Necromancers and PFS

[Nice Holystone]

Murdock Mudeater wrote:

That morally questionable doctor that digs up bones in the graveyards, and from the butcher shop, in a deranged desire to see if he can bring life to the dead (Frankenstien), that guy is gross.

Im sorry but the morally questionable doctor contingent in the society uses their own body parts to bring life to the dead. Maybe that's cheating but hey you got to make do with what you can when your practicing alchemy.

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Second issue is that while the anti-undead players are busy destroying their ally's summons, they are wasting actions and resources which could be better spent against the actual enemies. Although not really the fault of the necromancer, as they are just trying to play their class and have fun like everyone else, this is a very forseeable response to their actions.

Summons? Pfftt.... Who needs to summon undead when you yourself can become one?

[Finlanderboy]

Namaeva wrote:

Always remember that in PFS, your characters are Pathfinders. If your characters can't find a common ground on that fact, regardless of their other interests/methods, to work with other characters that commit what they may view as reprehensible, then realistically that character would not have ended up becoming a member of the Pathfinder Society.

In short, don't make zealots, or invest ranks in Knowledge (Engineering).

I do not mind zealots. You should realize your PC is a zealot and not you.

I have a character that refuses to kill anyone, and asks other players to not kill people too. I would call him a zealot.

But if someone goes all murder hobo it is an opportunity to roleplay. When players are deciding if they should kill Someone I announce out of character my guy will not do it and pester you not to, but will not stop you.

If I had an undead hating zealot and someone wanted to play necromancer, great! Our characters would bicker the whole time, and I would make jokes with the player, and i would enjoy the differences.

I honestly view the hostility towards necormancers the same as telling someone what they need to play.

[Kobold Catgirl]

Mitch Mutrux wrote:

Woo! Stealth paladin alignment thread, everybody drink!

I would, but I'm pretty sure I'd lose my paladin abilities for doing so, right, guys?

[Berric Thorne]

Kobold Cleaver wrote:

Mitch Mutrux wrote:

Woo! Stealth paladin alignment thread, everybody drink!

I would, but I'm pretty sure I'd lose my paladin abilities for doing so, right, guys?

Hey, I didn't fall for hooking up with a Hellknight, so what's a little booze?

-Berric "the Ladies' Knight" Thorne, paladin of Damerrich and champion of "interfaith cooperation"

[Wei Ji]

Berric Thorne wrote:

Hey, I didn't fall for hooking up with a Hellknight, so what's a little booze?

-Berric "the Ladies' Knight" Thorne, paladin of Damerrich and champion of "interfaith cooperation"

Interfaith conferences are the *best*.

[ShadeKyubi]

Wei Ji wrote:

Namaeva wrote:

In short, don't make zealots, or invest ranks in Knowledge (Engineering).

I'm not a zealot, but I've found the knowledge of how things are built to be *INCREDIBLY* useful! Everyone should at least learn something about that field!

I recommend learning how your frontline fighters are put together first, very useful knowledge to have when you have to fix them

[RSX Raver]

I would be interested to see how many of the people replying on here actually have a higher level Necromancer. Having a level 10 Necromancer who specializes in the commanding and raising of undead I take offense to everyone that says it is because I am trying to skirt the no Evil rule. My character simply uses the undead as a means to an end in a never ending quest for more power in service of the Dark Archive. They are an effective tool, the same way a fireball would be to an Evoker.

I play in a very goody goody centered PFS community but I have always been able to find common ground with the paladins and clerics running in the party. As has been brought up several times already, every player that chooses to sit down at a sanctioned PFS table is playing a Pathfinder member who would have had to come to accept that cooperating with other agents that you dont see eye to eye with is part of Pathfinder life.

It is no more annoying to play a game as a Pharasmin tolerating someone creating undead in the party then it is to play as a Necromancer (or any other character) and watch a stupid zealot screw the party because they need to "follow belief/faith tenant X". So assuming the Necromancer is the jerk just because they are playing what there class does mechanically is unreasonable. Unless the player running the character is saying they are intentionally raising undead to piss off your character, then you are just making an accusation based in prejudice.