Changes: Lich (summon)

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Driven by ambition, some powerful spellcasters attempt to cheat death itself. Those who succeed become Liches. Those who fail are cast into the Abyss.

Statistics

Race: undead
Size: medium
Alignment: neutral evil
Armor class: 19
Hit points: 112
Attack bonus: +10/+5
Damage: 1d6+4 bludgeoning damage (quarterstaff +3)

Hit dice (level): 12
Spellcasting: wizard 12
Challenge rating: 18

Saves
	fortitude	5 (9 vs. spells)
	reflex	6 (10 vs. spells)
	will	11 (15 vs. spells)

Abilities
	strength	12
	dexterity	14
	constitution	13
	intelligence	23
	wisdom	16
	charisma	14

Turn resistance: +4

Damage immunity
	cold	100%
	electrical	100%

Damage reduction: 15/+1

Trained skills:^(‡) concentration (16), hide (10), listen (20), lore (21), move silently (10), search (22), spellcraft (21), spot (15)
Feats: alertness, combat casting, dodge, quick to master, spell focus (evocation), toughness, weapon proficiency (creature), weapon proficiency (wizard)

Blueprint:^(‡) nw_s_lich

Special abilities

A lich has the usual undead immunities, specifically to critical hits, disease, level drain, ability drain, mind-affecting spells, paralysis, poison, and sneak attacks. However, this creature does not have the usual undead immunity to death magic. (Probably a bug.) A lich cannot be disarmed.

This creature has use of an aura of fear once per day.

A lich is a level 12 wizard with the following spells prepared.

Level 2	Melf's acid arrow (x5)
Level 3	dispel magic, fireball (x2), flame arrow, haste
Level 4	phantasmal killer (x2), wall of fire (x2)
Level 5	cloudkill (x2), hold monster (x2)
Level 6	chain lightning (x2)

Notes

This is one of the creatures that can be summoned with the create greater undead spell.

@@ Line 14: / Line 14: @@
 |wis=16
 |cha=14
+|size=medium
 |fort=5 (9 vs. spells)
 |reflex=6 (10 vs. spells)
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 |ab=+10/+5
 |damage=1[[d6]]+4 [[bludgeoning damage]] ([[quarterstaff]] +3)
-|skills=[[concentration]], [[hide]] ''(low)'', [[listen]], [[lore]], [[move silently]] ''(low)'', [[search]], [[spellcraft]], [[spot]]
+|skills=[[concentration]] (16), [[hide]] (10), [[listen]] (20), [[lore]] (21), [[move silently]] (10), [[search]] (22), [[spellcraft]] (21), [[spot]] (15)
 |feats=[[alertness]], [[combat casting]], [[dodge]], [[quick to master]], [[spell focus]] (evocation), [[toughness]], [[weapon proficiency (creature)]], [[weapon proficiency (wizard)]]
 |resref=nw_s_lich
+|dr=15/+1
+|coldimmune=100%
+|electricimmune=100%
+|tr=+4
 }}
 == Special abilities ==
-A lich has [[damage reduction]] 15/+1 as well as 100% [[cold damage|cold]] and [[electrical damage|electrical]] [[immunity]]. This creature also has most of the usual undead immunities, specifically to [[critical hit]]s, [[disease]], [[level drain]], [[ability drain]], [[mind-affecting]] spells, [[paralysis]], [[poison]], and [[sneak attack]]s. However, a lich does not have the usual undead immunity to [[death magic]]. ''(Probably a bug.)'' A lich has +4 [[turn resistance]] and cannot be [[disarm]]ed.
+A lich has the usual undead immunities, specifically to [[critical hit]]s, [[disease]], [[level drain]], [[ability drain]], [[mind-affecting]] spells, [[paralysis]], [[poison]], and [[sneak attack]]s. However, this creature does not have the usual undead immunity to [[death magic]]. ''(Probably a bug.)'' A lich cannot be [[disarm]]ed.
 This creature has use of an [[aura of fear]] once per day.