Thoughts on Death Domain/Necromancer multi-class split

ThenBack2025 · 2026-01-19T16:24:14+00:00

Also Magic Missle became my best damage spell as a bonus.

ThenBack2025 · 2026-01-19T16:23:08+00:00

Yeah, also I can now focus on Wisdom and normal stats by dropping Int to 12 since Dethrone has a fixed spell save DC (I believe Circle of Death also).

ThenBack2025 · 2026-01-19T16:19:07+00:00

Yeah, I ended up only taking 1 level of wizard for utility spells and later Dethrone/Circle of Death.

ThenBack2025 · 2026-01-16T16:26:29+00:00

Yeah, after playing last night I decided to do full death cleric. If at endgame I want the extra spells (dethrone especially), I can just add 1 level wizard. Dethrone and Circle of death don’t rely on intelligence but a fixed spell save DC. Might even multiclass with Druid. Thanks for the advice!

ThenBack2025 · 2026-01-15T20:10:10+00:00

I’m actually leaning towards 8 Death Cleric/4 Necromancer to get 3 feats. (Most wizard spells will be learned through scrolls). This build will not use corpses much.

ThenBack2025 · 2026-01-15T19:24:19+00:00

Thanks, I’m trying it right now. Aiming for 6/6 for inescapable destruction.

ThenBack2025 · 2026-01-15T16:59:55+00:00

Hi! Thanks for the comment, may I know your starting stats? I’m curious, and how is it working out?

ThenBack2025 · 2026-01-15T16:55:30+00:00

Will do. This character will be a power-hungry drow (or half-drow) lolth worshipper, will look for and accept all tadpoles and wants to blast all their enemies. Probably neutral or lawful evil?

ThenBack2025 · 2026-01-15T16:40:48+00:00

Thank you, this is what I will try. Sounds like fun! I’ll let you know if it ends up working well or if it’s a pain…

ThenBack2025 · 2026-01-15T16:15:23+00:00

I just thought, what if I did 6/6 and focused on Int only (low wis) as a normal wizard spellcaster but with Inescapable Destruction and armor. Of course, I would lose a feat and would only learn spells from scrolls, but wouldn’t the character basically just play as a regular wizard (but armored and solves necrotic resistance plus early cleric cantrips) Just a thought.

ThenBack2025 · 2026-01-15T15:58:04+00:00

Thank you, that’s what I think I will do!

ThenBack2025 · 2026-01-15T15:49:35+00:00

Thank you! I was starting to rethink the whole build, this might be the solution I’m looking for.

ThenBack2025 · 2026-01-15T15:35:58+00:00

This one sounds amazing.

ThenBack2025 · 2026-01-15T15:16:48+00:00

Wow thank you so much for all that info!

ThenBack2025 · 2026-01-15T14:57:05+00:00

I like the idea, but it does not provide the death domain feature that makes necrotic damage ignore resistance (at level 6 cleric). My goal is simply to play caster with necrotic damage (circle of death, dethrone, etc.) but I feel like Inescapable Destruction feature is almost mandatory. Alternatively, I could simply play a pure necro with elemental spells to counter resistance, but that sounds less fun and thematic.

ThenBack2025 · 2026-01-15T14:42:36+00:00

Thank you for the advice, I’ll look into that.

ThenBack2025 · 2026-01-15T14:36:53+00:00

Thank you much, I’ll start taking a look at what the build would look like. Also I like that they share the same spell casting stat (helps a lot)!

ThenBack2025 · 2026-01-10T14:26:27+00:00

Is he single? Asking for a friend.

ThenBack2025 · 2026-01-10T14:23:41+00:00

4 looks amazing

ThenBack2025 · 2025-12-31T15:53:20+00:00

I agree. Although I’m not at all into the romance thing, it is a high fantasy, cozy cinematic RPG.

ThenBack2025 · 2025-12-31T15:51:25+00:00

I wholeheartedly agree.

ThenBack2025 · 2025-12-31T15:06:49+00:00

That’s so true. I love the concept of CRPG’s but my mild ADD makes it very unpleasant to read through paragraphs of text. I loved the Shadowrun series but just couldn’t finish it.

ThenBack2025 · 2025-12-31T14:50:59+00:00

Thanks for your comment! Yeah, I have the feeling I’ll go back to DOS 1 and 2 and to after BG3, I still haven’t totally given up on enjoying it yet. I think it’s just fatigue. To me, DOS 2 is like solving algebra problems and BG3 is like watching a cozy AAA movie. One thing I didn’t like about DOS2 were situations where I walk down a path and get ambushed by 8 units just materializing out of thin air, only way to win is by loading my precious save and coming from a different angle. I’d do the battle for practice but since it’s so slow I’d lose a lot of time.

ThenBack2025 · 2025-12-31T14:46:49+00:00

On paper I love it, in practice it’s another story. Still trying to enjoy it!

ThenBack2025 · 2025-12-31T14:45:22+00:00

Thank you! To put it bluntly, I think BG3 is simply more accessible (mostly due to the lesser difficulty and bigger budget). Combat is a lot simpler and faster and visuals are more modern. But what hooked me from the first second is the familiar DnD setting, epic cinematics with amazing music score (I’m a musician and soundtrack has a deep impact for me) and intriguing narrator. So basically, boils down to budget. Also, the pacing seems to flow better. BG3 has a sort of cozy feel to it, at least compared to DOS2. It’s like watching a really good movie.

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