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Honestly, I've never had an issue with being a necromancer in games either.

So it's actually Paizo itself that has inspired this bigotry against the undead? It seems a somewhat simplistic view on a complex topic.

Sure.. there are many of these creatures.. particularly those who have hungers for flesh and serve no good purposes.. that commit acts that might be construed to be 'evil' by some.. but when the dead are called upon by a goodly master.. or at least a neutral one with good tendencies... and asked to act in righteous causes. How could they then be considered 'evil'?

There are rather famous stories that make use of the dead to win the day for virtuous purposes.

1) raising an unholy mockery of life with the living embodiment of evil given physical form.

This really seems to be a matter of personal opinion... one man's mockery is another's tribute. Besides.. they're dead... soul is gone on to other business... it's really just the mundane earthy stuff that's involved here.

2) The only thing keeping said unholy mockery of live from trying to eat everyone's brains is you. If you die (an occupational hazard) the party now has 5 more enemies to fight.. usually at a very bad time.

This goes toward the whole 'proper and prudent use' thing.

Game wise... it is probably 'better' to raise a single more powerful undead creature than a horde of wimpy ones... unless you need some serious crowd control... but again this is more like any other spell... use it the way it works best.

I'm not really sure why everyone has this big hostility toward necromancy. It certainly has it's dangers as does any sort of magic... but when used properly and prudently... it is really quite useful.

How many animals can I have at any given time?

During the course of a scenario, you may have one combat animal and as many noncombat animals as you like. Noncombat animals (ponies, horses, pet dogs, and so on) cannot participate in combat at all. If you have so many noncombat animals that their presence is slowing a session down, the GM has the right to ask you to select one noncombat animal and leave the rest behind. A summoner's eidolon is considered an animal companion for the purposes of counting combat and noncombat animals. If you have more than one class-granted animal companion (or eidolon), you must choose which will be considered the combat animal at the start of the scenario. In general, a mount, a familiar or mundane pet, and your class-granted animal(s) are acceptable, but more than that can be disruptive.

There are no specific restrictions on mass summonings in the FAQ... and it's a legal spell effect. This goes for both 'Animate Dead' and 'Summon Monster'. The idea here I believe (as detailed above) is to avoid pets being disruptive to play... which basically boils down to one player soaking up most of the gametime due to the fact that they have more pieces on the field.

Of course the 'Skeleton Summoner' feat from Ultimate Magic DOES let you use 'Augmented Summoning' and other summoning feats as it adds 'Summon Skeleton' to your list for 'Summon Monster'... but that takes quite a few feats to maneuver.

But the most important details that very few people have mentioned in their gnome descriptions: What color are they?

Being of an undead bloodline I have a somewhat pallid complexion. My naturally purple skin has taken to darkening around my eyes and cheeks. My hair is a bit less exotic than my brethren, although it is a marvelous raven black color. None of this doesn't tends to sour my disposition too much... and certainly the dead are so very fascinating... don't you think?

Gnomes make for excellent fun to play. Their general enthusiasm and personal motivation adds immensely to the games I play in with mine. I give 'kudos' to the designers for their work on the gnomish backstory, the departure from 'cousins of the dwarves' and making them into their own unique and quite interesting race is what drew me into pathfinder.

Good Job Guys!