Magic Item Restrictions
In addition to spell restrictions, the necromancer is slightly limited in the
choice of magical items. Since this specialist lacks a formal background in the
schools of Enchantment/Charm and Illusion, the Necromancer cannot employ the
few specialized magical items based exclusively on these spells. As a general
rule, if the magical item can only be employed by a wizard and it involves either spells or spell-like effects from the Enchantment/Charm or
Illusion school, then this device could not normally be employed by a
necromancer. Thus only a few items from the DMG and TOM are forbidden: all wizard scrolls with spells exclusively from Enchantment/
Charm or Illusion schools, rod of beguiling, staff of command, wands of fear and illusion, robe of
scintillating colors, and eyes of charming.
Magical items available to all classes, which operate without specialized
knowledge in the restricted schools, are generally allowed to specialists
(including the necromancer). For instance, a potion of invisibility will work whether it is imbibed by a necromancer, an invoker, or even a
troll. Similarly, the necromancer can easily employ rings of human influence and invisibility, rods of splendor and terror, cloaks of displacement, and all other items without class restrictions.
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