#necromancer class

[dungeonmalcontent]

I talked ages ago about making a 5e necromancer class. So I did. It took... waaaay too long. And I do not have a good excuse as to why.

But I have things to share. Namely. I have a preview for the whole class. The whole class. All of it. Plus the theorems (spells). Free. Right below the cut (or you can follow this link).

But first, a notice. This may be all the "content" of the class, but I do plan on adding extra ritz to it. I want to add two appendices, both of which help organize and clarify elements of the class. I also want to add full art and do a theme redesign to match the necromancy vibe (instead of my general arcana theme I put on docs). I'm also going to do bigger edits and make sure everything is better polished and more readable. That version of the doc will be on GMsGuild and cost money (but I wouldn't charge money if the QoL changes weren't worth it). I want that available by Halloween. If you want to help speed things up, I have a review sheet here.

As far as other things to note: This is heavily influenced by the Locked Tomb books. That's where I drew a lot of ability themes and the name for "theorems". A lot of the subclass features are based off of characters in those books as well, see if you can figure out which (it's a little obvious).

Enjoy.

[technoturian]

Okay, it takes twice as many pictures to get the right shot when half of them have a line of smoke running across her face, but I don’t even care. Look at this fancy-lookin’ necromancer noblewoman.

Side note, the Feathered Headpiece was made for this hairstyle.

[dungeonmalcontent]

Im curious what my overlap is here, because I've just realized I may be making something no one wants (except maybe me).

So I want a demographics check.

Have you read/played The Locked Tomb and the D&D?

have read the locked tomb, have not played d&d

have read the locked tomb and have played d&d

have played d&d, have not read the locked tomb

I've dabbled in one or both but nothing serious

Voting ended onJul 1, 2024

If you answer the poll please reblog. Seriously if you have the time to answer the poll you have the time to quick reblog. I honestly have no clue what the demographic overlap is here and I want to know.

I guess this is my way of publicly announcing that I'm making a dedicated 5e necromancer class heavily inspired by the book series The Locked Tomb. More details on the class later (or sooner if you are in the 5e homebrew community).

I am not making a cavalier class or subclass because that already literally exists in 5e.

[dungeonmalcontent]

After taking a few days off (which feels wrong but was incredibly necessary) I've started to work on my necromancy doc again. I'm trying to really goth it up; you know, make it dark and add skulls and such. And I already have a placeholder cover page title (which would also be an H1 and probably H2) font, but the more I look at it the scrunglier it feels.

So I think I'm going to do a poll later today to get a feel for how people react to some of my options.

[dungeonmalcontent]

I'm still working on beautifying the necromancer doc, but I've come to a difficult decision.

Initially I wanted this to be a full art document. But I started and I remembered just how much I actually hate sourcing stock art. It's a pain to navigate sources, licensing rights, attribution (as far as it pertains to DMsGuild rules), and figuring out a method of formatting art on the page that looks nice and has a unified style.

As it is, sourcing and implementing art assets is not something I want to do at the moment unless it is a driving factor in interest for the class. So...

Should I make the necromancer doc full art?

Yes

No

Other (notes)

Voting ended onSep 13, 2024

To be clear, the doc is still getting a full style revamp, additional player resources, further editing and revision, cover art, etc. This is just about putting art on every or every other page inside the doc.

[technoturian]

Guild Wars 2 Fashion Week Day 3 - Asha Sangrave

#5 in my countdown of characters I’ve played the most is my Noblewoman Necromancer, Asha.

Armor Headpiece: Diviner Helm ( Crushed Bone, Gold, Crushed Bone ) Shoulders: Magician Mantle ( Crushed Bone, Crushed Bone, Crushed Bone ) Chest: Student Coat ( Antique Gold, Lemon Zest, Crushed Bone ) Gloves: Diviner Gloves ( Gold ) Leggings: Heritage Pants ( Crushed Bone, Gold, Antique Gold ) Boots: Heritage Shoes ( Crushed Bone )

Backpiece: Daydreamer's Wings

Weapons Imryldyeen, Stygian Axe & Mountaincall Warhorn