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Help with specific True Necromancer (CL16) needed
« on: May 05, 2011, 08:13:49 AM »
I would like to build a fairly powerful NPC for my 3.5 Eberron campaing.
Something along the lines of half-dragon elf lich cleric 3/wizard 3/true necromancer 10  :D

Any tips on some good feat/spells/gear combination that would play well with this... uhm... lich queen? ;)

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Re: Help with specific True Necromancer (CL16) needed
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2011, 09:48:16 AM »
She's going to have the Lich template AND true necromancer? :o

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Re: Help with specific True Necromancer (CL16) needed
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2011, 10:33:26 AM »
They should meet her somewhere around level 17-18.

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Re: Help with specific True Necromancer (CL16) needed
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2011, 11:38:18 AM »
Recomendations?  Go with Mystic Theruge instead.  Having another level of spells on both sides is better than a Desecrate aura.
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Re: Help with specific True Necromancer (CL16) needed
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2011, 12:20:05 PM »
Recomendations?  Go with Mystic Theruge instead.  Having another level of spells on both sides is better than a Desecrate aura.

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Top Ten Reasons True Necromancers Are Bad

1. At 14th level, you are five caster levels behind in both classes2. You have to take the Death Domain as a Necromancer Cleric, which is a waste of a Domain Slot when you are trying to be good at Necromancy.
3. In the early levels, you postpone your access to Animate Dead by 4 levels.
4.5. The only unique ability of the True Necromancer class is unimpressive. Desecrate6. True Necromancers eventuallypenalty7.8. As a True Necromancer you have all the disadvantages of both a Cleric (the gods can take away all your spellcasting at any time), and a Wizard (you have Arcane Spell Failure, preventing you from wearing good armor). Also, your BAB and HPs stink when compared to a Cleric.
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Re: Help with specific True Necromancer (CL16) needed
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2011, 05:21:44 AM »
Since you're the DM, just ad-hoc a -4 penalty to CR for using the shittiest dual-progression class ever printed, bump it to 20th (or higher) level, and then call it even.