Necromancer (Specialist Mage)

A wizard who specializes in magic dealing with death.

School affinity

• School: Necromancy.
• Opposed school: Illusion — Necromancers cannot learn Illusion spells.

Specialist bonus

• One additional spell of each spell level memorisable per day.

When to pick it

• A "drain and animate" specialist — bonus Larloch's Minor Drain, Vampiric Touch, Animate Dead, Skull Trap.
• Losing Illusion is significant — no Mirror Image, Invisibility, Blur, Spell Immunity — leaves the Necromancer fragile.

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Source: bgee/original_manuals/baldurs_gate_1_ee_mastering_melee_and_magic.pdf — "Specialist Mages (Mage Kits)" → Necromancer.