{"id":16143,"date":"2019-01-08T07:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/?p=16143"},"modified":"2019-01-08T10:20:03","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T16:20:03","slug":"the-workshop-malek-necromancer-dd-5e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/the-workshop-malek-necromancer-dd-5e\/","title":{"rendered":"The Workshop &#8211; Malek, Necromancer (D&amp;D 5e)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_16145\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16145\" style=\"width: 263px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Malek.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16145 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Malek-263x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Malek-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Malek.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malek Necromancer, by Reaper Miniatures. Original paint job.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last time I introduced you to Jurden, the Half-Orc Paladin of Vengeance. In his backstory, I introduced his nemesis, the necromancer Malek. Malek was another Bones figure that I painted and then decided to give game stats. Malek also commands an honor guard of skeletal warriors who you will be meeting next week as well. Below you will find the 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons stats for Malek,\u00a0 as I envision from my painting of the figure. Included in the write up is a powerful new staff for you to use in your home games &#8211; the Soulstaff, which gives the wielder great power over the undead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Malek-1.pdf\">Malek<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Malek-1-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Malek-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1700\" height=\"2200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Malek-1-1.png 1700w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Malek-1-1-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Malek-1-1-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Malek-1-1-791x1024.png 791w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/d20radio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16290 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/patreon-300x93.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/patreon-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/patreon.png 402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16289\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/UXV3s5Z\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16289 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/discord-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/discord-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/discord.png 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/UXV3s5Z\">Discuss this article on Discord!<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Last time I introduced you to Jurden, the Half-Orc Paladin of Vengeance. 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