Necromancers

**Bwian** · 07-28-2007, 14:49

More a question of whether things that are suggested are possible. I would also expect someone with the ability to perform Necromancy would be able to raise his own dead.....

I can see a Necromancer as an aide, rather than as a trait. I would also want to be able to confer some particular recruitment of mercenaries... but agian., if this is not possible, there needs to be some tactical or strategic element to the trait.

Someone needs to test some of the ideas and see if they can be done.

**ellydog** · 07-28-2007, 16:24

Originally Posted by Bwian

More a question of whether things that are suggested are possible. I would also expect someone with the ability to perform Necromancy would be able to raise his own dead.....

I was thikning that.. But would other soldiers fight along side with undead armies? And insted increase the chance to rebel and then raise his own army,

**DaCrAzYmOfO** · 07-30-2007, 00:57

Oh, sorry lol. What I originally understood was that the father(such as the father of a current general) would recieve the trait if his children died.

And about the other part...well they dont HAVE to know he is commiting necromancy...just suspect of him and as such not be as loyal to him as a person who is not even suspected of messing with the dark arts....just like if the populace would doubt him because of accusations instead of actually knowing that it was him...

But yeah apparently alot of stuff has to be tested, although your idea about him going corrupt and raising his own army of dead does sound rather...tasty

Happened to me in a french campaign...one of my younger generals was en route to attack a rebel army and his whole army turned rebel itself!

to that traitor! but it is a novel and interesting idea and that would be SWEET if it was implemented...most likely through the traits of which make generals be less loyal to you

**A Norseman** · 08-19-2007, 04:32

A summary:

A good (human) Character can get the "Necromancer!" trait, wich makes the taget general go ++ on dread and -- on loyalty. (possobly also giving the target general accses to basic undead units)
A good sugestion wuld be that due to the powerhungry nature of necros, the general will most likely rebell, and when that happens, He will appear with a lot units in the "undead" class (symbolizing the general showing his true agenda as a necromancer)

Also, i thing that a Vampire count culd get a retinue called necromancer. He culd enhance the general in the way of healing battle casualties (raising new dead from the enemy casualties to replace the fallen) And get 1 + command when comanding undead.
Obiosly, the necromancer is a powerfull retinue, and wuld be hard to come over.
I think the toomb kings culd have somthing similar to necromancer, but i am no expert in tomb kings.

**overkill1991** · 08-19-2007, 22:38

tomb kings would get a lich priest i guess.

**A Norseman** · 08-20-2007, 00:06

Yea, since those characters (Necromancers and Linch Priest) realy are valuble to the undead factions not only in battle, but are used mainly to raise and ceep the undead armies. I think a retinue called a necromancer/ Lich priest wuld symbolize this..