...And then the evil necromancer killed everyone and made them into zombies to do really evil things. I mean really evil, kicking puppies, eating kittens and making lewd sexual gestures at unsuspecting shoppers at Wal-Mart. Yeah and he had a severed head for a hat and was eating a sandwich made out of real lady-fingers...
C'mon.
Give me a break.
Anyone else tired of this? I know I am. The Necromancer, this poor guy has born the brunt of fantasy villany for Lord knows how long. Untold numbers of places have been ruined by his passage, or heaven forbid his eating lunch there once. Legions of heroes have sprung up to slay him and his armies of undead. Where did all of the undead come from, did no one notice him stealing all of the corpses from the graveyard?
In truth, this magnitude of evil is rarely, if ever reached. The typical fantasy Necromancer exists on a world altering level of evil equivalent to Adolf Hitler. Anyone who espouses such malevolence is invariably a demon, or a human who acts like a demon and looses quite a bit of credibility. In its own way, the Necromancer has been ritually abused just like the elf, the dwarf and the orc.
you know what that means don't you?
I know some of you do, some fingers are already itching to give their ideas.
Time for an eXtreme makeover: Necromancer Edition
Scrolls
Twists, chapters, and details meant to stream with the submission — not general discussion.
Um, the previous post was made by me, that is, Dream. Not a Barbarian Ho…
Um, the previous post was made by me, that is, Dream. Not a Barbarian Horde. Well, maybe Barbarian, but only one guy.
I have enormous trouble logging into Strolen's new website... I have to log in several times to get it to 'take'. Sorry.
No scrolls yet — leave one if you have a twist worth keeping.
Sign in to plant an idea scroll.
Enjoyed this? Sign in and cross blades for Scrasamax — five clashes, up to 25 XP.
Sign in to cross the blades.
Enjoyed this? Sign in and Grant your Favor.
Sign in to Favor
Discussion
Reader talk, questions, and feedback — not scrolls.
No comments yet — be the first voice in the hall.
Sign in to join the discussion.
Also in
Codex hubs that gather this piece with similar work.
- New Looks and Takes and Makovers MoonHunter
Bonds
Curated bonds across the Citadel — sign in to bind a bond.
This article links to 11
- Albus Sintaba Scrasamax linked by MoonHunter
- Bren Bloodblade Siren no Orakio linked by Siren no Orakio
- Doctor Adamson and Jillia Siren no Orakio linked by Siren no Orakio
- Doctor Mirabilis Wulfhere linked by MoonHunter
- Hazenbrazen and Gribaldy Pieh linked by Pieh
- James Lorus necromancer linked by MoonHunter
- Jorlek the Undying Siren no Orakio linked by Siren no Orakio
- Norbert the Creepy Scrasamax linked by Scrasamax
- Professor Tamar valadaar linked by valadaar
- Shelandra Batwind MoonHunter linked by MoonHunter
- The Zhardun Dragonlordmax linked by Wulfhere
Links to this article 4
- Albus Sintaba Scrasamax linked by Scrasamax
- New Looks and Takes and Makovers MoonHunter linked by MoonHunter
- Norbert the Creepy Scrasamax linked by Scrasamax
- Shelandra Batwind MoonHunter linked by MoonHunter
Use alongside
Submissions that pair well with this one at the table.
-
The Volgotoi
Few are the sons of men who have come to understand the ways of the Volgotoi, the huge warrior race commonly referred to as Ogres.
-
The Nekron: A New Take on Drow
Let me just say I HATE DROW. The DnD anti-elves really annoy the heck out of me. They are annoying two hit die monsters. They have become hugely popular becaus…
-
The Terrible Terrible Sack
Curiosity killed the cat...
-
The Centaurim
I would be willing, yes glad, to see a battle every day during my life.
George Armstrong Custer
-
Remaking the Undead
Undead are, simply put, among the most horrific things one can think of. Can you imagine anything more frightening than a being which is dead and yet still walk…
-
Deaders - a different take on Zombies
Recycling the dead for the greater good since 1704
While it's not exactly high literary art, a good reference book for an entire /society/ based on necromancy is Fire Sea, of Weis & Hickman's Death Gate Cycle. The undead are used for a source of slave labor, to stave off the final death of a dying world, at a rather gruesome cost: to reanimate the dead causes someone, somewhere, to die.
Another oft forgotten 'necromancer': Herr Doktor Frankenstein. (That's Frahnk-en-steen!)
Other 'literary' Necromancy gone horribly wrong: The Anime/Manga series Full Metal Alchemist begins with a forbidden necromantic ritual.
You need to build some people from this organization.
http://www.strolen.com/content.php?node=1896
So they can be linked back.
He's stew, I'm going to be talking with someone over him. ;)
So who is doing the next one of these. They are so much fun.
Hey my vote didn't tally. So there. We post again.
This is one of the threads I like a lot.
Le-lumpy-bumpy-pum-bum-pum-bump.
Good collection - added my most unnoticed sub ever - she _is_ a type of necromancer...