Who's more evil?
 

Shadowknights or Necromancers and why?

I'd say shadowknights. Who would master an art of transferring their own life force to someone else if they were completely evil?

I'd say Necromancers. A Shadow Knight's power is derived from the power of a Necromancer.

Enchanters. They will force you to kill all of those around you; friends, family, everybody. Then as soon as you've used up your usefulness to them, in your last dying moments, kill you. Your last memories being the dying faces of those you loved taken by your own hand.

Necros can only do that to unthinking, soulless undead.

Depends on the player behind the keyboard! Rules aside, both have the ability to pull a zone and FD it on you... not that it would end well for the player's account, but the possibility...

Necromancers can either be evil beings bent on corrupting the life around them, or just experimenters in areas other magic-users dare not tread. I believe Gnome necromancers are just experimenting...with relation to death.

Shadowknights, though, are necessarily sadistic and cruel.

Therefore, in general, Shadowknights are more evil. Individual necros and SKs may differ, of course.

When it comes to being evil we are more or less the same. Our brothers and sisters in plate just chose a different path.

Of course it is questionable when a Dark Elf, Erudite or Human decides to become a SK and it is an indication that they are flawed it some way, but for the truly inferior races - the Ogres and Trolls - becoming a SK obviously is the best they can aspire to.

It is a bit strange that the little maggo... - that the Gnomes are able to become necromancers. But considering that they are among those most willing to serve Bertoxxulous - contrary to the truly noble races - he probably had to... lower his standards. If your supply of servants is limited you cant be too choosy.

For some reason I say Shadowknight, starting off a fight with a harm touch seems like a dick move.

neither, both are too dark and scary

You fail to study the ancient texts! Let us examine the Character Creation Lore:


Shadowknight:

Type: Unholy warriors.
Tools: Fear, Pain, Disease, Evil spells
Target: All that is good in the world.


Necromancer:

Type: Servant of the dark gods.
Tools: Studying.
Target: Power over the world of the dead.


I think this pretty much settles the debate. SKs are raging alcoholic madmen and NECs are sexy goth nerds.