The Complete Book of Necromancers Table of Contents Advanced Dungeons & Dragons® 2nd Edition Dungeon Master® Guide Rules Supplement The Complete Book of Necromancers By Steve Kurtz Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 6: The Priest Sphere How to Use This Book New Priest Spells Necromancy and the PC 1st-Level Spells What You Will Need 2nd-Level Spells Chapter 1: Necromancers 3rd-Level Spells The Standard Necromancer 4th-Level Spells Ability Scores 5th-Level Spells Race 6th-Level Spells Experience Level Advancement 7th-Level Spells Spells Chapter 7: Allies Spell Restrictions Apprentices Magic Item Restrictions Henchmen Proficiencies Familiars file:///E|/My Music/(New Downloads)/Dungeons & Dr...lete Book Of Necromancers (htm+images)/index.html (1 of 3) [5/19/2001 8:14:57 PM] The Complete Book of Necromancers Table of Contents New Necromancer Wizard Kits Undying Minions Archetypal Necromancer Secret Societies Anatomist The Cult of Worms Deathslayer The Scabrous Society Philosopher The Cult of Pain Undead Master The Anatomical Academy Other Necromancer Kits Chapter 8: Tools of the Trade Witch Poisons and Potions Ghul Lord Magic Items New Nonweapon Proficiencies Necromantic Lore Anatomy Chapter 9: The Campaign Necrology Isle of the Necromancer Kings Netherworld Knowledge The Twin Villages of Misbahd and Jinutt Spirit Lore The Iron Spires of Ereshkigal Venom Handling The Colossus of Uruk Chapter 2: Dark Gifts The Tower of Pizentios Dual-Classed Characters Capital of the Necromancer Kings Fighter/Necromancer Uruk's Summer Palace Thief / Necromancer The Garden of Eternity Cleric/Necromancer Adventure Hooks Psionicist/Necromancer The Pirate Necromancers Wild Talents Bhakau's Return Vile Pacts and Dark Gifts The Scourge of Thasmudyan Nonhuman Necromancers Lich Hunting Humanoid Necromancers Necrophiles Drow Necromancers Dr. Ellandra Tolbert Draconic Necromancers Kazerabet(Zaribel) Githyanki Necromancers Master Pizentios Sorcerers Immortal Sarzec the Broken Undead Necromancers and Death Priests Talib the Magnificent Chapter 3: The Price Vermissa the Undying The Social Stigma Mistress Yola Punishments and Handicaps Appendix 1: Common Spells Physical Deformity for Necromancers Bodily Afflictions Appendix 2: Wizard Spells In the Insanity and Madness School of Necromancy Unholy Compulsions Appendix 3: Priest Spells In the Paid In Full Necromantic Sphere Chapter 4: The Dark Art Appendix 4: Master Index of Spell Selection for the Wizard Necromantic Priest and Wizard Spells file:///E|/My Music/(New Downloads)/Dungeons & Dr...lete Book Of Necromancers (htm+images)/index.html (2 of 3) [5/19/2001 8:14:57 PM] The Complete Book of Necromancers Table of Contents Criminal or Black Necromancy List of Tables Gray or Neutral Necromancy 1: Pregenerated Ability Scores for Benign or White Necromancy Necromancers New Wizard Spells 2: Extended Necromancer Advancement Spells, 1st-Level Spells and Level Improvements 2nd-Level Spells 3: Wild Psionic Devotions for Necromancers 3rd-Level Spells 4: Wild Psionic Sciences for Necromancers 4th-Level Spells 5: Special Powers for Necromancers 5th-Level Spells 6: Psionic Progression for Githyanki 6th-Level Spells Necromancers 7th-Level Spells 7: Assorted Physical Deformities 8th-Level Spells 8: Disease Check Modifiers 9th-Level Spells 9: Unholy Compulsions and Curses Chapter 5: Death Priests 10: Forbidden Spells of Black Necromancy Necromantic Priesthoods 11: Spirit Summoning Modifiers The God of the Dead 12: Extended Death Priest Advancement, Spells, The Goddess of Murder and Level Improvements The God of Pestilence The God of Suffering The Lord of Undead Other Priestly Resources file:///E|/My Music/(New Downloads)/Dungeons & Dr...lete Book Of Necromancers (htm+images)/index.html (3 of 3) [5/19/2001 8:14:57 PM] Introduction Introduction Previous Index Next The ruins of Ysawis were cloaked by the jungle when I rediscovered the broken city walls with my first husband, Sumulael. That was in the early years of our marriage, when my devotion to the Forbidden Arts ran strong with the careless impetuousness of youth. We had been led to the city by disgruntled spirits, in search of a legendary talisman. Even with our ghostly guides, the ruins of the vine-choked city were extensive, and the exact location of our prize eluded us. At first, when my husband and I beheld the bones of the city's former citizens, we amused ourselves by raising the moldering remains to attend us as ghastly servants, skeletal porters, and shadowy messengers. When the quest for the talisman yielded nothing immediately, we animated more of the city's dead to expand the search. Before long, our new slaves uncovered royal cemeteries where the kings and queens of Ysawis had been buried for centuries before the city's disastrous end. I remember quite vividly my delight at this discovery. With a wave of my hand, I cracked open the tombs' monolithic stone doors, while Sumulael, cackling with wicked glee, called forth the city's ancient royalty, commanding even the oldest of padishahs to stumble forth, wrapped in their worm-eaten shrouds or burial robes, from the corrupted depths of the crypts and into our eternal slavery. And while the dead gave up their age-corrupted treasures, none carried my coveted talisman. Thus Sumulael and I raised up the inhabitants of Ysawis from their crypts and tombs to serve us. We lived there like exiled royalty for many years, until my husband's insanity and revolting habits grew intolerable. I ended up killing the monster, eventually, with the help of adventurers who had discovered my secluded city in the wilderness. That is how I met my second husband, Talib. He was one of the explorers who assisted me in destroying Sumulael and helped me find my long-sought talisman. I soon came to love Talib, after a fashion. I taught him all of my hidden secrets. We were happy together in Ysawis, rebuilding the city to its former glory. But in the end, that marriage also failed, for 1 found that you cannot practice the Art when you are happy, nor advance in its study if you are content. So I left behind my beloved, to write this book in solitude and focus my mind on the difficult road ahead. Come join me on this path of knowledge and self-discovery. Let us explore the Art of Necromancy together. -Foreword to Kazerabet's Art of Necromancy Death is the final arbiter. It claims everyone, regardless of class or station, fame or notoriety, gentleness or depravity. In some cultures, death is regarded as the threshold to an elevated spiritual existence or as the doorway leading to another mortal life in a never-ending cycle of reincarnations In other societies, death is believed to be the ultimate ending of awareness, marking complete annihilation and utter oblivion. Since ancient times, scholars and priests have devoted their entire lives to studying, explaining, and revering the final chapter in human life. For some individuals, however, death has become an obsession, a source of magical power, or even an object of religious adoration. These beings are necromancers, and they are universally feared and loathed as the purveyors of unremitting evil. According to popular myth, the necromancer practices vile and forbidden arts. He is the macabre sorcerer who roots about in graveyards, searching out moldering components for his obscene spells. She is the evil priestess who calls upon restless, tormented spirits of the long-deceased, seeking their immortal arcana. In their dark and secluded lairs, the mute undead, the monstrous familiar, and the ravening fiend serve the necromancers in their ghoulish endeavors. In the literature of fantasy and horror, the necromancer is usually portrayed as the consummate villain. file:///E|/My Music/(New Downloads)/Dungeons & Dra...ook Of Necromancers (htm+images)/introduction.html (1 of 4) [5/19/2001 8:15:27 PM] Introduction Yet there is another side to the necromancer and the death priest. Consider the compassionate ghost- hunter who lays tormented undead to rest, or the dutiful priest of the Dead who helps guide spirits on their eternal voyage to the netherworld. Necromancers can also have a constructive and positive role in the campaign. This book is devoted to exploring both aspects of necromancers and death priests. We explore their varied roles as not only villains, but also as healers, mentors, and patrons. These spellcasters are among the most complex, versatile, and powerful characters available in the ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® game. This tome reveals all of their secrets and powers so that you - as the Dungeon Master (DM) - can bring these master wizards and priests to life for the players under your care. How to Use this Book The Complete Book of Necromancers has been designed for DMs who wish to create complex and memorable spellcasting foes for their unique campaigns. The book is divided into three main sections, each of which the DM may read separately, in any order. The chapters within each individual section should be taken in sequence. They contain introductory material (such as Kazerabet's foreword) which may be read to players, serve as inspiration for adventure hooks, or used in any other way which helps add a further dimension of realism to the campaign. The first four chapters are devoted to the necromancer nonplayer character (NPC). Chapter One discusses the rules for creating a basic wizard necromancer as a separate and independent sub-class, starting from the basics outlined in the Player's Handbook. It explores five new kits - the Archetype, Anatomist, Deathslayer, Philosopher, and Undead Master - each with a different role for the campaign. Chapter Two extends the powers of a necromancer by adding dual classes, psionic Wild Talents, and special powers from the patronage of dark gods. We also discuss some undead or monstrous variants of the necromancer to challenge the most powerful (or foolhardy) groups of adventurers. Chapter Three discusses some of the harsh sacrifices that necromancers must make if they wish to pursue the Forbidden Arts.