Classes of the necromancer archetype focus on death, undeath, and necromancy, and often include becoming undead.
Necromancer Variant Classes[edit]
Classes which are variants of the Necromancer archetype.
Name |
Summary |
Spellcasting
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Death Dealer |
Life is so overrated...why not cause more death to flourish
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full
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Death Monarch |
A spellcaster able to draw power from the shadowfell, using this dark energy as a weapon, a refuge and to exert control over dead creatures.
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half
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Deathslinger |
A mercenary for the grave to ensure that no one escapes when death comes knocking
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half
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Ghost Caller |
Support your allies, become a ghost
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Necromancer, 3rd Variant |
A master of life and death can be a wonderful companion or a terrible enemy
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full
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Necromancer (True Villains) |
Some call them glorified graverobbers, some fear them, and others despise them. The Necromancer raises undead minions for use on the battlefield.
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half
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Night Blood |
A Night Blood is a vampire cousin: fewer weaknesses at the tradeoff of being less powerful.
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half
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Necromancer Mashup Classes[edit]
Classes which are mashups partly inspired by the Necromancer archetype.
Name |
Summary |
Spellcasting
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Bone Collector |
Memory of the party, connections to past encounters, takes on the big bad, animates skeletons.
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full
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Death's Incarnate |
Beings beyond reasoning of normal people, that embrace Death as their life, goal and means of justice.
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Death's Servant |
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full
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Death Knight, 2nd Variant |
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half
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User:Gamerkasper |
A Humanoid monster with powerful Natural weapons that have plenty of power, and utility. Very helpful especially when you need to sate a diet that consists of human flesh.
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People capable of controlling darkness and summoning the shadows of the dead.
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half
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Ghost Caller |
Support your allies, become a ghost
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Ghoul, Variant |
A Humanoid monster with powerful Natural weapons that have plenty of power, and utility. Very helpful especially when you need to sate a diet that consists of human flesh.
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Lich, 3rd Variant |
Even death cannot stop you now, explore the new possibilities given to you in undeath.
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full
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Lich, 4th Variant |
Even death cannot stop you now, explore the new possibilities given to you in undeath.
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full
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Lich, Variant |
Even death cannot stop you now, explore the new possibilities given to you in undeath.
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full
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Lich |
A spellcasting warrior that's hard to put down but must power their phylactery.
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half
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Tager |
A person who has inextricably bonded themself with a being from the Far Realm, gaining a shifted form in the process.
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Vampire, 2nd Variant |
You were once alive, but now this blessed curse rules your life.
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half
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Vampire, Stone Mask Variant |
A normal creature, twisted by an artifact of great power.
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Vampire, Variant |
Once living, you now find your life a constant fight against the gnawing hunger inside of you.
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Vampyre |
You are a night walker. One who glides through oceans of blood. Beyond human. A monster whose power radiates with a darkness. One that casts a shadow on darkness itself.
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Vampyre Knight |
You are one of the last descendants of old these Vampyre's use their blood to empower them selves and show true fear.
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half
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Incomplete Necromancer Classes[edit]
Incomplete Classes which are variants of the Necromancer archetype or which are mashups inspired by the Necromancer archetype.
Name |
Summary |
Spellcasting
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Athcana Lich |
Even death cannot stop you now, explore the new possibilities given to you in undeath.
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full
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Battle Mage |
As a battle mage, you gain the following class features.
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full
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Child of the Darkness |
you gain the following features.
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Cultivator |
A more caster-oriented variant of the monk inspired by Chinese mythology of gathering the energy from the souls of the dead through rite
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Dark Necromancer |
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Death Dealer 2nd Variant |
A master of life and death can be a wonderful companion or a terrible enemy
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full
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Death Knight, 3rd Variant |
A dark avenger who once served an undead lord and now uses its power to fight back against their former masters
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Death Knight, 4th Variant |
Ever wanted to play a Warcraft style Death Knight in 5E? I have amalgamated the previous versions into this more vanilla variant.
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half
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Death Knight |
Ever wanted to play a Warcraft style Death Knight in 5E? I have amalgamated the previous versions into this more vanilla variant.
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half
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Death Magus, variant |
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full
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Death Magus |
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full
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Health Mage |
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Hero of Shield |
Nem sei mano
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full
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Information Mage |
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full
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Lich, 2nd Variant |
Even death cannot stop you now, explore the new possibilities given to you in undeath.
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full
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Musican of the Lake of Fire |
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Necromancer, 2nd Variant |
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full
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Necromancer, Variable |
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full
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Necromancer, Variant |
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full
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Nekomancer |
here
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full
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Pure Necromancer |
A dedicated summoner of undead.
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full
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Raider |
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Slugslinger |
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half
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Slugterra |
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The Defect |
The Defect practices ancient forms of combat, allowing the manipulation of raw magical energy in the form of Orbs.
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third
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The Silent (Slay the Spire Class) |
A deadly group of hunters and huntresses from the foglands.
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Vampire, 3rd Variant |
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Vampire, 4th Variant |
A fearsome creature whose strengths lie in shadows
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half
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Vampire, 5th Variant |
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full
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Vampire, 6th Variant |
You were once alive, but now this blessed curse rules your life.
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half
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Vampire, Seraph 2nd Variant |
Vampiric things
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Vampire, Seraph Variant |
Extremely Powerful, dangerous people, with a strange thirst for blood.
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Vampire |
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Vampire (Strains) |
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Vampire Assassin |
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Vampire Assassin Variant |
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Vampire Lord, Variant |
Ancient Vampires of great power and influence.
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Vampire Lord |
Ancient Vampires of great power and influence.
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Vampyr |
A Pure-blooded vampire who's heart still beats.
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half
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Wastelander |
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Wendigo |
The Wendigo is seen as the embodiment of gluttony, greed, and excess: never satisfied after killing and consuming one person, they are constantly searching for new victims.
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