Classes of the necromancer archetype focus on death, undeath, and necromancy, and often include becoming undead.
Necromancer Variant Classes
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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| Devil User Rebalanced |
A rebalance of the original Devil User class, based on the manga series Chainsaw Man.
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| Ghost Caller |
Support your allies, become a ghost
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| Martyr, Variant |
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| Medium |
Command armies of ghosts from the rear or from the frontlines of battle (Spirit Commander Variant).
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third
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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, 6th 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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| Nekomancer |
Those who form contracts with the Ancient fey Nekomata aren’t warlocks but instead Nekomancers
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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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| Pure Necromancer |
A dedicated student of the secrets of death.
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| Ruined King |
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| Sanguimancy |
You are no normal caster. What other achieve by various difficult methods you reach by utilizing the essence of life itself.
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full
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| Shadow Lord |
Death's representative, given authority to reap souls at will.
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half
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| Shadow Stalker |
Death's representative, given authority to reap souls at will.
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full
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| Soul Keeper |
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| Vampire, Hellsing |
Use the souls of your enemies to gain great power.
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Necromancer Mashup Classes
Classes which are mashups partly inspired by the Necromancer archetype.
| Name |
Summary |
Spellcasting
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| Athcana 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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| User:Austain/Big Crack |
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| Blood Sampler |
A spellcaster who takes blood from others and uses it in magical ways, empowering their spells with the blood of dragons.
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full
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| Bloodguard |
A dark knight who receives powers through sacrifice to a higher being
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half
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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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| Dark Omen |
Grim knights that are fueled by dark powers.
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half
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| Death 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's Servant, variant |
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full
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| Devil User Rebalanced |
A rebalance of the original Devil User class, based on the manga series Chainsaw Man.
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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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| God's Descendant |
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| Gravekeeper |
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| Infector |
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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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| 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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| Lifedrinker |
Creatures of mystique and unholy wonder that move in the night and feed on unsuspecting victims.
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| Martyr, Variant |
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| Masked Hunter |
Hunters wielding a knife and a bow, sacrificing lives for eldritch creatures.
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| Necromancer, 4th Variant |
A spellcaster who uses the corpses of friend or foe to aid him.
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full
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| Saboteur |
Saboteurs are blessed combatants who take blessings from light and dark celestials or deities.
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| Sanguimancy |
You are no normal caster. What other achieve by various difficult methods you reach by utilizing the essence of life itself.
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full
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| Stitchpunk |
A gruesome second cousin to surgeons who uses surgical knowledge for many helpful and harmful purposes.
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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 |
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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, Hellsing |
Use the souls of your enemies to gain great power.
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| Vampire, Stone Mask Variant |
A normal creature, twisted by an artifact of great power.
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| Vampyr |
A Pure-blooded vampire who's heart still beats.
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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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| 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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Incomplete Necromancer Classes
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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| Blood Cursed |
A cursed individual that uses blood-and unholy-magic to defeat it's opponents and maybe seeks vengeance.
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| Clan Eshin Acolyte |
A master assassin and cutthroat for hire the skaven of clan eshin are monsters when left to their own devices.
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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 Knight, 3rd 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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| Ghostblade |
Buff your allies Debuff your enemies
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| Necromancer, 7th Variant |
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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| Scourge |
Scourges are forces of destruction. Being a scourge does not necessitate being evil or notorious, but rather that you pull from a pool of energy, devoted to light, death, blood, fire, or frost. Some scourges could be in another category, but those are the major 5.
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| Soul Herald |
Your power comes from your soul, the more you grow the stronger it gets.
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full
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| Spirit Weaver |
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full
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| The Inscribed, Epithet Variant |
Every Inscribed has a word attached to their soul.
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| True Formula Mage |
Decompose magic and use it to your advantage
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full
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| True 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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| True Necromancer |
Build your army of Darkness
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full
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| Vampire Assassin |
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third
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| Vampire Lord |
Ancient Vampires of great power and influence.
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| Vampire, Hellsing, Variant |
Use the souls of your enemies to gain great power.
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| Yorick Mori |
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