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Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ word choice

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‎Strategy: word choice

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‎Strategy: move here

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Starting inventory */ word choice, etc.

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‎Starting inventory: word choice, etc.

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 The [[Necromancer quest]] will yield the [[Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa]], which drains enemies just as [[Stormbringer]] does, grants magic resistance when carried, and most importantly provides a magic power boost when #invoked, much like [[The Mitre of Holiness]]. If you have managed to get DSM by this time, you may switch to spellcasting mode, and the Great Dagger will be a huge boon as you will find yourself running out of magic power frequently due to the Necromancer's low power growth. The Great Dagger will also make a good weapon against poison-resistant foes, however, you should try to sacrifice for a better weapon such as [[Doomblade]], [[Bat from Hell (SLASH'EM)|Bat from Hell]], [[Frost Brand]], or [[Fire Brand]]. Whichever you make your primary weapon, do advance the relevant skill to max.
-By the endgame, the Necromancer will have become quite formidable. The class's natural immunity to [[sickness]] takes the sting away from usually fearsome opponents such as [[Demogorgon]] and [[Pestilence]]. Innate [[drain resistance]] means you don't have to waste a valuable armor, amulet, or weapon slot on it, not to mention making the [[Guild of Disgruntled Adventurers]], the [[Wyrm Caves]], and [[The Lost Tomb]] significantly easier. By the time you have gotten your spellcasting mojo on, your starting spells of command undead and summon undead become extremely useful, and can net you an army of powerful pets. Your [[sigil of tempest]] technique will make ordinary ray spells such as {{+ of|magic missile}}} and {{+ of|cone of cold}} into powerful area attacks. Necromancers can eventually become extremely powerful offensive magicians, attaining expert in both [[attack spells|attack]] and [[matter spells]].
+By the endgame, the Necromancer will have become quite formidable. The role's natural [[immunity to sickness]] takes the sting away from usually fearsome opponents such as [[Demogorgon]] and [[Pestilence]]. Innate [[drain resistance]] means you don't have to waste a valuable armor, amulet, or weapon slot on it, not to mention making the [[Guild of Disgruntled Adventurers]], the [[Wyrm Caves]], and [[The Lost Tomb]] significantly easier. By the time you have gotten your spellcasting mojo on, your starting spells of command undead and summon undead become extremely useful, and can net you an army of powerful pets. Your [[sigil of tempest]] technique will make ordinary ray spells such as {{+ of|magic missile}}} and {{+ of|cone of cold}} into powerful area attacks. Necromancers can eventually become extremely powerful offensive magicians, attaining expert in both [[attack spells|attack]] and [[matter spells]].
 A good [[ascension kit]] for a Necromancer is:

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 {{otheruses|the role in variants of NetHack|the Wizard rank of the same name in vanilla NetHack|Wizard#Rank_titles}}
 {{for|the [[Elvish Racial quest]] nemesis|Necromancer (Quest Nemesis)}}
-The '''Necromancer''' is one of the [[role]]s available to the [[hero]] in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. From the [[guidebook]]:
+The '''Necromancer''' is one of the [[role]]s available to the [[hero]] in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. From the [[guidebook]]:
 {{guidebook|Necromancers have delved into the darkest of the magical lore, and mastered some of the most forbidden of the magical lore. Many have fallen to the armies of the undead that they are capable of bringing forth and controlling.}}
 Necromancers in SLASH'EM are always chaotic and can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Orc (starting race)|orc]], [[Doppelganger (starting race)|doppelganger]], [[Drow (starting race)|drow]], or [[Vampire (starting race in SLASH'EM)|vampires]]; [[SlashTHEM]] further allows them to be [[ghoul (starting race)|ghouls]], [[illithid (starting race)|mind flayers]] or [[incantifier (starting race)|incantifiers]].
 ==Starting inventory==

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 The [[Necromancer quest]] will yield the [[Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa]], which drains enemies just as [[Stormbringer]] does, grants magic resistance when carried, and most importantly provides a magic power boost when #invoked, much like [[The Mitre of Holiness]]. If you have managed to get DSM by this time, you may switch to spellcasting mode, and the Great Dagger will be a huge boon as you will find yourself running out of magic power frequently due to the Necromancer's low power growth. The Great Dagger will also make a good weapon against poison-resistant foes, however, you should try to sacrifice for a better weapon such as [[Doomblade]], [[Bat from Hell (SLASH'EM)|Bat from Hell]], [[Frost Brand]], or [[Fire Brand]]. Whichever you make your primary weapon, do advance the relevant skill to max.
-By the endgame, the Necromancer will have become quite formidable. The class's natural immunity to [[sickness]] takes the sting away from usually fearsome opponents such as [[Demogorgon]] and [[Pestilence]]. Innate [[drain resistance]] means you don't have to waste a valuable armor, amulet, or weapon slot on it, not to mention making the [[Guild of Disgruntled Adventurers]], the [[Wyrm Caves]], and [[The Lost Tomb]] significantly easier. By the time you have gotten your spellcasting mojo on, your starting spells of command undead and summon undead become extremely useful, and can net you an army of powerful pets. Your [[sigil of tempest]] technique will make ordinary ray attacks such as [[magic missile]] and [[cone of cold]] into powerful area attacks. Necromancers can eventually become extremely powerful offensive magicians, attaining expert in both [[attack spells|attack]] and [[matter spells]].
+By the endgame, the Necromancer will have become quite formidable. The class's natural immunity to [[sickness]] takes the sting away from usually fearsome opponents such as [[Demogorgon]] and [[Pestilence]]. Innate [[drain resistance]] means you don't have to waste a valuable armor, amulet, or weapon slot on it, not to mention making the [[Guild of Disgruntled Adventurers]], the [[Wyrm Caves]], and [[The Lost Tomb]] significantly easier. By the time you have gotten your spellcasting mojo on, your starting spells of command undead and summon undead become extremely useful, and can net you an army of powerful pets. Your [[sigil of tempest]] technique will make ordinary ray spells such as {{+ of|magic missile}}} and {{+ of|cone of cold}} into powerful area attacks. Necromancers can eventually become extremely powerful offensive magicians, attaining expert in both [[attack spells|attack]] and [[matter spells]].
 A good [[ascension kit]] for a Necromancer is:

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 {{guidebook|Necromancers have delved into the darkest of the magical lore, and mastered some of the most forbidden of the magical lore. Many have fallen to the armies of the undead that they are capable of bringing forth and controlling.}}
-Necromancers in SLASH'EM can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Orc (starting race)|orc]], [[Doppelganger (starting race)|doppelganger]], [[Drow (starting race)|drow]], or [[Vampire (starting race in SLASH'EM)|vampires]], and are always chaotic.
+Necromancers in SLASH'EM are always chaotic and can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Orc (starting race)|orc]], [[Doppelganger (starting race)|doppelganger]], [[Drow (starting race)|drow]], or [[Vampire (starting race in SLASH'EM)|vampires]]; [[SlashTHEM]] further allows them to be [[ghoul (starting race)|ghouls]], [[illithid (starting race)|mind flayers]] or [[incantifier (starting race)|incantifiers]].
 ==Starting inventory==

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 ==Strategy==
 {{todo|Structure and fill out similar to other SLASH'EM role strategy sections, and differentiate accordingly.}}
-Necromancers are one of the more difficult roles to play: they are relatively poor fighters with low [[HP]] and [[strength]], but most of the role's spells, skills and techniques that matter don't make a big difference until late in the game&mdash;until then, you are playing a weak fighter or subpar [[Wizard]] who can eat old corpses and make weak zombie pets in the mines.
+Necromancers are one of the more difficult roles to play: they are relatively poor fighters with low [[HP]] and [[strength]], and the starting inventory lacks both [[food]] and [[armor]], but most of the role's spells, skills and techniques that matter don't make a big difference until late in the game&mdash;until then, you are playing a weak fighter or subpar [[Wizard]] who can eat old corpses and make weak zombie pets in the mines, and may need [[prayer]] to delay [[starvation]].
 Your starting spells of [[Spellbook of summon undead|summon undead]] and [[Spellbook of command undead|command undead]] are unhelpful in the beginning as you will likely have a 100% failure rate for all of the early game and most of the midgame. Play the early game like a tank, putting on all armor that isn't cursed and training [[dagger]] skill to get the bonus to-hit and [[multishot]] benefit. A [[Drow]], by contrast, should train daggers by throwing them, but fight bare-handed in melee to take advantage of the sleep attack. You will frequently need to run away from fights and use Elbereth to survive at the beginning. Use your [[wand of draining]] in emergencies, but be judicious; once it's used up, you're on your own. Also, save fortune cookies and the like to tame dogs and cats, and keep a [[lichen]] corpse around to pacify them in an emergency.

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	Necromancers only take {{frac\|5}} damage from [[breaking wands]] by [[applying]] them.{{refsrc\|explode.c\|247\|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}		Necromancers only take {{frac\|5}} damage from [[breaking wands]] by [[applying]] them.{{refsrc\|explode.c\|247\|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
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−	~~The starting inventory lacks both [[food]] and [[armor]]. You may need use [[prayer]] to delay [[starvation]].~~

	In SlashTHEM, they gain an alignment bonus for digging into a grave (if chaotic).		In SlashTHEM, they gain an alignment bonus for digging into a grave (if chaotic).

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 The starting inventory lacks both [[food]] and [[armor]]. You may need use [[prayer]] to delay [[starvation]].
 ==Rank titles==
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 ==Quest==
 {{main|Necromancer quest}}
-The Necromancer's [[quest]] sees them fighting [[Maugneshaagar]] for [[The Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa]], an [[artifact]] [[great dagger]]. The Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa grants [[magic resistance]] while carried, and as a weapon it has +8 [[to-hit]] and +4 damage bonuses against monsters without drain resistance, inflicting [[level drain]] upon those targets on each hit. [[Invoking]] The Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa restores [[energy]], similar to [[The Mitre of Holiness]].
+The Necromancer's [[quest]] sees them fighting [[Maugneshaagar]] for [[The Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa]], an [[artifact]] [[great dagger]]. The Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa grants [[magic resistance]] while carried, and as a weapon it has +8 [[to-hit]] and +4 damage bonuses against monsters without [[drain resistance]], inflicting [[level drain]] upon those targets on each hit. [[Invoking]] The Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa restores [[energy]], similar to [[The Mitre of Holiness]].
 ==Strategy==
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 Necromancers are one of the more difficult roles to play: they are relatively poor fighters with low [[HP]] and [[strength]], but most of the role's spells, skills and techniques that matter don't make a big difference until late in the game&mdash;until then, you are playing a weak fighter or subpar [[Wizard]] who can eat old corpses and make weak zombie pets in the mines.
-Your starting spells of [[Spellbook of summon undead|summon undead]] and [[Spellbook of command undead|command undead]] are unhelpful in the beginning as you will likely a 100% failure rate for all of the early game and most of the midgame. Play the early game like a tank, putting on all armor that isn't cursed and training [[dagger]] skill to get the bonus to-hit and [[multishot]] benefit. A [[Drow]], by contrast, should train daggers by throwing them, but fight bare-handed in melee to take advantage of the sleep attack. You will frequently need to run away from fights and use Elbereth to survive at the beginning. Use your [[wand of draining]] in emergencies, but be judicious; once it's used up, you're on your own. Also, save fortune cookies and the like to tame dogs and cats, and keep a [[lichen]] corpse around to pacify them in an emergency.
+Your starting spells of [[Spellbook of summon undead|summon undead]] and [[Spellbook of command undead|command undead]] are unhelpful in the beginning as you will likely have a 100% failure rate for all of the early game and most of the midgame. Play the early game like a tank, putting on all armor that isn't cursed and training [[dagger]] skill to get the bonus to-hit and [[multishot]] benefit. A [[Drow]], by contrast, should train daggers by throwing them, but fight bare-handed in melee to take advantage of the sleep attack. You will frequently need to run away from fights and use Elbereth to survive at the beginning. Use your [[wand of draining]] in emergencies, but be judicious; once it's used up, you're on your own. Also, save fortune cookies and the like to tame dogs and cats, and keep a [[lichen]] corpse around to pacify them in an emergency.
-Head first for the mall and buy or steal any decent weapons, armor, rings (200/300 cost), and wands you find. If you find any potions of gain level, dip your [[pick-axe]] to get a [[dwarvish mattock]]. Go ahead and train skill in this until you find an altar to get your first sacrifice gift, the inimitable [[Serpent's Tongue]]. Once you have cleared out the mall of goodies, head for the mines.
+Head first for the [[Mall]] and buy or steal any decent weapons, armor, rings (200/300 cost), and wands you find. If you find any potions of gain level, dip your [[pick-axe]] to get a [[dwarvish mattock]]. Go ahead and train skill in this until you find an altar to get your first sacrifice gift, the inimitable [[Serpent's Tongue]]. Once you have cleared out the mall of goodies, head for the mines.
-The [[raise zombies]] technique can help marginally in the mines, mostly by distracting foes and providing something to dodge behind when tough enemies come your way. If you find yourself surrounded by dead humanoids and satiated, place one in each square around you and activate the technique. Zombies can be created from kobolds, gnomes, dwarves, elves, orcs (including goblins), humans, ettins, and giants, although by the time you see the latter two they are probably not going to be much help to you. In general, all other humanoids will become ghouls or ghasts. Ghouls and ghasts are stronger than most early zombies, which means hobbit corpses are particularly good for raising. [[Vampire (starting race)|Vampire]] necromancers can raise drained corpses, but will likely find them too slow to keep up with the frenetic pace of the vampire's early game without a [[magic whistle]].
+The [[raise zombies]] technique can help marginally in the [[Mines]], mostly by distracting foes and providing something to dodge behind when tough enemies come your way. If you find yourself surrounded by dead humanoids and satiated, place one in each square around you and activate the technique. Zombies can be created from kobolds, gnomes, dwarves, elves, orcs (including goblins), humans, ettins, and giants, although by the time you see the latter two they are probably not going to be much help to you. In general, all other humanoids will become ghouls or ghasts. Ghouls and ghasts are stronger than most early zombies, which means hobbit corpses are particularly good for raising. [[Vampire (starting race)|Vampire]] necromancers can raise drained corpses, but will likely find them too slow to keep up with the frenetic pace of the vampire's early game without a [[magic whistle]].
-If you're lucky enough to find an altar to Gothuulbe in the mines, camp out and sacrifice for [[Serpent's Tongue]]. Look for [[scroll of enchant weapon|scrolls of enchant weapon]] and get this up to +6/+7 as soon as possible, as it will do double damage on the enchantment bonus. If not, head back up to the main dungeon and make your way to [[sokoban]]. Be sure to fully explore every level until you find an altar. If you haven't found one by level 19, you can always use the guaranteed co-aligned altar in the [[Lawful Quest]], but it may be difficult to survive against the killer rations, piles of killer coins, and werecreatures you'll meet there if the altar ends up far from the entry portal. Don't attempt your role quest yet; [[Maugneshaagar]] is a powerful foe, and the [[Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa]] is not as good a weapon as a well-enchanted [[Serpent's Tongue]]. After you get your artifact weapon, head to [[One-Eyed Sam]]'s black market and clear it out. By the time you have done that, and used all the [[scroll of enchant weapon|scrolls of enchant weapon]] and [[scroll of enchant armor|enchant armor]], you should be strong enough to try some of the other branches, including [[Grund's Stronghold]] (don't attempt without [[fire resistance]]), the [[Chaotic Quest]] (don't go without a [[wand of fire]] or [[wand of lightning|lightning]]), the [[Wyrm Caves]], and the [[Necromancer quest]].
+If you're lucky enough to find an altar to Gothuulbe in the mines, camp out and sacrifice for [[Serpent's Tongue]]. Look for [[scroll of enchant weapon|scrolls of enchant weapon]] and get this up to +6/+7 as soon as possible, as it will do double damage on the enchantment bonus. If not, head back up to the main dungeon and make your way to [[Sokoban]]. Be sure to fully explore every level until you find an altar. If you haven't found one by level 19, you can always use the guaranteed co-aligned altar in the [[Lawful Quest]], but it may be difficult to survive against the killer rations, piles of killer coins, and werecreatures you'll meet there if the altar ends up far from the entry portal. Don't attempt your role quest yet; [[Maugneshaagar]] is a powerful foe, and the [[Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa]] is not as good a weapon as a well-enchanted [[Serpent's Tongue]]. After you get your artifact weapon, head to [[One-Eyed Sam]]'s [[Black Market]] and clear it out. By the time you have done that, and used all the [[scroll of enchant weapon|scrolls of enchant weapon]] and [[scroll of enchant armor|enchant armor]], you should be strong enough to try some of the other branches, including [[Grund's Stronghold]] (don't attempt without [[fire resistance]]), the [[Chaotic Quest]] (don't go without a [[wand of fire]] or [[wand of lightning|lightning]]), the [[Wyrm Caves]], and the [[Necromancer quest]].
 The [[Necromancer quest]] will yield the [[Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa]], which drains enemies just as [[Stormbringer]] does, grants magic resistance when carried, and most importantly provides a magic power boost when #invoked, much like [[The Mitre of Holiness]]. If you have managed to get DSM by this time, you may switch to spellcasting mode, and the Great Dagger will be a huge boon as you will find yourself running out of magic power frequently due to the Necromancer's low power growth. The Great Dagger will also make a good weapon against poison-resistant foes, however, you should try to sacrifice for a better weapon such as [[Doomblade]], [[Bat from Hell (SLASH'EM)|Bat from Hell]], [[Frost Brand]], or [[Fire Brand]]. Whichever you make your primary weapon, do advance the relevant skill to max.

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 If you're lucky enough to find an altar to Gothuulbe in the mines, camp out and sacrifice for [[Serpent's Tongue]]. Look for [[scroll of enchant weapon|scrolls of enchant weapon]] and get this up to +6/+7 as soon as possible, as it will do double damage on the enchantment bonus. If not, head back up to the main dungeon and make your way to [[sokoban]]. Be sure to fully explore every level until you find an altar. If you haven't found one by level 19, you can always use the guaranteed co-aligned altar in the [[Lawful Quest]], but it may be difficult to survive against the killer rations, piles of killer coins, and werecreatures you'll meet there if the altar ends up far from the entry portal. Don't attempt your role quest yet; [[Maugneshaagar]] is a powerful foe, and the [[Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa]] is not as good a weapon as a well-enchanted [[Serpent's Tongue]]. After you get your artifact weapon, head to [[One-Eyed Sam]]'s black market and clear it out. By the time you have done that, and used all the [[scroll of enchant weapon|scrolls of enchant weapon]] and [[scroll of enchant armor|enchant armor]], you should be strong enough to try some of the other branches, including [[Grund's Stronghold]] (don't attempt without [[fire resistance]]), the [[Chaotic Quest]] (don't go without a [[wand of fire]] or [[wand of lightning|lightning]]), the [[Wyrm Caves]], and the [[Necromancer quest]].
-The [[Necromancer quest]] will yield the [[Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa]], which drains enemies just as [[Stormbringer]] does, grants magic resistance when carried, and most importantly provides a magic power boost when #invoked, much like [[The Mitre of Holiness]]. If you have managed to get DSM by this time, you may switch to spellcasting mode, and the Great Dagger will be a huge boon as you will find yourself running out of magic power frequently due to the Necromancer's low power growth. The Great Dagger will also make a good weapon against poison-resistant foes, however, you should try to sacrifice for a better weapon such as [[Doomblade]], [[Bat from Hell]], [[Frost Brand]], or [[Fire Brand]]. Whichever you make your primary weapon, do advance the relevant skill to max.
+The [[Necromancer quest]] will yield the [[Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa]], which drains enemies just as [[Stormbringer]] does, grants magic resistance when carried, and most importantly provides a magic power boost when #invoked, much like [[The Mitre of Holiness]]. If you have managed to get DSM by this time, you may switch to spellcasting mode, and the Great Dagger will be a huge boon as you will find yourself running out of magic power frequently due to the Necromancer's low power growth. The Great Dagger will also make a good weapon against poison-resistant foes, however, you should try to sacrifice for a better weapon such as [[Doomblade]], [[Bat from Hell (SLASH'EM)|Bat from Hell]], [[Frost Brand]], or [[Fire Brand]]. Whichever you make your primary weapon, do advance the relevant skill to max.
 By the endgame, the Necromancer will have become quite formidable. The class's natural immunity to [[sickness]] takes the sting away from usually fearsome opponents such as [[Demogorgon]] and [[Pestilence]]. Innate [[drain resistance]] means you don't have to waste a valuable armor, amulet, or weapon slot on it, not to mention making the [[Guild of Disgruntled Adventurers]], the [[Wyrm Caves]], and [[The Lost Tomb]] significantly easier. By the time you have gotten your spellcasting mojo on, your starting spells of command undead and summon undead become extremely useful, and can net you an army of powerful pets. Your [[sigil of tempest]] technique will make ordinary ray attacks such as [[magic missile]] and [[cone of cold]] into powerful area attacks. Necromancers can eventually become extremely powerful offensive magicians, attaining expert in both [[attack spells|attack]] and [[matter spells]].
 A good [[ascension kit]] for a Necromancer is:
-*+7 [[Bat from Hell]], [[Doomblade]], [[Frost Brand]], [[Fire Brand]], or [[Serpent's Tongue]], with the [[Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa]] as a backup weapon
+*+7 [[Bat from Hell (SLASH'EM)|Bat from Hell]], [[Doomblade]], [[Frost Brand]], [[Fire Brand]], or [[Serpent's Tongue]], with the [[Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa]] as a backup weapon
 *One of the following: +5 [[speed boots]] for the extra attacks, +7 [[elven boots]] for the AC, +5 [[jumping boots]] for the extra movement, or +5 fireproof [[water walking boots]] to survive [[create pool]] spells
 *+7 [[cloak of magic resistance]] (enchant an [[elven cloak]] to +7 and then [[upgrading objects|upgrade]] it)

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 ** an uncursed [[blindfold]] ({{frac|5}} chance or 20%)
-Any ring that is generated with an [[enchantment]] of +0 or lower is given a random enchantment from +1 to +3.{{refsrc|u_init.c|1567|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Duplicates of rings and spellbooks are not possible.{{refsrc|u_init.c|1588|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} A Necromancer will never be given an [[amulet of drain resistance]], though in practice no role can start the game with random [[amulet]]s.{{refsrc|u_init.c|1535|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+Any ring that is generated with an [[enchantment]] of +0 or lower is given a random enchantment from +1 to +3.{{refsrc|u_init.c|1567|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Duplicates of rings and spellbooks are not possible.{{refsrc|u_init.c|1588|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} A Necromancer will never be given an [[amulet of drain resistance]], though in practice no role or race can start the game with random [[amulet]]s.{{refsrc|u_init.c|1535|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
-Orcish Necromancers are not given extra food like orcish heroes in other roles.{{refsrc|u_init.c|1375|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|name="xtrafood"|comment=food is intended to be compensation for inferior equipment, and orcish Wizards are not subject to racial armor and weapon replacements}}
+Orcish Necromancers are not given extra food like orcish heroes in other roles, since the food is compensation for inferior equipment and Necromancers are not subject to racial armor and weapon replacements.{{refsrc|u_init.c|1375|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|name="xtrafood"|comment=food is compensation for inferior equipment}}
 Necromancers start with knowledge of any applicable racial equipment.

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 * 3 random [[potion]]s
 * 2 random [[ring]]s
 * +0 [[pick-axe]] (alternate weapon)
 * a chance of one of the following tools: