There’s nothing in RAW that would make it a problem. There may be some oaths that would give undead the side eye, while others wouldn’t really care. But no overarching issues. It will come down to the individual character.
Think of the great roleplaying opportunities as the Necromancer and Paladin debate the morality of animating the dead? It is only a problem if people choose to make it a problem, otherwise it is simply an opportunity for great roleplaying.
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Think of the great roleplaying opportunities as the Necromancer and Paladin debate the morality of animating the dead? It is only a problem if people choose to make it a problem, otherwise it is simply an opportunity for great roleplaying.
To you, I am desecrating a corpse and interrupting their eternal slumber.
To me, I'm recycling.
All joking aside, not all cultures view death the same way. You could have a Paladin who is very pro-undead who is not evil (death is simply part of the cycle and the animation of these corpses allows them to fulfill their oaths even after their demise, etc.)
That doesn't mean you can't have issues between the Paladin and the Necromancer, just that it isn't mandatory.
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2014 paladin level 3 or 4 & necromancer level 5 AL N
if summon undead, animate dead or other spells like that are used, can a party with a Paladin in it be able to do these things?
There’s nothing in RAW that would make it a problem. There may be some oaths that would give undead the side eye, while others wouldn’t really care. But no overarching issues.
It will come down to the individual character.
Think of the great roleplaying opportunities as the Necromancer and Paladin debate the morality of animating the dead? It is only a problem if people choose to make it a problem, otherwise it is simply an opportunity for great roleplaying.
Playing D&D since 1982
Have played every version of the game since Basic (Red Box Set), except that abomination sometimes called 4e.
To you, I am desecrating a corpse and interrupting their eternal slumber.
To me, I'm recycling.
All joking aside, not all cultures view death the same way. You could have a Paladin who is very pro-undead who is not evil (death is simply part of the cycle and the animation of these corpses allows them to fulfill their oaths even after their demise, etc.)
That doesn't mean you can't have issues between the Paladin and the Necromancer, just that it isn't mandatory.