The necromancer, honestly, I didn't really want to think about the necromancer because it is a very similar class to the warlock and I don't find a difference in its functionality in the game other than to say that its power comes from different sources.
Therefore, here are my ideas for the Necromancer, ones that differentiate the warlock from him but that in turn understand that he can and at the same time not be a pure caster.
First of all, what does a Necromancer have in equipment?
If there is something we should know about the necromancer, it is that it is a class like the cultist sorcerer, which is responsible not only for killing and experimenting on living beings, but also for using their remains as armor.
For which his garments will be at most leather, using the same leather and the bones of his victims (the bone is implied to be incorporated in the same defense catalog as the leather).
Specific weapons of a necromancer are scythes because of the obvious affiliation to death such as daggers and staves.
If there is something that I want to completely differentiate the necromancer from the warlock, it is his damage type.
I think all Necromancer specializations and abilities should be procs and damage over time.
While the warlock must be direct and instant massive damage.
So with that said here are the 3 pure DPS specs of the Necromancer and their corresponding abilities.
1- Necromancer of the Necropolis.
The necromancer of the Necropolis is simply the typical necromancer that we know, his damage is focused on the summoning of several skeleton archers, zombies that tear the enemy, putrid dogs that chase the enemy and disgusting deformed beings that all they do is cause horror, terror and disgust to the opponent.
It should be understood that these invocations must be in large quantities but weak and for a short time, their damage must be cumulative and exhausting.
The logical thinking when talking about this specialization is to know that the necromancer has complete control of his brainless undead.
So to this spec I would place a type of mark or marker which the necromancer decides how to divide their groups of summons and attack their opponent.
And yes, you are thinking what I think you are thinking, this specialization is inspired by RTS, creating sub-groups of undead that are buffed when combined, thus giving rise to different combat tactics and different ways of dealing with an opponent.
Another thing that I think this necromancer should have is the sinew bomb, what is the sinew bomb?
Well, imagine a sphere that is formed with 2 jaws of a beast which opens leaving 2 free holes, from these holes come 2 tendons that what they do is anchor themselves in 2 enemies and join them where the bomb that you launched was.
Why do I think this pump is necessary? Well, for another time, having said what has been said, playing with this idea of moving troops and choosing when and how to attack, gathering weakened enemies who are fleeing so that a group of voracious dogs ends up killing them is something that every tactician should know how to do well and combine it with your units.
“The necromancer wakes from the ancient catacombs of the ancestors, howls of beasts are heard in the moonlight, the winds shiver as nature writhes, an ancestral resting place, the necropolis which every body was buried to give way to souls an eternal rest. Now it lies profaned by the hands of the Necromancer, experienced, deforming, giving life to the dead, binding that with death to the realm of life.
Between such a perverse act, the Necromancer shouts –!!!My creation will conquer everything, and I will be its lord, they will tremble for me, they will tremble because I will bring death!!!- and so the scene moves away, the gray earth now lies profane, death, the wicked approaches our eternal rest.”
2- The Ruined Necromancer.
The Ruined necromancer as I call him, is simply a being who wanders between humanity and a spirit in perpetual pain.
If the previous specialization focused on the very summoning of resurrected and perverted beings.
This one focuses exclusively on DOT.
Spells which, as they mark the character, do percentage damage and are applied and accumulated, that these break defenses and spread, miasma above all, death and slow corrosion.
As the enemy slowly dies he will attack with his spiritual chains which bind his ruined soul, hurting and immobilizing the enemy, slowing him down, rusting him, piercing his heart so that the plague and miasma arrive.
As if this were not enough, his only invocation will be the specter of dispossession, which will be in charge of stealing the life of the enemy as well as recovering that life stripped from his master and himself, a being that was born from the deep torment of the necromancer who now lies in the thread of eternal pain for their actions of old.
Also the chains of the heart of the ruined necromancer are shared with the specter of spoil, expanding its range of action and being able to communicate them, another portal which allows you to go even further without being there.
“Church bells ring and a large square is invaded by a great bonfire, the fire surrounds the square while a crowd screams.
-BURN IT!!! MONSTER!!! , DAMNED!!! , PARIA!!-
A man who looks like anyone is tied while the fire grows in the great bonfire and the father speaking with superiority and arrogance denounces the man bound in chains. – Profane is the one who does not respect the dead, profane is the one who does not follow the teaching of our Lord, perverse one who plants the seed of evil, you will be purified with fire and you will suffer in eternal hell, GOD DEMANDS THE DEATH OF ALL THOSE PERVERSE! BURN FOREVER!!!-
The man shouts between the flames blaming everyone , summoning with his breath an ultimatum , words that conjure eternal death , the crowd that wished for the death of the man is now gradually being reduced to mere bodies without blood , their souls remaining as skeletons . they are drawn to man. Chains go directly to the father to drag him into the fire that has now turned a bluish green consuming him , everyone all the screams disappear so that corpses which once were men , women , boys and girls adorn the ground , the beautiful church of colorful tiles has now turned into floating rubble with specters , the common people are now a pack of specters and the man on fire now , his bluish skin with luminous eyes like cold frost , stands up and his chains chase him , his burns are now covered in ectoplasm and will wander forever bringing ruin.”
3- The passerby.
This necromancer is very different from the other 2, unlike his counterparts, the transient necromancer is one who has merged perfectly with death and its cycle.
This necromancer has understood that death is inescapable, that it must be accepted and lived, he knows that to begin and renew, he must first die and be reborn.
Therefore, unlike his brothers, he is probably the saneest of the 3, not to say that he is a wise being, regardless of his appearance, or form, he knows that when it happens to him or to another, he will die and change, live and will die
His power, which in turn emanates from death, is not dark like his brothers, it is identified with the light at the end of the path, layers with even more greenish or white tints, but this one, when completely merging with the power, the concept and accept it knows how to use it and how to manage.
Considering this, his zero fear of death allows him to face problems directly in life, so he uses his scythe to attack, unlike what would be believed of someone with a scythe, the necromancer still does not have complete control in death. , he is only a herald who can distribute it when allowed.
Therefore, his cuts from his scythe have to mark the enemy in the first act, declare his death, inflict a certain percentage of damage, which then repeats it with a second cut.
His movement will be fast, he can go through walls, he understands physical concepts like others and deforms them in order to overcome them.
In his pure soul form he will move without being able to attack but being able to pass through things and being untargetable.
Finally, being the herald of peaceful death, it will be embodied and represented in him, appearing behind his back, the bay horseman will attack to combine with his herald the cuts of his scythes.
“A gasping breath is heard, a child is looking at the ceiling losing consciousness because bandits have looted his town and destroyed his home, he drowns in muffled tears while his life loses, a diffuse light from the door of his home appears , a hooded man is his figure, he jumps to the bandits quickly and attacks them, a rider with a bay horse surrounds the hooded man, combining slashes as if it were a dance destroys the bloody bandits who conceived this attack.
The man approaches the dying child.
The child says -Mom, Dad I don't want to leave yet, I have so many things that... -
The hooded man pulls back his hood to reveal a face of taciturn sadness, gentle and good-natured at the same time.
He tells the child – Calm down, rest, you have lived well, you were happy with your family, that is what matters, you can't see your mother or father now, but they are here hugging you-
The boy narrows his eyes and sees them approaching, cries when he sees his parents.
-I feel cold, mom, dad I want to hug them-
The mother says –Come son, everything is done, come into our arms-
The child closes his eyes for his body to leave, his spirit now embrace his family.
The man puts his hood back on, and takes a lotus flower and places it on top of the boy's body.
He walks away from the scene burying the family together, continuing on his way to comfort more souls and more people to see. ”