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Vengeance of
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Vengeance of

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There's a lot that can be done with the idea of raising and manipulating the dead beyond combat, so I'm hoping that Necromancy ends up being a Support skill. It could be fun to speak with long-dead skilling masters to harness their lost secrets, or guide the corpses of fish and wildlife to lure animals into our traps or harpoons, or tilling the soil by forcing the long-buried dead to turn in their graves... maybe even figure out how to duck into the Shadow Realm (one of the Elder God Wars weekly god conversations mentioned that Zamorak forced his human necromancers to spend time there, so there's likely some sort of deeper connection between necromancy and the Shadow Realm).

I fully expect any Summoning applications to simply be a minor part of Necromancy, like how Archaeology's Ancient Summoning was technically more Summoning than Archaeology. Jagex has historically been pretty good at not letting new skills step on previous skills' toes, so I'm willing to trust that Necromancy won't be any different.

13-Dec-2022 21:11:53

Lelouch Vi B
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Lelouch Vi B

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I actually don't know if this will be a combat skill.

I have a hard time imagining ways this is discernable from summoning in combat.

For some reason my brain tells me this is going to be a very strange Support skill. My mind immediately thinks of Maxwell's mind fragments from Don't Starve; minion-like entities that can assist you directly in your skills. Now with added
[SARCASM]
Warnings for those less astute!

Archaeology Elite Skill Suggestion

14-Dec-2022 00:33:18 - Last edited on 14-Dec-2022 00:34:55 by Lelouch Vi B

Dilbert2001
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SlR said :
I'm with Dilbert on this one, whoever gets murdered will get revived and reveal whoever did it (probably the butler) haha. Ps: I'm surprised how many people guessed Necromancy.

Actually in Asian countries like Japan and China, necromancy is mainly used to communicate with the dead (not reanimating them) and not combat.

It may actually not be a bad idea if they use necromancy to communicate with long dead ancient NPCs to give us information on historical events that we don't dig up enough dirt from Archaeology.

14-Dec-2022 01:28:22

Dilbert2001
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Roddy Piper said :
What is the gameplay value of gathering historical facts from ghosts?

I'm guessing they are copying some other game or movie here. Somebody must know all about this stuff.

Knowledge of the ancients, mysteries, more lore and quests. What archaeology soils can get us, ghosts can too plus a lot more technologies and invention stuff perhaps.

14-Dec-2022 02:14:16

Roddy Piper
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Roddy Piper

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That's the thing. Other than unlocking updates for other skills, I don't get what this actual skill could possibly provide for us.

I know they have some idea and are working on something, but danged if I can figure it out.

14-Dec-2022 02:19:56

FastFerret8
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Stupid, stupid, stupid idea. By doing this, Jagex is proving that they will go to any length to attract the worst and the meanest gamers in the world.

Why? Because they will flock to this game and dive headfirst into the depths that they are not getting elsewhere. AND, they will spend money. Lots and lots of money to get their jollies. Thee clowns are called griefers. They will invade, usurp and ruin. Griefing will become the final uber-skill.

But, not me. If some trick of the rules tries to force me to skill this then I may be out.

Nothing has grossed me out like this in 16 years of RS. I have been gaming on computers since the mid 70s. This is monumentally dumb. Some of us are not into any aspect of Zamorek and associated lore. This may prove it.

14-Dec-2022 02:59:52

Lelouch Vi B
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Lelouch Vi B

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FastFerret8 said :
Stupid, stupid, stupid idea. By doing this, Jagex is proving that they will go to any length to attract the worst and the meanest gamers in the world.

Why? Because they will flock to this game and dive headfirst into the depths that they are not getting elsewhere. AND, they will spend money. Lots and lots of money to get their jollies. Thee clowns are called griefers. They will invade, usurp and ruin. Griefing will become the final uber-skill.

But, not me. If some trick of the rules tries to force me to skill this then I may be out.

Nothing has grossed me out like this in 16 years of RS. I have been gaming on computers since the mid 70s. This is monumentally dumb. Some of us are not into any aspect of Zamorek and associated lore. This may prove it.

I'm confused as to what exactly you're attempting to convey here. You think it's stupid because it's a skill that harnesses Zamorak's power? So what about Divination which is literally a skill about harvesting Guthix's power? I'm sure there are those out there who hate Guthix. Also in what way does this skill cater to these "griefers" you speak of? Did I miss something? Everyone here is just speculating on mechanics. Did you simply invent mechanics in your head for it and go "I hate that! It's stupid!" and now you're here angry about your imagination? I'm so lost right now.

This is either some next-level trolling or next-level delirium. Now with added
[SARCASM]
Warnings for those less astute!

Archaeology Elite Skill Suggestion

14-Dec-2022 03:18:57 - Last edited on 14-Dec-2022 03:19:57 by Lelouch Vi B

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