# Necromancer overview QUICK BUILD You can make a necromancer quickly by following these suggestions. First, Intelligence should be your highest ability score, followed by Constitution, and then Strength or Dexterity if you plan to choose to be the Death Knight ambition. Second, choose a background of your choice, preferably one that ties into your ambition. Third, choose chill touch, hocuspocus, light, and spark of life for your cantrips, and then choose detect magic, expeditious retreat, Gahoul’s gruesome garrote, and inflict wounds as your 1st level spells. CLASS FEATURES As a necromancer, you have the following class features. HIT POINTS Hit Dice: 1d6 per necromancer level Hit Points at 1st Level: 6 + your Constitution modifier Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + your Constitution modifier per necromancer level after 1st PROFICIENCIES **Armor:** None **Weapons:** Simple weapons **Tools:** None **Saving Throws:** Constitution, Intelligence **Skills:** Choose two from Arcana, Deception, History, Investigation, Intimidation, Medicine, Persuasion, and Religion **EQUIPMENT** You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background: • A dagger and any simple weapon • (a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus • A shovel and (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) a scholar’s pack
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level | prof. | features | Total Thrall CR | cantrips known | spells known | |||||||||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | ||||||
1 | 2 | Spellcasting, Charnel Touch | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
2 | 2 | Thralls, Bag of Bones | 1/4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
3 | 2 | Grave Ambition, Black Arcana | 1/2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
4 | 2 | Ability Score Improvement | 1/2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
5 | 3 | Critical Spellcasting | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
6 | 3 | Grave Ambition Feature | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
7 | 3 | Enthralling Presence | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||||
8 | 3 | Ability Score Improvement | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||
9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||||
10 | 4 | Grave Ambition feature | 2 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
12 | 4 | Ability Score Improvement | 2 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
14 | 5 | Critical Spellcasting improvement | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
15 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
16 | 5 | Ability Score Improvement | 3 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
17 | 6 | - | 4 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
18 | 6 | Undying Servitude | 4 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
19 | 6 | Ability Score Improvement | 4 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
20 | 6 | Lichdom | 4 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |