Hello! I am a bit over one thing. When I look in the phb necromancer is listed as a wizard subclas, that is based on inteligence. When I look on guides online I keep seeing that they claim it to be based on charisma. Is all wizards based on in as the phb stated or is there someone that is based on a different stat, like charisma? If so, where do I find those rules?
The game doesn't have a standalone Necromancer class... but there are several subclasses in the game that specialize in Necromancy. The most straightforward is a Wizard subclass, The School of Necromancy. But any wizard subclass can learn Necromancy spells... the Subclass just gives bonuses related to Necromancy.
If you're playing a Warlock, however, The Undying is essentially a Necromancer subclass, and that would use Charisma as your primary stat.
Still, if you want to be a necromancer, you can be basically any spellcasting class you want. It just means that you need to focus on Necromancy spells, or really any spells that feel right for that feel you're going for.
I can't say I've ever seen a 5th edition necromancer that used Charisma; sure, there's the Undying warlock, but they kind of fail at raising the dead until level 11, making them crappy necromancers. Most of the time, we're looking at either the wizard subclass, or we're doing the Death Cleric / Oathbreaker Paladin route.
Oathbreaker Paladins do come with some nice undead manipulating perks while using Charisma, so perhaps the guide you were referencing was using that?
EDIT - alternatively, there was the 3rd edition Dread Necromancer class, which used Charisma. Perhaps you saw a conversion of the old class, or saw a 3rd edition guide?
Hello!
I am a bit over one thing. When I look in the phb necromancer is listed as a wizard subclas, that is based on inteligence. When I look on guides online I keep seeing that they claim it to be based on charisma. Is all wizards based on in as the phb stated or is there someone that is based on a different stat, like charisma? If so, where do I find those rules?
It is the rules used in AL play that I ask for.
The game doesn't have a standalone Necromancer class... but there are several subclasses in the game that specialize in Necromancy. The most straightforward is a Wizard subclass, The School of Necromancy. But any wizard subclass can learn Necromancy spells... the Subclass just gives bonuses related to Necromancy.
If you're playing a Warlock, however, The Undying is essentially a Necromancer subclass, and that would use Charisma as your primary stat.
Still, if you want to be a necromancer, you can be basically any spellcasting class you want. It just means that you need to focus on Necromancy spells, or really any spells that feel right for that feel you're going for.
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I can't say I've ever seen a 5th edition necromancer that used Charisma; sure, there's the Undying warlock, but they kind of fail at raising the dead until level 11, making them crappy necromancers. Most of the time, we're looking at either the wizard subclass, or we're doing the Death Cleric / Oathbreaker Paladin route.
Oathbreaker Paladins do come with some nice undead manipulating perks while using Charisma, so perhaps the guide you were referencing was using that?
EDIT - alternatively, there was the 3rd edition Dread Necromancer class, which used Charisma. Perhaps you saw a conversion of the old class, or saw a 3rd edition guide?