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''Diablo IV'' is the newest entry in the ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' series, revealed at [=BlizzCon=] 2019. It was released on June 6, 2023 for the PC, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS. The game features five playable classes, all returning from previous games: Barbarian, Sorcerer, Druid, Rogue, and Necromancer.

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''Diablo IV'' is the newest entry in the ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' series, revealed at [=BlizzCon=] 2019. It was released on June 6, 2023 for the PC, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/PlayStation5, Platform/XboxOne, and UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS.Platform/XboxSeriesXAndS. The game features five playable classes, all returning from previous games: Barbarian, Sorcerer, Druid, Rogue, and Necromancer.

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* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: The max level in the game is Level 100. Levels 1-50 are normal levels [[note]]although getting to level 50 will grant a Paragon point rather than a skill point[[/note]], and levels 51-100 are "Paragon Levels." While getting to level 50 is fairly easy, the amount of XP required to gain a level increases sharply after 50, and skyrockets after level 70. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo4/comments/1467g51/xp_101_what_affects_xp_gain/ To put it in perspective, it takes about 100,000,000 total XP to go from Level 1 to level 70. Going from level 70 to level 100 requires about 400,000,000 XP.]] It is only somewhat mitigated by higher World Tiers giving more XP for monster slaying, with a larger bonus each tier you go up. But you won't be getting any increase for quests or renown, so you will be grinding for a lot longer on the second half then the first half. For a little bit of perspective the XP required for leveling 1-80 is the same amount required to level 80-100.

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* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: The max level in the game is Level 100. Levels 1-50 are normal levels [[note]]although getting to level 50 will grant a Paragon point rather than a skill point[[/note]], and levels 51-100 are "Paragon Levels." While getting to level 50 is fairly easy, the amount of XP required to gain a level increases sharply after 50, and skyrockets after level 70. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo4/comments/1467g51/xp_101_what_affects_xp_gain/ To put it in perspective, it takes about 100,000,000 total XP to go from Level 1 to level 70. Going from level 70 to level 100 requires about 400,000,000 XP.]] It is only somewhat mitigated by higher World Tiers giving more XP for monster slaying, with a larger bonus each tier you go up. But you won't be getting any increase for quests or renown, so you will be grinding for a lot longer on the second half then the first half. For a little bit of perspective the XP required for leveling 1-80 to get from lv. 1 to lv. 80 is about the same amount required to level 80-100.get from lv. 80 to lv. 100.



* ShootTheDog: Rathma, the first necromancer and son of Inarius and Lilith, wasn't one to agree with his father's ambitions for redemption. [[spoiler:Inarius subsequently [[OffingTheOffspring murdered him]] to gain his key to Hell for daring to impede him as a desperate lashing out.. [[FromBadToWorse and then failed to realize Rathma's key was inside his own staff that Inarius impaled him with.]] This does ''not'' go over well when [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Lilith]] [[ThisIsUnforgivable finds out]], on top of the sheer pettiness of such an act becoming a cruel crime instead of Inarius being a WellIntentionedExtremist.]]

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* ShootTheDog: Rathma, the first necromancer and son of Inarius and Lilith, wasn't one to agree with his father's ambitions for redemption. [[spoiler:Inarius subsequently [[OffingTheOffspring murdered him]] to gain his key to Hell for daring to impede him as a desperate lashing out.. [[FromBadToWorse and then failed to realize Rathma's key was inside his own staff, the very staff that Inarius impaled him with.]] This does ''not'' go over well when [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Lilith]] [[ThisIsUnforgivable finds out]], on top of the sheer pettiness of such an act becoming a cruel crime cruel, spiteful murder instead of Inarius being a WellIntentionedExtremist.]]



* ToBeLawfulOrGood: Within the clergy of the Cathedral of Light you will notice as you do various quests for them that there are two very distinct camps, the lawful who carry out mass executions and torture in an effort to purge sin from the lands no matter what, and on the other side there are those who use the Light to help people in need who bend and even break the law in an effort to help the unfortunate.

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* ToBeLawfulOrGood: Within the clergy of the Cathedral of Light you will notice as you do various quests for them that there are two very distinct camps, the lawful who carry out mass executions and torture in an effort to purge sin from the lands no matter what, the cost, and on the other good side there are those who use the Light to help people in need who bend need, bending and even break breaking the law in an effort to help the unfortunate.



* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler: After Elias' death, you can start a questline in Zarbinzet. The local priest asks you to look for his missing curate, Symon, who went traveling with a one-eyed swordsman and never came back. Soon, you find out the swordsman was actually Elias, and he eventually hired a thief and barbarian to accompany him and Symon. Then you get to the last quest and see the name of it: '''''[[WhamLine By Three They Come]].''''' You're following in the footsteps of the poor fools Elias sacrificed to summon Lilith in the game's opening cutscene.]]

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* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler: After [[spoiler:After Elias' death, you can start a questline in Zarbinzet. The local priest asks you to look for his missing curate, Symon, who went traveling with a one-eyed swordsman and never came back. Soon, you find out the swordsman was actually Elias, and he eventually hired a thief and barbarian to accompany him and Symon. Then you get to the last quest and see the name of it: '''''[[WhamLine By Three They Come]].''''' You're following in the footsteps of the poor fools Elias sacrificed to summon Lilith in the game's opening cutscene.]]


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** In a way, the [[spoiler:Tree of Whispers]] itself grants immortality to all who accept it after their first death... but they can't move their limbs, they can't experience most of the pleasures of life, and most importantly, they're stuck with all the other dealmakers constantly staring at and chattering with one another because they literally have nothing else to do. Most of them undergo a partial DeathOfPersonality over time, becoming little more than sapient forum bots.
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* TechnicallyLivingZombie: [[spoiler:Rakhaan, a relic collector in the Dry Steppes, is revealed to be this in his quest chain. Originally one of the countless victims of the Steppes' ancient [[TheCaligula Overseers]], he was reanimated and possessed by a Demon who had decided to live in peace in Sanctuary after coming to enjoy the small pleasures of human society. The two now exist in a symbiotic state and work together to track down the Overseers' cursed relics, both to feed of their dark power to sustain Rakhaan's body, and to ensure their evil cannot threaten anyone else.]]
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* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler:A postgame sidequest chain involves a former Knight Penitent who abandoned the Cathedral after it descended into KnightTemplar insanity following Inarius' death.]]
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* ArtifactTitle: [[spoiler:Up to the launch story's ending, this is the only ''Diablo'' game in the series where Diablo himself does not appear. The closest that the Lord of Terror gets to an appearance is Lilith warning the Wanderer that VaguenessIsComing after defeating her as the FinalBoss, where Diablo is shown in [[FreezeFrameBonus extremely quick cuts]] as she describes his return.]]

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* ArtifactTitle: [[spoiler:Up to the launch story's ending, this is the only ''Diablo'' game in the series where Diablo himself does not appear. The closest that the Lord of Terror gets to an appearance is Lilith warning the Wanderer that VaguenessIsComing after defeating her as the FinalBoss, where Diablo is shown in [[FreezeFrameBonus extremely quick cuts]] as she describes his return.return, and that the ArcVillain of the Season of the Construct is one of Diablo's lieutenants.]]
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* BodyHorror: The swamp of Hawezar infects people, causing their flesh to bulge in enflamed pink pustules across their entire body. As the infection progresses, more and more of the body is converted into swamp. The final stage of the transformation has the person literally put down roots and become a small tree.

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* BodyHorror: The swamp of Hawezar infects people, causing their flesh to bulge in enflamed pink pustules across their entire body. As the infection progresses, more and more of the body is converted into swamp. The final stage of the transformation has the person literally put down roots as their body slowly and become a small tree.painfully transforms into plantlife.
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** The Vison of Sescheron has an Elite Barbarian enemy named [[Literature/TheLegendOfDrizzt Wulfgar]].
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** This is the second time Inarius has built an organization called the Cathedral of Light. When he led the first Cathedral, his conflict with Lilith who had recently escaped the Void led to the Cathedral's destruction, Lilith's banishment, and Inarius's imprisonment in Hell. The conflict between the former lovers this time leads to [[spoiler:the Cathedral being greatly weakened, Lilith being slain and left to reform, and Inarius torn apart by the souls of the damned]].

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''Diablo IV'' is the newest entry in the ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' series, revealed at [=BlizzCon=] 2019. It was released on June 6, 2023 for the PC, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS. Five classes have been announced:
* The Barbarian, returning from ''II'' and ''III'';
* the Sorcerer/Sorceress returning from ''I'' and ''II'';
* the Druid, returning after being absent from ''III'';
* the Rogue from ''I'';
* the Necromancer from ''II'' and ''III''

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''Diablo IV'' is the newest entry in the ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' series, revealed at [=BlizzCon=] 2019. It was released on June 6, 2023 for the PC, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS. Five classes have been announced:
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The Barbarian, game features five playable classes, all returning from ''II'' and ''III'';
* the Sorcerer/Sorceress returning from ''I'' and ''II'';
* the
previous games: Barbarian, Sorcerer, Druid, returning after being absent from ''III'';
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Rogue, and Necromancer.

The game's first ExpansionPack, ''Vessel of Hatred'', was announced at [=BlizzCon=] 2023, although little was revealed other than
the Rogue from ''I'';
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title, that the Necromancer from ''II'' setting will be the jungle of Nahantu, and ''III''
it will feature a brand new class that has never appeared in the series before. A more in-depth reveal is planned for summer of 2024.
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** In a nod to his infamous status as this in ''Diablo II'', [[spoiler:Duriel is once again this, encountered beneath Caldeum without in-game context or justification for his presence (a common guess is that Lilith got him to become a guard dog ala Baal back in ''II''. The player even wonders what the hell he is. Once defeated, no one comments on it or brings it up again.]]

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** In a nod to his infamous status as this in ''Diablo II'', [[spoiler:Duriel is once again this, encountered beneath Caldeum without in-game context or justification for his presence (a common guess is that Lilith got him to become a guard dog ala Baal back in ''II''.''II''). The player even wonders what the hell he is. Once defeated, no one comments on it or brings it up again.]]
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* OneCurseLimit: In Season 2, Lord Zir is able control anyone he infects with his vampiric blood. The Wanderer proves immune to this corruption as the taint of Lilith shields them.
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* CursedWithAwesome: The Season of Blood seasonal quest starts with the Wanderer being bit by vampire Lord Zir, giving them the ability to use potent vampiric magic. Normally this would leave the Wanderer subject to control by Lord Zir, but since the Wanderer was [[OneCurseLimit already corrupted]] by ingesting Lilith's blood, the Wanderer can use the magic with no downsides.
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* EvilWeapon: In a Fractured Peaks side quest, you are sent to retrieve the axe wielded by a serial killer known as the Woodsman. It's soon revealed the axe is actually host to a demon called the Woodsman, who twists anyone who holds the axe into a murderous madman.
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* NewbieImmunity: The game will allow you to refund any skills you have, but for a gold cost. However, refunding skills early in the game costs nothing at all, so you can try different abilities without being locked into anything due to lack of money early on.
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* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: The Cathedral of Light and the Zakarum are a lot more welcomed in their home territories then outside of them. Scosglen barely tolerated the Cathedrals presence, and even then it was only because of how much the people loved and respected Donovan. The people of Hawezar have a love hate relationship with the Zakarum, appreciating the healers due to the swamp always spitting out some new disease, but wishing death and worse upon the Crusaders, who terrorize and persecute them for heresy.

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* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: The Cathedral of Light and the Zakarum are a lot more welcomed in their home territories then outside of them. Scosglen barely tolerated the Cathedrals presence, and even then it was only because of how much the people loved and respected Donovan.Donan. The people of Hawezar have a love hate relationship with the Zakarum, appreciating the healers due to the swamp always spitting out some new disease, but wishing death and worse upon the Crusaders, who terrorize and persecute them for heresy.

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* InfinityPlusOneSword: The Harlequin Crest/Shako Head Armor Unique returns from ''[[VideoGame/DiabloII Diablo II]]'', except this time in lieu of the depreciated Magic Find stat it has a new effect: an unconditional 10-20% damage reduction and +4 ranks ''to all skills'', roughly increasing all damage by 40%, which makes it the best Head Armor for every build possible without contest. The drop rate of the Harlequin Crest is appropriately rare: a week into the game launching, only ''one'' was found among the millions of players.

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* InfinityPlusOneSword: InfinityMinusOneSword: Prior to patches, the super unique rare monsters in the open world could drop items with power levels up to 840, where most items are capped at 820. In exchange, they had fixed secondary stats which limited their usefulness to specific builds.
* InfinityPlusOneSword:
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The Harlequin Crest/Shako Head Armor Unique returns from ''[[VideoGame/DiabloII Diablo II]]'', except this time in lieu of the depreciated Magic Find stat it has a new effect: an unconditional 10-20% damage reduction and +4 ranks ''to all skills'', roughly increasing all damage by 40%, which makes it the best Head Armor for every build possible without contest. The drop rate of the Harlequin Crest is appropriately rare: a week into the game launching, only ''one'' was found among the millions of players.players.
** The Caged Heart of the Barber in Season 1 was recommended for every build due to its ability to massively amplify damage. After dealing a critical strike to an enemy, the enemy absorbs all damage suffered for a brief period which is then released as area damage. Against groups, this effectively multiplies the damage dealt.
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* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: The Cathedral of Light and the Zakarum are a lot more welcomed in their home territories then outside of them. Scosglen barely tolerated the Cathedrals presence and the people Hawazar have a love hate relationship with the Zakarum, appreciating the healers but wishing death and worse upon the Crusaders.

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* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: The Cathedral of Light and the Zakarum are a lot more welcomed in their home territories then outside of them. Scosglen barely tolerated the Cathedrals presence presence, and even then it was only because of how much the people Hawazar loved and respected Donovan. The people of Hawezar have a love hate relationship with the Zakarum, appreciating the healers due to the swamp always spitting out some new disease, but wishing death and worse upon the Crusaders.Crusaders, who terrorize and persecute them for heresy.
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** A similar twist occurs with the "Flesh and Blood" side quest. Yonca was sent away from her home as a child and returns now having not heard word from her father in years. A letter reveals that her mother had undergone some transformation that horrified the father and he drove her away from their home before committing suicide. During the final step of the quest, a woman's voice can be heard in the distance, seemingly setting up a battle with the transformed mother. [[spoiler:Except the mother was only infected by the swamp and, while in pain, remains largely lucid and sane. Mother and daugther reunite and resolve to live together from now on]].

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* AnArmAndALeg: Ealda, leader of the Crane Tribe, had her left arm nearly bitten off by a demon in a past battle. Rather than let it kill her while she was pinned, Ealda forced the demon's jaws shut to sever the arm. She still wears the demon's skull as a trophy over her missing arm.



* SidequestSidestory: [[spoiler: One of the more involved sidequests in Hawezar is trying to find Curate Symon after he leaves on a journey with a one-eyed swordsman. As you follow the questline, you will soon realize that you are actually learning about what happened to lead to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bRWIdOMfro opening cinematic]].]]

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* SidequestSidestory: [[spoiler: SidequestSidestory:
** Several sidequests begin a chain of quests which tell a small, self-contained story about the people of each region.
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One of the more involved sidequests in Hawezar is trying to find Curate Symon [[spoiler:Curate Symon]] after he leaves on a journey with a [[spoiler:a one-eyed swordsman. swordsman]]. As you follow the questline, you will soon realize that you are actually learning about what [[spoiler:what happened to lead to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bRWIdOMfro opening cinematic]].]]]]
* SinsOfOurFathers: During the invasion of Mount Arreat, a champion of the Crane Tribe fled rather than fight Baal's forces. For his cowardice, the entire Crane Tribe has been marked as outcasts by the other tribes.

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* VaguenessIsComing: From pretty much the moment Lilith arrives on Sanctuary everyone becomes hell bent on stopping her, but almost no one knows exactly what it is she is planning, Lorath thinks she is going to cause a war with Inarius, Inarius doesn't care and just wants to kill her so he can redeem himself, and the Bloodied Wolf who seems to be some emissary of the Burning Hells refers to her plans as "a little rebellion". About the only clue is Rathma's prophesy and Lilith's own words hinting she plans to change Sanctuary somehow, but how that will affect mankind as a whole is unknown. The irony here is that the situation is the exact opposite of something Deckard Cain once said about demons being straightforward in their intent, but Heaven always being a mystery; here it is Inarius, the representative of Heaven, whose plan is painfully simple and straightforward, while Lilith's plan is mysterious and unknown.

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* VaguenessIsComing: VaguenessIsComing:
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From pretty much the moment Lilith arrives on Sanctuary everyone becomes hell bent on stopping her, but almost no one knows exactly what it is she is planning, Lorath thinks she is going to cause a war with Inarius, Inarius doesn't care and just wants to kill her so he can redeem himself, and the Bloodied Wolf who seems to be some emissary of the Burning Hells refers to her plans as "a little rebellion". About the only clue is Rathma's prophesy and Lilith's own words hinting she plans to change Sanctuary somehow, but how that will affect mankind as a whole is unknown. The irony here is that the situation is the exact opposite of something Deckard Cain once said about demons being straightforward in their intent, but Heaven always being a mystery; here it is Inarius, the representative of Heaven, whose plan is painfully simple and straightforward, while Lilith's plan is mysterious and unknown.unknown.
** [[spoiler:Elias]] and Lilith both interpret Rathma's prophecy as a warning that Sanctuary will soon be destroyed by the revived Prime Evils. However there is very little detail about how or when their return will occur.
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* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Curate Symon saw a kindred spirit in [[spoiler:Elias]] due to their shared love of knowledge. As a result he constantly overlooked the signs of the man's true nature despite everyone else they met seeing the truth.
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* AdamSmithHatesYourGuts: Occultist and Jeweler prices go up based on the power level and quality of an item, meaning an end-game legendary will cost vastly more to modify than a lower level rare. Enchanting in particular costs more each time you use the service, even if you keep the original stat.

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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Donan convinces the party, mainly Lorath, to [[spoiler:help Prava after finding her badly injured in hell, hoping this act of goodwill will lead to a HeelFaceTurn in the fanatical leader, and maybe make the church an actual force of good and not Inarius' vanity project. But after returning to Sanctuary it becomes pretty obvious that Prava did not appreciate Donan's favor. The Cathedral has changed their doctrine and stated that Inarius sacrificed himself to destroy Lilith, becoming even more fanatical in their purging of sin, and being little more than psychopaths in robes. Also, they hate you and the Horadrim now and try to kill you on sight.]]

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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished:
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Donan convinces the party, mainly Lorath, to [[spoiler:help Prava after finding her badly injured in hell, hoping this act of goodwill will lead to a HeelFaceTurn in the fanatical leader, and maybe make the church an actual force of good and not Inarius' vanity project. But after returning to Sanctuary it becomes pretty obvious that Prava did not appreciate Donan's favor. The Cathedral has changed their doctrine and stated that Inarius sacrificed himself to destroy Lilith, becoming even more fanatical in their purging of sin, and being little more than psychopaths in robes. Also, they hate you and the Horadrim now and try to kill you on sight.]]


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** A man in a gibbet pleads with the player to free them and asks for help taking revenge on the bandits who had left him to die. He's actually a bandit himself and he tries to give you to his boss as an apology.

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* ActionBomb:
** As in ''III'', Fallen Lunatics charge at enemies and explode as their only form of attack.
** The Howl From Below legendary causes a Necromancer's Corpse Explosion to spawn a skeleton at the targeted corpse which runs at any nearby enemies and explodes.



* AmputationStopsSpread: The Drowned possess a necrotic venom that quickly spreads and destroys living flesh. The only way to save a victim is amputating the infected limb as [[spoiler:Lorath does with Neyrelle's hand]].


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* AmputationStopsSpread: The Drowned possess a necrotic venom that quickly spreads and destroys living flesh. The only way to save a victim is amputating the infected limb as [[spoiler:Lorath does with Neyrelle's hand]].


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** Starting a boss fight as a Necromancer will automatically spawn any missing minions without requiring a corpse. This is especially helpful if the player dies fighting a boss with no usable corpses to restock before trying again.


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** In ''III'', Kehjistan was suffering from demonic incursions and the citizens seeking shelter in Caldeum were turned away when the demonically possessed Hakan II sealed the city and abandoned them. Prior to ''IV'', the worsening incursions caused Hakan to seal the city and abandond the rest of the empire once again, this time of his own volition.


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* LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards: Necromancer minions can be very useful in the early game, both for the damage they deal and their ability to tank enemies while the player keeps their distance. However, by mid-game they are often killed by single hits from most enemies and their damage potential pales in comparison to what the Necromancer can dish out.

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