Necromancy (skill)

Necromancy

Necromancy is the dark art of death magick. At the lower levels, there is an assortment of rather nefarious abilities. Soon though, the ability of Cannibalism is gained, a skill which has inspired wide-spread fear of those practicing Necromancy. Through cannibalism, a Necromancer increases his life essence, which powers the higher abilities.

Skill Table

Name	Rank	Percent	Description
Deathsight	Inept	0	Attune yourself to the Underworld.
Chill	Novice	0	Send the cold of the grave to plague an opponent.
Sense	Apprentice	0	Seek out the life force of another being.
Decay	Capable	0	Causing your opponent's flesh to decay.
Night	Capable	40	Create darkness in the room.
Shroud	Adept	0	Perform many actions in secret.
Screech	Adept	25	The shriek of the banshee.
Belch	Adept	50	Spew forth a noxious gas.
Feed	Adept	87	Derive sustenance from another being.
Leech	Skilled	0	Leech away the mental energy of your target.
Lifevision	Skilled	20	Allows you to see many hidden beings.
Shrivel	Skilled	40	Cause your opponents limbs to shrivel up.
Soulmask	Skilled	60	Conceal your aura from prying eyes.
Cannibalism	Skilled	80	Rip out and consume the heart of your victims.
Essence	Skilled	80	Sense about how much life essence you have.
Sapience	Gifted	0	Draw upon your essence to increase your mana.
Vigour	Gifted	33	Draw upon your essence to increase your health.
Putrefaction	Gifted	66	Cause your flesh to decay and melt.
Drain	Expert	0	Drain your life essence into another Necromancer.
Deathaura	Expert	25	Surround yourself in a miasma of evil.
Disfigure	Expert	62	Curse someone with the visage of a rotting corpse.
Soulstorm	Virtuoso	0	Driving animal spirits away.
Gravehands	Virtuoso	33	Summon the hands of the grave to hinder your opponents.
Leprosy	Virtuoso	66	Spread disease to all around you.
Exterminate	Fabled	0	Destroy all plant life in a location.
Vengeance	Fabled	25	Revenge with your dying breath.
Soulspear	Fabled	50	Meld soul-matter from the dead into a physical weapon.
Bone	Fabled	75	Harvest bone from the bodies of the fallen.
Blackwind	Mythical	0	Assume the form of the deadly blackwind.
Vivisect	Mythical	33	Rip your victim's chest open and torture him to death.
Animate	Mythical	66	Breathe Undeath into those who have fallen.
Possess	Transcendent	0	Entice a demon to inhabit the Animated.

Diabolist Variant

Name	Rank	Percent	Description
Putrefaction	Expert	0	Cause your flesh to decay and melt.
Drain	Expert	25	Drain your life essence into another Necromancer.
Deathaura	Expert	62	Surround yourself in a miasma of evil.
Disfigure	Virtuoso	0	Curse someone with the visage of a rotting corpse.
Soulstorm	Virtuoso	33	Driving animal spirits away.
Gravehands	Virtuoso	66	Summon the hands of the grave to hinder your opponents.
Leprosy	Fabled	0	Spread disease to all around you.
Exterminate	Fabled	36	Destroy all plant life in a location.
Vengeance	Fabled	72	Revenge with your dying breath.
Soulspear	Mythical	0	Meld soul-matter from the dead into a physical weapon.
Blackwind	Mythical	30	Assume the form of the deadly blackwind.
Vivisect	Mythical	61	Rip your victim's chest open and torture him to death.
Animate	Transcendent	0	Breathe Undeath into those who have fallen.