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The '''Necromancy''' school of magic focuses on calling upon the unsavory power of death itself. It also boosts the abilities of [[Kikubaaqudgha]] and the bonus damage you can inflict with a [[pain (brand)|pain]] [[brand]]ed weapon. [[Mummy|Mummies]] receive a bonus to the power of Necromancy spells and another one at [[XL]] 13.

The most obvious use for Necromancy is the creation of [[derived undead]] allies, though there are also several offensive and defensive spell options. It contains a very diverse spell set, and is a useful school of magic to study.

Using Necromancy has more consequences than other magical schools, however, as certain high-level Necromancy spells have side effects for the caster beyond the usual chance of [[miscast]]s. Necromancy is also considered [[unholy]], and the good-aligned gods [[divine retribution|severely punish]] its use.

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{{spell table by level|Necromancy}}

==Sources==
{{spell sources|Necromancy|Book of Death,Book of Decay,Book of the Grave,Book of Maladies,Book of Necromancy,Book of Unlife,Necronomicon}}

==Undead Creation==
While the [[corpse]]s you'll find (and create) are useless, certain undead-creating spells will destroy corpses when they take effect. Only one of these effects may apply per monster (in order of priority, highest to lowest):<ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|mon-death.cc|1753}}</ref>
*[[Infestation]]
*[[Animate Dead]]/[[Reaping]] [[brand]]

However, all three effects will stack with [[Death Channel]]<ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|mon-death.cc|2986}}</ref>, meaning you can create up to 2 [[derived undead]] per enemy.

A monster's [[Bind Souls]] enchantment overrides all three of the player corpse-based effects. [[Gozag]] turns corpses to [[gold]], preventing Animate Dead from creating allies. [[Yredelemnul]]'s passive reaping prevents necromantic creation of allies through any means except Infestation (Death Channel does ''not'' stack). Followers of [[Okawaru]], as well as followers of [[Ru]] who have sacrificed love, cannot create undead allies at all.

==See Also==
*[[Necromancer]]

==History==
*[[0.32]] Replaced [[Cigotuvi's Dreadful Rot]] and [[Necrotise]] with [[Cigotuvi's Putrefaction]] and [[Soul Splinter]]. Added [[Grave Claw]] and [[Rimeblight]].
*[[0.31]] Replaced [[Agony]] with [[Curse of Agony]]. Added [[Martyr's Knell]] and [[Fugue of the Fallen]]. Removed [[Necromutation]].
**Also prior to this version, injuring allied undead with your attacks would cause them to become hostile.
*[[0.30]] Replaced [[Corpse Rot]] with [[Cigotuvi's Dreadful Rot]].
*[[0.29]] Necromancy reworked to remove functional [[corpse]] items. Added [[Necrotise]], removed [[Animate Skeleton]], [[Excruciating Wounds]], and [[Pain]] from players.
*[[0.28]] Added [[Anguish]].
*[[0.25]] To focus more on melee support, removed [[Regeneration]] (leaving [[Vampiric Draining]] to regain health) and [[Bolt of Draining]]. Reduced range of [[Dispel Undead]] and [[Agony]] to 1. [[Corpse Rot]] clouds surround the caster instead of the corpses.
*Prior to [[0.24]], [[Fedhas]] forbid use of Necromancy, as it disturbed the natural cycle of corpses.

==References==
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