Necromancy 101 lesson titles

coronatiger · 07-18-2018, 03:54 AM

In a silly campaign, the Necromancers' Guild posts a note in various cities/towns/villages to recruit new members. The note describes a list of lessons in an introductory course for necromancy, with lesson name, teacher's name, date, time and location, so that potential candidates can attend the lessons they find interesting.

I have a few lesson titles, but would gladly receive suggestions for more.

The Proper Use of a Shovel
Black is the New Black
Being Dead is Not an Excuse
A Skeleton's Sensory Organs
Unburial Rites and Traditions of Ancient Civilizations
Zombie or Skeleton - Calculating the Decay of Human Flesh
The Ghostly Etiquette of Chains and Bedsheets
How to Talk to Former Friends
The Proper Use of a Knife (part 1) - Getting the Right Entrails
The Proper Use of a Knife (part 2) - Marking Your Minions
The Proper Use of a Knife (part 3) - Necromancy Only Works On Dead People

Phantasm · 07-18-2018, 04:29 AM

Zombies Don't Eat Living Flesh - Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Necromancy

ericbsmith · 07-18-2018, 04:59 AM

Zombies: How to make friends and influence people
Potpourri - How to Keep a Keep
Rats - Protecting your minions from their true worst enemy
Skeletons: The best servant is a clean servant
Tobin's Spirit Guide - How to talk to spirits without angering them
How to Raise a Family
How to Raze a Village
How to Raise a Village

SilvercatMoonpaw · 07-18-2018, 05:17 AM

Hygiene 101: There Is No Excuse.

Phantasm · 07-18-2018, 05:17 AM

Practical Taxidermy - Preserving the Corpse to Make Mummies. Also useful for non-necromantic careers.

Anaraxes · 07-18-2018, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by coronatiger

[*]How to Talk to Former Friends

How To Make Friends and Influence Dead People

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Originally Posted by ericbsmith

How to Raise a Family
How to Raze a Village

It Takes a Village to Raise a Child -- Mana Gathering via Sacrifice

sn0wball · 07-18-2018, 06:03 AM

If the Dead Rise Not - Troubleshooting Necromantic Failures

That is not dead which can eternal lie - Limits of Necromancy On Unconventional Beings

Kromm · 07-18-2018, 06:35 AM

Death Gods – Friends or Foes?
Demonic Contract Law
Interrogating Spirits Quickly and Effectively
Skull Motifs in Art and Enchantment
Slain Foes as Friends and Spell Components
Tomb vs. Tower: Selecting a Sanctum
Undead or Differently Living? The Vampire Puzzle
Zombies: Cursed, Infected, Raised, or Just an Accident?

Or if you like university-style course titles:

Alchemy Lab 100: Preservation
Alchemy Lab 200: Reanimation
Alchemy Lab 300: Autoreanimation (Lichdom)
Comparative Undeath 101: The Corporeals
Comparative Undeath 102: The Incorporeals
Comparative Undeath 201: Constructs
Pneumatology 111: Angels
Pneumatology 666: Demons

AlexanderHowl · 07-18-2018, 07:44 AM

I imagine the academic courses in this fashion:

Necromancy 101: Introduction to Necromancy
Necromancy 102: The History of European Necromancy
Necromancy 103: The History of African Necromancy
Necromancy 104: The History of Asian Necromancy
Necromancy 105: The History of American Necromancy
Necromancy 106: Modern Necromancy

Necromancy 201: Ethics of Necromancy
Necromancy 202: Legality of Necromancy
Necromancy 203: Philosophical Viewpoints on Necromancy
Necromancy 204: Religious Viewpoints on Necromancy
Necromancy 205: Famous Necromancers
Necromancy 206: Causes of Living Zombies

Necromancy 301: Dealing with Ghosts
Necromancy 302: Animal Preservation and Disposal
Necromancy 303: Human Preservation and Disposal
Necromancy 304: Animal Zombie Studies
Necromancy 305: Human Zombie Studies
Necromancy 306: Anatomy of Living Zombies

Necromancy 401: Summoning Ghosts
Necromancy 402: Raising Animal Zombies
Necromancy 403: Raising Human Zombies
Necromancy 404: Animal Zombie Variants
Necromancy 405: Human Zombie Variants
Necromancy 406: Curing Living Zombies

SilvercatMoonpaw · 07-18-2018, 08:30 AM

Acting Evil: Morose or Hammy?
Looking the Part: No, You Can't Just Copy Your Teenage Goth Phase.

07-18-2018, 03:54 AM	#1
coronatiger Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Trondheim, Norway	Necromancy 101 lesson titles In a silly campaign, the Necromancers' Guild posts a note in various cities/towns/villages to recruit new members. The note describes a list of lessons in an introductory course for necromancy, with lesson name, teacher's name, date, time and location, so that potential candidates can attend the lessons they find interesting. I have a few lesson titles, but would gladly receive suggestions for more. The Proper Use of a Shovel Black is the New Black Being Dead is Not an Excuse A Skeleton's Sensory Organs Unburial Rites and Traditions of Ancient Civilizations Zombie or Skeleton - Calculating the Decay of Human Flesh The Ghostly Etiquette of Chains and Bedsheets How to Talk to Former Friends The Proper Use of a Knife (part 1) - Getting the Right Entrails The Proper Use of a Knife (part 2) - Marking Your Minions The Proper Use of a Knife (part 3) - Necromancy Only Works On Dead People __________________ You don't need to spend 100 CP on Status 5 [25] and Multimillionaire [75] to feel like a princess, when Delusion [-10] will do. Character sheet: Google Drive link (See this thread for details.) Campaign logs: Chaotic Pioneering / Confessions of a Forked Tongue

07-18-2018, 04:29 AM	#2
Phantasm Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: On the road again...	Re: Necromancy 101 lesson titles Zombies Don't Eat Living Flesh - Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Necromancy __________________ "Life ... is an Oreo cookie." - J'onn J'onzz, 1991 "But mom, I don't wanna go back in the dungeon!" The GURPS Marvel Universe Reboot Project A-G, H-R, and S-Z, and its not-a-wiki-really web adaptation. Ranoc, a Muskets-and-Magery Renaissance Fantasy Setting

07-18-2018, 04:59 AM	#3
ericbsmith Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Binghamton, NY, USA. Near the river Styx in the 5th Circle.	Re: Necromancy 101 lesson titles Zombies: How to make friends and influence people Potpourri - How to Keep a Keep Rats - Protecting your minions from their true worst enemy Skeletons: The best servant is a clean servant Tobin's Spirit Guide - How to talk to spirits without angering them How to Raise a Family How to Raze a Village How to Raise a Village __________________ Eric B. Smith GURPS Data File Coordinator GURPSLand I shall pull the pin from this healing grenade and... Kaboom-baya. Last edited by ericbsmith; 07-18-2018 at 05:15 AM.

07-18-2018, 05:17 AM	#4
SilvercatMoonpaw Join Date: Jun 2017	Re: Necromancy 101 lesson titles Hygiene 101: There Is No Excuse.

07-18-2018, 05:17 AM	#5
Phantasm Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: On the road again...	Re: Necromancy 101 lesson titles Practical Taxidermy - Preserving the Corpse to Make Mummies. Also useful for non-necromantic careers. __________________ "Life ... is an Oreo cookie." - J'onn J'onzz, 1991 "But mom, I don't wanna go back in the dungeon!" The GURPS Marvel Universe Reboot Project A-G, H-R, and S-Z, and its not-a-wiki-really web adaptation. Ranoc, a Muskets-and-Magery Renaissance Fantasy Setting

07-18-2018, 06:03 AM	#7
sn0wball Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Schleswig, Germany	Re: Necromancy 101 lesson titles If the Dead Rise Not - Troubleshooting Necromantic Failures That is not dead which can eternal lie - Limits of Necromancy On Unconventional Beings __________________ No unconsenting english phrases were harmed during the writing of this post. Last edited by sn0wball; 07-18-2018 at 06:08 AM.

07-18-2018, 06:35 AM	#8
Kromm *GURPS* Line Editor Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Montréal, Québec	Re: Necromancy 101 lesson titles Death Gods – Friends or Foes? Demonic Contract Law Interrogating Spirits Quickly and Effectively Skull Motifs in Art and Enchantment Slain Foes as Friends and Spell Components Tomb vs. Tower: Selecting a Sanctum Undead or Differently Living? The Vampire Puzzle Zombies: Cursed, Infected, Raised, or Just an Accident? Or if you like university-style course titles: Alchemy Lab 100: Preservation Alchemy Lab 200: Reanimation Alchemy Lab 300: Autoreanimation (Lichdom) Comparative Undeath 101: The Corporeals Comparative Undeath 102: The Incorporeals Comparative Undeath 201: Constructs Pneumatology 111: Angels Pneumatology 666: Demons __________________ Sean "Dr. Kromm" Punch <kromm@sjgames.com> *GURPS* Line Editor, Steve Jackson Games My DreamWidth [Just *GURPS* News]

07-18-2018, 07:44 AM	#9
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: Necromancy 101 lesson titles I imagine the academic courses in this fashion: Necromancy 101: Introduction to Necromancy Necromancy 102: The History of European Necromancy Necromancy 103: The History of African Necromancy Necromancy 104: The History of Asian Necromancy Necromancy 105: The History of American Necromancy Necromancy 106: Modern Necromancy Necromancy 201: Ethics of Necromancy Necromancy 202: Legality of Necromancy Necromancy 203: Philosophical Viewpoints on Necromancy Necromancy 204: Religious Viewpoints on Necromancy Necromancy 205: Famous Necromancers Necromancy 206: Causes of Living Zombies Necromancy 301: Dealing with Ghosts Necromancy 302: Animal Preservation and Disposal Necromancy 303: Human Preservation and Disposal Necromancy 304: Animal Zombie Studies Necromancy 305: Human Zombie Studies Necromancy 306: Anatomy of Living Zombies Necromancy 401: Summoning Ghosts Necromancy 402: Raising Animal Zombies Necromancy 403: Raising Human Zombies Necromancy 404: Animal Zombie Variants Necromancy 405: Human Zombie Variants Necromancy 406: Curing Living Zombies

07-18-2018, 08:30 AM	#10
SilvercatMoonpaw Join Date: Jun 2017	Re: Necromancy 101 lesson titles Acting Evil: Morose or Hammy? Looking the Part: No, You Can't Just Copy Your Teenage Goth Phase.