Classes & Prestige Classes

>>55222987
Cancer mage

Cancer mage.

>>55222996
Cancer mage is literally that, but its also completely broken

>>55222987
I wish some ofbthe prestige classes in 3.5 were a little better like the Dwaven Defender.

Still love playing it though for RP and flavor reasons.

>>55222987
In the same book as cancer mage is a disease that gives you +2 str per day on top of the debilitating side effects. Cancer mage only makes you immune to the negative side effects. Have fun with your muscle cleric.

>>55223038
Try this
http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/advancedPlayersGuide/prestigeClasses/stalwartDefender.html
From PF
Is a port from 3.5 Dwarven Defender and I heard is a little better

>>55222987
Playable Necromancers in Dungeons and Dragons 3.5e?
For official base classes, we have:
-Wizard Necromancer (school specialist)
-Three variants of the Necromancy specialization in Unearthed Arcana including either a Skeletal Minion, Undead Apotheosis, or Enhanced Undead as a class feature.
Please note, that 'Van Richten's Guide to Lich' states that liches are no longer limited to their dropped schools of magic if they were specialists in life, so that's something to look forward to.
-The Wizard Necromancer Variant in Dragon 357's Unversed Arcana - The School Mastery variant for Necromancy, swapping out getting familiar for casting chosen school spells at +1 caster level, and all undead madde with [evil] descriptor spells gaining temporary HP equal to your caster level, combine with Enhanced Undead's swap out extra spells per day as a specialist for +2 to STR and DEX and HP per HD in Undead you make, and you've a very decent Necromancer Wizard to use.
-The three 'Dark Magi' Necromancer base classes from Dragon Magazine 312, Deathwalker, Fleshcrafter, and Soul Reaper.
-The Dread Necromancer from Heroes of Horror, popular choice solid class to level 20 and provides base Lichdom as a class feature.
-The Death Master base class (Orcus followers only) from the Dragon Compendium Volume 1. Provides base Lichdom as a class feature.
-A Cleric with some of the following Domains
>Death, Deathless, Deathbound, Decay, Envy, Evil, Hunger, Undeath, Undead, Vile Darkness (referred to as a Darkness domain but is different), Gluttony, Corruption, Repose, Repose(2(there's a second one of this)) Spirit, Pestilence, Necromancer (Blood of Vol) and the seven deadly sins domains.
-The Binder class with choice vestiges such as Acererak, Tennebrous, and some other vestige I don't know about (Tome of Magic).

>>55223622
-The Spellcaster class from Unearthed Arcana (non-descript class built around bonus feats and not class features, build appropriately).
-Nightstalker (Dragonlance - Races of Ansalon)

d20 unnoficial base classes
-Necromancer class from 'Secret College of Necromancy' by Greem Ronin Publishing
-Flesh Mage from Sourcebook, 'Magic' (d20, AEG, 2002).pdf

For official Prestige Classes (PrC) we have:
-Thrall of Orcus (Book of Vile Darkness).
-Walker in the Wastes (Sandstorm) Provides Dry Lichdom, which is basically being a Tomb Kang n sheeit, multiple cheaper phylacteries at the cost of longer rejuvanation time, can literally harvest limitless salt and use infinite pocket sand with this PrC.
-Pale Master (Tome & Blood - Libris Mortis) Suitored to Arcane necromancy users or in choice builds, is easy to get fluff wise, and useful becase fuck black onyx. I also suggest using it's hombrew remake which features some of it's qualities shown in Dungeons and Dragons Online https://dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Pale_Master,_Rebuild_%283.5e_Prestige_Class%29 This PrC also has an epic level variant, mentioned fucking somewhere.
-Fleshwarper (Lords of Madness) Mad science so hard you go fullblown aberration, graft dead people to yourself!
-Red Wizard of Thay (In campaign perks of regional feats and background should apply).
-Master Specialist (Necromancy) (Complete Mage).
-Necrocarnate (Magic of Incarnum PrC, is shit).
-Master of Shrouds (Libris Mortis) control of incorporeal undead, maximize ghost blowjobs.
-Tennebrous Apostate (PrC for Binders that use the Tennebrous vestige).
-Soul Eater (Book of Vile Darkness) self explanatory.
-Dirgesinger (Libris Mortis) summon undead with guitar solos.
-True Necromancer (Libris Mortis) don't ever use this.
-Horned Harbinger (FR Faiths and Pantheons) Undead Army Maker
-Companion of the Dead (Gnomish Class with progression unto undeath)
-Darklight Wizard (Kingdoms of Kalamar Villain Design Handbook)

>>55223634
-Death Dancer (Kingdoms of Kalamar Stealth and Style) Thriller.
-Lady/Lord of the Dead (Web Enhancement - Dead Life)
-Blighter (Masters of the Wild, Complete Divine) Anti-druid

The pestilence domain and the Planar Touchstone feat + Archives of thingy me bob and choice AIDs domains will also be your best friend OP, enjoy spreading papa Nurgles love, whilst technically having a better version of his gifts to spread.