Anonymous asked: I've begun to worry lately. The old rituals bring me less power by the decade, and my once-trusted servants no longer respond to my call. I fear that the rites preformed by all you fledgling necromancers are draining away the energy I once called upon as my own. I'm not really sure what it is you do, but do you think you might be the cause of my troubles? And if so, do you think you can cut it out?

I truly wish that my own dark works could be responsible for anything quite so monumental as the denudation of an elder liche’s power. Unfortunately, I think you’ll find that the ineffable powers you deal with are demanding more from you because of the normal process of inflation.

Back when you and I started our dark journey the world was young; there was less demand on the power of the underworld and simple rituals would lend prodigious powers to any sufficiently demanding necromancer. Now, many more things have died. The underworld is bloated with them; souls are a cheap and easily traded commodity. Where once a talented necromancer might deal with ten spectres, a modern liche must marshal thousands of damned souls, turning their own wheel of fate.

The world has changed. Sadly, we must change with it. Thanks to the inherent issues of necroeconomics, the modern necromancer must be less a studious sorcerer and more a savvy CEO.

P.S. If you’re having trouble, you can join the NecromAnswers apprenticeship program for junior necromancers.

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