Necromancy (2e)
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Life and death are two sides of the same coin¸ and controlling one gives great power over the other. There are many uses for necromancy¸ some more potent and dangerous than others. On one level¸ using corpses as animated labourers is little different from using golems or elementals. Many healing spells are partially necromantic in nature¸ working with dying instead of dead flesh. Other benign uses of necromantic arts including calling up or otherwise contacting the dead as part of religious ceremonies¸ or even as part of respectful scholarly inquiry. Some cultures or races may accept such forms of necromancy¸ as long as the dead are honoured and respected¸ even if they object to sorcerers marching corpses around.
"Necromantic Arts is a toolkit for making despicable and terrifying enemies for the players in your Runequest games. Material in this book can be applied to any setting using the Runequest rules¸ from Glorantha to Lankhmar to Elric or to your own homebrewed games.