Table 4: Wild Sciences for Necromancers

Roll
Science
Discipline
01–04
Aura Sight
(Clairsentience)
05–09
Banishment
(Psychoportation)
10–13
Clairaudience
(Clairsentience)
14–18
Clairvoyance
(Clairsentience)
19–23
Complete Healing
(Psychometabolism)
24–28
Death Field
(Psychometabolism)
29–32
Detonate
(Psychokinesis)
33–36
Disintegrate
(Psychokinesis)
37–40
Domination
(Telepathy)
41–44
Energy Containment
(Psychometabolism)
45–49
Life Draining
(Psychometabolism)
50–52
Mindlink
(Telepathy)
53–55
Mindwipe
(Telepathy)
56–58
Object Reading
(Clairsentience)
59–62
Probability Travel
(Psychoportation)
63–65
Project Force
(Psychokinesis)
66–68
Shadow-form
(Psychometabolism)
69–73
Summon Planar Creature
(Psychoportation)
74–75
Switch Personality
(Telepathy)
76–77
Telekinesis
(Psychokinesis)
78–80
Teleport
(Psychoportation)
81–90
Choose any science or devotion

91–94
Choose any science and two devotions

95–98
Choose any science and three devotions

99-00
Choose two sciences and four devotions

In campaigns which heavily involve psionics, the DM may allow entitle certain necromancers (such as the Philosopher) to make a wild talent check each time they advance a level of experience. In this way, a necromancer could have a wider range of wild talents, which would add further to the character’s mystique and reputation. These few additional abilities are much easier to manage than those of a dual-classed necromancer/psionicist.

Ordinarily, tampering with the forces of the mind involves grave risks. Each time the necromancer attempts to unlock his or her psychic potential, there is a flat 3% chance that something will go terribly wrong in the process, irreparably damaging the character’s body or mind. The CPH (page 20) proposes a number of penalties for failing a wild talent check. The DM may care to impose a different penalty for a failed check: a necromancer may simply fall into madness (see Chapter Three). Despite these dangers, the risk of suffering some permanent disability is remarkably small, especially when compared with the certain sacrifices that result when dealing with lower-planar powers.

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