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'s [[magic]] system features the Lore of Death as one of the eight standard schools of magic. Its practitioners tend to be a little gloomier than most, but the forces of Order are plenty willing to make use of them so long as they kill enemies. There are also regular necromancers. Long ago, in the land of <s>Egypt</s> Khemri, there were a bunch of mage-priests who practiced a kind of magic in their rituals to honor the dead. But a mage-priest named [[Nagash]] fucked all that up, turning their entire country into undead, and trying to take over the world. Now there are two variants of necromancy, the uncorrupted kind practiced by the Khemrian [[Tomb Kings]], and the regular kind used by necromancers and [[Vampire Counts]].		[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'s [[magic]] system features the Lore of Death as one of the eight standard schools of magic. Its practitioners tend to be a little gloomier than most, but the forces of Order are plenty willing to make use of them so long as they kill enemies. There are also regular necromancers. Long ago, in the land of <s>Egypt</s> Khemri, there were a bunch of mage-priests who practiced a kind of magic in their rituals to honor the dead. But a mage-priest named [[Nagash]] fucked all that up, turning their entire country into undead, and trying to take over the world. Now there are two variants of necromancy, the uncorrupted kind practiced by the Khemrian [[Tomb Kings]], and the regular kind used by necromancers and [[Vampire Counts]].

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	== Exalted ==		== Exalted ==
			As far as magic in Exalted goes, spells are more rare, and usually more niche, then the omnipresent charms that spirits and Exalted use. Nevertheless, sorcery is an intrinsic part of Creation (and Yu-Shan, and Malfeas), seared into its firmament by the Primordials. In [[Exalted]], however, necromancy is not merely a school of sorcery. Necromancy is not sorcery at all. When the Primordials died and became the Neverborn, they made the Underworld, and that new world was governed by a new type of magic. That was Necromancy, the dark mirror to sorcery.

	~~As far as magic in~~ Exalted ~~goes~~, spells ~~are more rare~~, and ~~usually~~ more ~~niche, then~~ the ~~omnipresent charms~~ that ~~spirits~~ and Exalted ~~use. Nevertheless, sorcery is an intrinsic part~~ of ~~Creation (and Yu~~-~~Shan,~~ and ~~Malfeas)~~, ~~seared into its firmament by~~ the ~~Primordials. In~~ [[~~Exalted~~]], ~~however~~, ~~necromancy is not merely a school of sorcery. Necromancy is not sorcery at all. When~~ the ~~Primordials died and became~~ the ~~Neverborn~~, ~~they made~~ the ~~Underworld, and~~ that ~~new world was governed by a new type of magic. That was Necromancy,~~ the ~~dark mirror to sorcery~~.		The Neverborn are the strongest contender for Exalted's [[BBEG]], and despite Exalted's amoral themes and scarcity of powers that are necessarily evil or good, you have to go through the Black Treatise with a fine tooth comb to pick out the spells that don't poison the world, cause indiscriminate harm or show excessive cruelty - and most of what's left are attack spells. This is more true the deeper you go into the circles of Necromancy. Part of why that is might be the art's historical innovators. Mortals and most Exalted can only access the first circle of Necromancy - most Dragonblooded and spirits can't learn it at all. In the First Age, the [[Dark Eldar\|increasingly decadent and insane Solars]] led Necromantic research. In the Second Age, the present day of the setting, the chief innovators are the Neverborns' own slaves, who are the only ones that can access the Void circle.

	The Neverborn are the strongest contender for Exalted's [[BBEG]], and despite Exalted's amoral themes and scarcity of powers that are necessarily evil or good, you have to go through the Black Treatise with a fine tooth comb to pick out the spells that don't poison the world, cause indiscriminate harm or show excessive cruelty - and most of what's left are attack spells. This is more true the deeper you go into the circles of Necromancy. Part of why that is might be the art's historical innovators. Mortals and most Exalted can only access the first circle of Necromancy - most Dragonblooded and spirits can't learn it at all. In the First Age, the [[Dark Eldar\|increasingly decadent and insane Solars]] led Necromantic research. In the Second Age, the present day of the setting, the chief innovators are the Neverborns' own slaves, who are the only ones that can access the Void circle.		It might come as no surprise, after reading all that, the Necromancy is not a popular choice for Exalted players, or at least those not playing loyalist Abyssals out to murder Creation. In addition to its unsavory nature, a lot of Necromantic spells just don't do anything ''useful''. Many of its spells amount to useless manipulation of, or pointless cruelty against, ghosts (which in Exalted are meager foes, who can't learn spells, excellencies, or combat charms). One spell lets you change what a ghost looks like, another lets them (not you, them) see their fetters, a third teaches them to play the drums, and a fourth bakes them a delicious meal. [[Derp\|These are real spells]]. A lot of the spells that are useful only work in the Underworld, where the living cannot regain Essence. Nevertheless, the Black Treatise had barely hit shelves when Exalted fans started compiling abridged lists of the useful spells, and those who are fighting against the Neverborn and their slaves could do a lot worse than learn Necromancy.

	It might come as no surprise, after reading all that, the Necromancy is not a popular choice for Exalted players, or at least those not playing loyalist Abyssals out to murder Creation. In addition to its unsavory nature, a lot of Necromantic spells just don't do anything ''useful''. Many of its spells amount to useless manipulation of, or pointless cruelty against, ghosts (which in Exalted are meager foes, who can't learn spells, excellencies, or combat charms). One spell lets you change what a ghost looks like, another lets them (not you, them) see their fetters, a third teaches them to play the drums, and a fourth bakes them a delicious meal. [[Derp\|These are real spells]]. A lot of the spells that are useful only work in the Underworld, where the living cannot regain Essence. Nevertheless, the Black Treatise had barely hit shelves when Exalted fans started compiling abridged lists of the useful spells, and those who are fighting against the Neverborn and their slaves could do a lot worse than learn Necromancy.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

	* [[Lich]], what happens when a necromancer becomes one of the [[undead]].		* [[Lich]], what happens when a necromancer becomes one of the [[undead]].
	* [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Necroing Necroing], the term used for bringing back a long dead forum thread or discussion		* [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Necroing Necroing], the term used for bringing back a long dead forum thread or discussion

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	Finally, at level 14, they gain the mother of all necromancer traits: Command Undead. This ability, the thing that traditionally shafted necromancers in favor of death priests, lets a necromancer attempt to enslave undead creatures that it can can see within 60 feet, though smarter ones have the ability to break free eventually, so be sure to cast Feeblemind if you want to keep them and don't care about them casting spells (for example, if you'd want a demi[[lich]] minion).		Finally, at level 14, they gain the mother of all necromancer traits: Command Undead. This ability, the thing that traditionally shafted necromancers in favor of death priests, lets a necromancer attempt to enslave undead creatures that it can can see within 60 feet, though smarter ones have the ability to break free eventually, so be sure to cast Feeblemind if you want to keep them and don't care about them casting spells (for example, if you'd want a demi[[lich]] minion).

			== 13th Age ==

			Being a D&D-alike, the fact that [[13th Age]] no overt way to actually make a necromancer was a bit of an odd note, especially when one of the major world-shaping NPCs in the setting was a literal [[Lich]]. That would change when ''13 True Ways'' released, as they made a dedicated Necromancer class, separate from both Wizards and Clerics, though they could always steal a spell or two via talents. Unique to them is not only a mandatory icon relationship with some Death-themed icon (see above about the super-powerful lich), but also the fact that Necromancers are more difficult to kill without relying on high Constitution - in fact, high Constitution actually penalizes their casting while one feat lets them instead benefit from a negative Constitution modifier.

			Their talents manage to reinforce their icon ties or supplement their spellcasting powers. On the former, they have one talent that lets them turn icon relationship results into complications for the sake of extra spells as well as another that lets them spin their rolls as channeling the spirits of the dead. For the latter, they can take one talent to count as undead for whenever it benefits them as well as making them even harder to kill, getting a pet like the [[Ranger]], and the most BBEG thing ever, ''wasting an entire turn to cackle like a madman so they can cast a stronger spell''.

	== Warhammer 40,000 ==		== Warhammer 40,000 ==

	[[Warhammer 40,000]] features necromancy but not to the extent of Warhammer fantasy with the like of Nagash. We see in the history of Mortarion, Primarch of the Death Guard on the world Barbarus, a world wreathed in poisonous fog and ruled by necromancers who ~~practised~~ standard fantasy necromancy, and in the pen and paper role-play game Rogue Trader in the Koronus Bestiary, the BONE CONQUEROR a shard like creature that possess the dead, albeit standard necromancy is rarer but we do see a variant or something similar in the followers of [[Nurgle]], the servants of Papa Nurgle can be like necromancers in many ways, especially when they start breaking out the [[Zombie Plague]]. Additionally, the way in which [[Spiritseer\|spiritseers]] are able to coax the souls of dead Eldar from the Infinity Circuits into wraithbone constructs technically makes them necromancers too, albeit of a different sort than the Nurglite kind mentioned above.		[[Warhammer 40,000]] features necromancy but not to the extent of Warhammer fantasy with the like of Nagash. We see in the history of Mortarion, Primarch of the Death Guard on the world Barbarus, a world wreathed in poisonous fog and ruled by necromancers who practiced standard fantasy necromancy, and in the pen and paper role-play game Rogue Trader in the Koronus Bestiary, the BONE CONQUEROR a shard like creature that possess the dead, albeit standard necromancy is rarer but we do see a variant or something similar in the followers of [[Nurgle]], the servants of Papa Nurgle can be like necromancers in many ways, especially when they start breaking out the [[Zombie Plague]].

			Additionally, the way in which [[Spiritseer\|spiritseers]] are able to coax the souls of dead Eldar from the Infinity Circuits into wraithbone constructs technically makes them necromancers too, albeit of a different sort than the Nurglite kind mentioned above.

	== Warhammer Fantasy ==		== Warhammer Fantasy ==

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	3rd edition attempted to bolster the arcane necromancer through the use of [[prestige classes]], like the "True Necromancer" (which required [[Mystic Theurge\|multiclassing as a wizard and a cleric]]) and the "Pale Master". [[White Wolf]], you'll be un-shocked to hear, went all-in with [[Relics & Rituals]]'s Crypt Lord and that whole [[Hollowfaust]] booklet. Results were... kind of mixed.		3rd edition attempted to bolster the arcane necromancer through the use of [[prestige classes]], like the "True Necromancer" (which required [[Mystic Theurge\|multiclassing as a wizard and a cleric]]) and the "Pale Master". [[White Wolf]], you'll be un-shocked to hear, went all-in with [[Relics & Rituals]]'s Crypt Lord and that whole [[Hollowfaust]] booklet. Results were... kind of mixed.

	~~Especially since~~ they did shit like create the Master of Shrouds, a necromancer PrC specialized in controlling ghost-type undead... which only the [[Cleric]] can access. In regards truly fixing the necromancer, the closest they probably came was with a pair of alternate classes: a Necromancer class based on the [[Diablo]] II class, in their [[Blizzard]]-sponsored D20 game "Diablo II: Diablerie", and the [[Dread Necromancer]], a [[Sorcerer\|Charisma-based spontaneous caster]] alternate class from [[Heroes of Horror]].		As for the 3e side, they did shit like create the Master of Shrouds, a necromancer PrC specialized in controlling ghost-type undead... which only the [[Cleric]] can access. In regards truly fixing the necromancer, the closest they probably came was with a pair of alternate classes: a Necromancer class based on the [[Diablo]] II class, in their [[Blizzard]]-sponsored D20 game "Diablo II: Diablerie", and the [[Dread Necromancer]], a [[Sorcerer\|Charisma-based spontaneous caster]] alternate class from [[Heroes of Horror]].

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	In [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2e, the [[Complete Book Series\|Complete Book of Necromancers]] introduced necromancy-specific [[kits]], with perhaps the one kit that could dethrone a cleric for title of "the best necromancer" being the Undead Master, who could cast Enchantment spells and [[Turn Undead\|Command Undead and Extraplanar Beings]] like a cleric.		In [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2e, the [[Complete Book Series\|Complete Book of Necromancers]] introduced necromancy-specific [[kits]], with perhaps the one kit that could dethrone a cleric for title of "the best necromancer" being the Undead Master, who could cast Enchantment spells and [[Turn Undead\|Command Undead and Extraplanar Beings]] like a cleric. Assuming you could even find that book. But we'll spare you that rant, here.

	In [[Dark Sun]], necromancers were introduced in "[[Defiler]]s & [[Preserver]]s: The Wizards of Athas", a [[splatbook]] that... well, you can guess from the title. On Athas, the normal route of the specialist wizard has vanished; there, the title of necromancer applies less to a wizard who focuses on necromancy spells (although they are still good at those) and more on a wizard who has learned to use [[Shadowfell\|The Grey]] as a power source, similarly to [[Cerulean Storm\|Cerulean Wizards]] and [[Shadow Magic\|Shadow Wizards]]. Ironically, this means that necromancers are technically the ''least evil'' wizards running around on Athas, since their spellcasting does no damage to the planet. Most are either obsessed with seeking out ancient lore, or else want to become immortal.		In [[Dark Sun]], necromancers were introduced in "[[Defiler]]s & [[Preserver]]s: The Wizards of Athas", a [[splatbook]] that... well, you can guess from the title. On Athas, the normal route of the specialist wizard has vanished; there, the title of necromancer applies less to a wizard who focuses on necromancy spells (although they are still good at those) and more on a wizard who has learned to use [[Shadowfell\|The Grey]] as a power source, similarly to [[Cerulean Storm\|Cerulean Wizards]] and [[Shadow Magic\|Shadow Wizards]]. Ironically, this means that necromancers are technically the ''least evil'' wizards running around on Athas, since their spellcasting does no damage to the planet. Most are either obsessed with seeking out ancient lore, or else want to become immortal.

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	A '''Necromancer''' is a kind of [[magic]]-user who practices ''necromancy''(duh). "Necromancy" comes from the Greek words ''nekros'' ("dead body") and ''manteia'' ("prophecy"), and in its strictest sense, refers to the practice of communing with the spirits of the dead to learn about the future. Over the centuries since the coining of the word, its meaning has broadened to include any kind of magic relating to death and the [[undead]], and thus the necromancer's portfolio has also broadened, in part due to confusion with ~~nigromancy (literally "black magic")~~. Necromancers in more modern works are known to reanimate dead bodies, summon ghosts, and drain life-force from the living to fuel their ceremonies (or themselves). Surprisingly, they aren't generally known for fortune-telling nowadays. This also had the side of effect of making "-mancy" a suffix for any sort of magic even when divination is not involved (pyromancy, cryomancy), similar to how "-kinesis" gets lumped on to any sort of psychic discipline.		A '''Necromancer''' is a kind of [[magic]]-user who practices ''necromancy''(duh). "Necromancy" comes from the Greek words ''nekros'' ("dead body") and ''manteia'' ("prophecy"), and in its strictest sense, refers to the practice of communing with the spirits of the dead to learn about the future. Over the centuries since the coining of the word, its meaning has broadened to include any kind of magic relating to death and the [[undead]], and thus the necromancer's portfolio has also broadened, in part due to confusion with ''niger'', by [[/pol/\|idiots]] who don't know the difference between Latin and Greek. Necromancers in more modern works are known to reanimate dead bodies, summon ghosts, and drain life-force from the living to fuel their ceremonies (or themselves). Surprisingly, they aren't generally known for fortune-telling nowadays. This also had the side of effect of making "-mancy" a suffix for any sort of magic even when divination is not involved (pyromancy, cryomancy), similar to how "-kinesis" gets lumped on to any sort of psychic discipline.

	Because death is scary, and in many cultures and religions, tinkering with life and death is reserved for the gods, necromancers are generally perceived as evil, and necromancy sometimes inherently so. A common storyline is that a person with magical talent falls in love, said beloved dies, the magic-user dabbles with necromancy to try to bring him or her back, loses sight of the goal, and before they know it, they're turning people into [[zombie]]s and hamming it up like Skeletor. Some settings are shifting to a more nuanced approach that acknowledge that necromancy, like any skill, can be used for good or evil, but the majority of necromancers are [[Neutral Evil]].		Because death is scary, and in many cultures and religions, tinkering with life and death is reserved for the gods, necromancers are generally perceived as evil, and necromancy sometimes inherently so. A common storyline is that a person with magical talent falls in love, said beloved dies, the magic-user dabbles with necromancy to try to bring him or her back, loses sight of the goal, and before they know it, they're turning people into [[zombie]]s and hamming it up like Skeletor. Some settings are shifting to a more nuanced approach that acknowledge that necromancy, like any skill, can be used for good or evil, but the majority of necromancers are [[Neutral Evil]].

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