Is necromancy necessarily evil in 5e or Forgotten Realms?

[5E] Is Necromancy considered evil? Even if the undead are used for ...

Necromancy is no more harmful than evocation or other types of magic, and although it might have a stigma due to the raw materials necessary to ...

Necromancy isn't inherently evil in Eberron. While in most settings Necromancy is considered to be evil, in the Eberron campaign setting you ...

Is necromancy necessarily evil in 5e or Forgotten Realms? - Quora

Evil is not for people; it's for actions. Therefore, necromancers cannot be evil; only necromancy can be evil. · When alive, one might ...

Is Necromancy Evil in D&D? - Nerdarchy

The evidence says that to create an undead creature is an evil act as such. However, as has been the case in D&D throughout the ages, morality is based on ...

Necromancy? Evil? Why?! - Kentusrpg smart-assing D&D 5e

Necromancy is the school of life (but not healing, which is evocation), death and undeath. The PHB says, that not all necromancers are evil, but their forces ...

My thoughts on necromancy (rant) - General Discussion - DnD Beyond

"Creating the undead through the use of necromancy spells such as animate dead is not a good act, and only evil casters use such spells ...

Do you think that Necromancers can only have evil-based alignments?

No, necromancers can in theory have non-evil alignments, although casting Animate Dead or Create Undead is an unambiguously evil act. So if the ...

DnD lore regarding the disposal of bodies and necromancer spells ...

From what I remember, necromancers and necromancy are viewed as ominous and evil in the Forgotten Realms. It's usually frowned upon to ...

Necromancy | .: Forgotten Realms Cormyr :. - ProBoards

Evil clerics make better necromancers than arcane necromancers anyway, at least they would if they could rebuke/command undead. Anyway, at best ...

Why necromancy is "evil" in most fantasy settings? - Beamdog Forums

I an not talking only about D&D. In D&D necromancy is clearly evil ... In the Forgotten Realms, things are bit less clear. Mostly it's just ...

Frequent 'necromancy' Questions - RPG Stack Exchange

Is necromancy necessarily evil in 5e or Forgotten Realms? With Forgotten Realms being the default setting for 5e, I am curious if there is the possibility ...

How evil is Necromancy? - Beamdog Forums

So the evil-ness of Necromancy entirely depends on the edition of D&D we're talking about. 5e, no necromancy is innately evil. 3.5e animate ...

Skeletons, Zombies, Ghouls, Mummies, and other Lesser Undead ...

Comments181 · Forgotten Realms - Myconids, Deep Gnomes and Other Good Denizens of the Underdark · Skyrim - Is Necromancy Evil? - Elder Scrolls ...

Why is Necromancy evil but Conjuration is not?

Necromancy is not evil in 5e, the books are clear on this. Animating undead is something only evil people do regularly, because as pointed ...

New Necromancer DND Dice "Necromancer's Brew Sharpedge Dice"

A D&D 5e necromancer is a type of wizard that practices magic from the school of necromancy. While the majority of them have evil inclinations, ...

Ethical Necromancy possible, and if so, under what god/perspective?

Yes, ethical necromancy is absolutely possible. Look at the Undying Court of Aerenal in Eberron for inspiration.

The cosmological implications of undead in Forgotten Realms

Necromancy usually has been portrayed as evil because it violates taboos: it makes the living uncomfortable. But personally, I'm interested in ...

Roleplaying Good alligned god for a Necromancer? [Archive]

But the gods directly associated with necromancy and undead in the Forgotten Realms, Velsharoon and Myrkul, are both Neutral Evil. This, basically. For a ...

the Magic School of Evil in D&D 5e | Grim Hollow | DnD - YouTube

Is Necromancy an evil school of magic in D&D 5e? Learn to make it live up to its terrifying reputation in your dark fantasy rpg campaign.

Guide to Non-Evil Undead | GM Binder

There are heated, endless debates on the matter of why undead are considered evil, why animating the dead is considered evil, and if necromancy is evil. There ...